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Hello

13:59 Jul 11, 2001
English to Thai translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Hello
Hello, How are you?
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Summary of answers provided
na +1"ÊÇÑÊ´Õ" pronounced as "sa-wad-dee"
wasnan
nasawatdi
lkoch99
naÍéÒÇ à»ç¹ä§ºéÒ§ÅèÐ
Thai Translation
nasawaddee, sabai dee rue?
amarilis
na -3Hello
Julia Gal


  

Answers


20 mins
sawatdi


Explanation:
is hello...couldn't really say which of the greetings below would be more appropriate


    Reference: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm
    Reference: http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hay.htm
lkoch99
Local time: 21:04
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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32 mins peer agreement (net): -3
Hello


Explanation:
Hello, how are you
ÊÇÑʴդس¤×ÍÍÂèÒ§äÃ

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    Reference: http://www.links.nectec.or.th/services/parsit/index2.html
Julia Gal
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ket Kay: Wrong interpretation
6 hrs
disagree  Poj: Mistakes of machine translation
17 hrs
disagree  amarilis: that's not what it's meant.
37 days
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6 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
"ÊÇÑÊ´Õ" pronounced as "sa-wad-dee"


Explanation:
For the sentence "Hello, How are you?", you can use as follows:

For men:
1. ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ ʺÒ´ÕäËÁ¤ÃѺ
sa-wad-dee-krub sa-buy-dee-mai-krub
2. ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤ÃѺ à»ç¹ÍÂèÒ§äúéÒ§¤ÃѺ
sa-wad-dee-krub pen-yang-rai-bang-krub

For women:
1. ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤èРʺÒ´ÕäËÁ¤Ð
sa-wad-dee-ka sa-buy-dee-mai-ka
2. ÊÇÑÊ´Õ¤èÐ à»ç¹ÍÂèÒ§äúéÒ§¤Ð
sa-wad-dee-ka pen-yang-rai-bang-ka

Slang:
1. ËÇÑ´´Õ¨éÐ à»ç¹ä§ºéÒ§¨êÐ
wad-dee-ja pen-ngai-bang-ja
2. ËÇÑ´´Õ à»ç¹ä§ºéÒ§/ʺÒ´ÕÃÖà»ÅèÒ
wad-dee-ja pen-ngai-bang / sabuy-dee-reu-plao




wasnan
Thailand
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
PRO pts in pair: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ket Kay: Very good
30 mins
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1 day 20 hrs
ÍéÒÇ à»ç¹ä§ºéÒ§ÅèÐ


Explanation:
Although the meaning is a bit deviated. But this is a common word used in Thai speaking language.


    Native
Thai Translation
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai
PRO pts in pair: 4
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37 days
sawaddee, sabai dee rue?


Explanation:
sawaddee (ÊÇÑÊ´Õ) = hello
how are you (ʺÒ´ÕËÃ×ͤÐ/¤ÃѺ) = how are you doing?

amarilis
Thailand
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in ThaiThai, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 10
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