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15 Thai Love Phrases You Can Learn in 3 Minutes

If you're chatting with a Thai woman, or man, online, on the phone, or in person, these Thai love phrases will help you bring a romantic element to your communication.

To make things really easy for you, I've included the phrase written in Thai, so you can copy and paste into a chat app or email. I've also given you the English version of the words (the transliteration), so you can even express yourself in person.

Once you have read through the phrases below, you can move along to the video at the bottom of the page for some help with pronunciation.

Tips Before You Get Started

Tones:

The Thai language has 5 tones, but for those who can't read the Thai alphabet, I have provided some instructions as to when to go up and down (with your voice) in tone for certain words.

Use these notes along with the Thai speaker in the video to work on your tones.

Use Khrup/Ka:

Remember, each of these phrases and questions should have the male/female pleasantry attached to the end.  If you're a man say “Khrup” (often sounds like “Kup”) at the end of each phrase, and if you're a lady say “Ka” (sounds somewhat like “Kaar”) at the end of each sentence.

Don't forget, if you are copying and pasting the Thai script to share with a romantic interest, make sure you edit the “khrup” and “ka” accordingly at the end before you send it to your boyfriend or girlfriend.

Transliterations:

Please note that the transliterations (the Thai words converted to English alphabet) may differ from other conversions you have read elsewhere.

This is commonplace and you'll often see different transliterations of words from time to time.  I try to use spellings which I think make the most sense to an English-speaking reader.

Okay, let's get started.

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15 Thai Love Phrases for Romantic Conversations

1. Can I have your telephone number?

  • English Translation: Cor ber tho-ra-sap kong khun dai mai khrup/ka?
  • Thai Script: ขอเบอร์โทรศัพท์ของคุณได้ไหม – ครับ/คะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Cor” (please) goes down in tone. The “ra” in “tho-ra-sap” (telephone) goes up in tone and the “sap” goes down in tone. “Dai” (can) goes up in tone, and “mai” goes down in tone).

2. Can I call you?

  • English Translation: Phom thor haa khun dai mai khrap/ka?
  • Thai Script: ผม/ดิฉันโทรหาคุณได้ไหม – ครับ/คะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: Use “Chan” with a downwards tone if you are a woman. “Haa” (call) goes down in tone, “dai” up in tone, and “mai” down in tone).

3. Let's go to eat together

  • English Translation: Pai taan khao duai gan na khrub/ka
  • Thai Script: ไปทานข้าวด้วยกันนะ – ครับ/คะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Pai” (go) sounds more like “by”/”buy”. “Khaao” (eat) sounds more like “cow” and goes up in tone. “Duai” (together) goes up in tone, and “na” goes up in tone.

4. Take care of yourself

  • English Translation: Duu lae dua-eng duai na khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: ดูแลตัวเองด้วยนะ – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: This one is a little more difficult. “Duu lae” (take care) sounds more like “du-lair”. “Duai” goes up in tone, as does “na”).

5. You are beautiful

  • English Translation: Khun suu-way jang loei khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: คุณสวยจังเลย – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Suu-way” (beautiful) has a rising tone”.

6. You are handsome

  • English Translation: Khun law ka
  • Thai Script: คุณหล่อ / ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Law” (handsome) has a low tone and is pronounced more like “loor” than “law”.

7. You have beautiful eyes

  • English Translation: Dtar khun suu-way mak khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: ตาคุณสวยมาก – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Dtar” (eyes) uses the Thai letter ‘Dtor dow', which is a kind of mix of the letter ‘T' and ‘D'. However, when writing in phonetic form we tend to use ‘D' because it sounds closer to an English ‘D'. Therefore you may also see “Dtar” written as “dar/daa”.

8. You have a beautiful/wonderful smile

  • English Translation: Khun yim suu-way khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: คุณยิ้มสวย – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Yim” (smile) goes upwards in tone, “suu-way” (beautiful) has a rising tone).

9. I miss you

  • English Translation: Khit thueng khun khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: คิดถึงคุณ – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Khit” has a downward tone.

10. You are cute

  • English Translation: Khun naa rak khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: คุณน่ารัก – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Naa” (face) rises in tone, as does “rak” (love).

11. You look sexy

  • English Translation: Khun duu seksee khrup/ka.
  • Thai Script: คุณดูเซ็กซี่ – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “Duu” (look) has a mid tone. “Seksee” sounds just like “sexy” but with the syllables sustained longer and a rising tone on the last syllable.

12. I really like you

  • English Translation: Phom chorp khun mak khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: ผม/ดิฉัน ชอบคุณมาก – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: If you are female, replace “Phom” with “Chan”.

13. I love you

  • English Translation: Phom rak khun khrup/ka (male)
  • Thai Script: ผมรักคุณ – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: If you are female, replace “Phom” with “Chan”.

 14. You are special

  • English Translation: Khun ben kon pis-ed khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: คุณเป็นคนพิเศษ – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: Tone wise this is pretty hard to get wrong. It sounds exactly as it is written.

15. I want to be with you forever

  • English Translation: Phom dong gaan yuu gap khun da lort bpai khrup/ka
  • Thai Script: ผมต้องการอยู่กับคุณตลอดไป – ครับ/ค่ะ
  • Pronunciation Tips: “bpai” sounds like by/buy

Don't forget! If you're a woman, always use “chan”. If you're a man,  always use “phom”.

In Summary

While you might be eager to get going and share some of these Thai love phrases with your partner, I recommend using them sparingly. Over complimenting someone, or showering them with “I love yous” is going to be corny in any language.

Although I don't like to generalize, Thais can be quite reserved when it comes to affection and sharing their feelings. This approach makes it that much more special when they do. A sniff kiss, hug, or “I miss you” may not happen very often but when it does it is usually heartfelt, or a ploy to earn a favor (haha!).

That being said, attempting to say some of these phrases, or sharing them in a chat online, is a bit of good fun and will be received well, I'm sure. And hopefully this will fuel your desire to learn some more Thai.

What to Do Next

If you want to learn more Thai to further impress your girlfriend or boyfriend or potential future dates, I highly recommend registering a free account with ThaiPod101 by clicking here.

I've been using this online learning platform for many years and it has helped me a great deal in learning Thai. There are a ton of free resources on there you can use to get started.

If you have any other Thai love related-phrases you want me to write/translate, please leave them in the comments section and I'll reply as quickly as I can.

You can also find all the Thai love phrases in this post spoken by a native Thai speaker in the video below.

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  10. Qawi says

    Some of my thai friends like to use na before their khrap/ka.. for example "yes you can na khrap/ka" what does the na means?
    Or the na can be alone.. for example " where is that thing u put na"
    May i know what is na in both sentence and when or how to use it?
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      • James E says

        I'm not buyin' it... :) Na (น่ะ/นะ) is a general sentence softener and doesn't really have any "sweet/cute" connotations. Ka/krap makes your sentences polite but na makes them nice. So นั่งลงที่นี่ครับ (Sit down here) has a whole different connotation than นั่งลงที่นี่น่ะครับ (Please sit down here). In English the first would be what your boss says before she fires you, the second is what he'll say before you get a raise.
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      • James E says

        Not more polite, but softer, more intimate. Between friends and equal level family members it's often used just by itself. And... *gets out soapbox, stands on it, and triggers megaphone* why can't people write "krap"? The Thai word is "ครับ". That vowel is a short "a" like in cat. Drop the ร if you want or change it to a lazy "L" when speaking but it's not khrub, khrop, khrup. I know people get taught to transliterate it those ways but I think it's more so westerners don't offend their neighbors when practicing at home. The official RTGS transliteration is kráp. *shuts off megaphone, gets off soap box, waves to crowd, and goes home*
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  12. musicfreak says

    What does hua jai rua rua mean? One of my friends is Thai and she and her friends are saying that a lot when they are secretly pointing at me. I've tried to look it up, but the translation to English is keep pressing heart? So I still don't know why they are saying that phrase.
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    • TheThailandLife says

      There could be a couple of meanings depending on the spelling. If a Thai person can write it in Thai for you I can give you the meaning, or perhaps you can give me more context. They could be implying that you are not successful in love, or not with a particular girl, or metaphorically that your love kind of flows through your heart but is never full (like having a hole in your heart).Have you been trying to date one of these girls?
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      • musicfreak says

        I wrote hua jai rua rua and in Thai it's written like this
        หัวใจรั่วรั่ว.
        I went with her to a place to have lunch and she was live on Facebook while we were there. She was talking to some people who were watching her online and she was saying หัวใจรั่วรั่ว and turned the camera to me and she was laughing and after that she said เพื่อนสนิทแต่แอบรักเขาไม่รู้เขาจะรักเราหรือเปล่านะแอบรักเขา.
        Luckily I have an app which can convert some audio to text, because I don't know any other Thai people who can translate it for me.

        No, I haven't date any of them. This girl is just one of my friends.
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        • TheThailandLife says

          I see. So... at the moment you are like best friends. However she has feelings for you but is not sure if you feel the same. The hua jai rua rua thing is basically saying her heart has not been successful yet. It's kind of metaphorical.Time to make a move on her. Good luck.
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    • TheThailandLife says

      When talking to a group of people - for example at work - you should use khrup/ka (depending on whether you are male or female) at the end of your sentences. Not every sentence will require it but when making major points you should use it. It is polite and in a formal environment it is required.
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  22. DD says

    I have a question ,
    You wrote that : ( If you're a man say “Khrup”, often sounds like “cup” )
    but Khrup we use with formel right ? why should i use if i want to talk with close person like my girlfriend or my wife ?
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    • TheThailandLife says

      Good question. It really depends on the type of conversation and the circumstances, and is something you'll get a feel for as your learning progresses.Couples in the early stages of dating will tend to use such polite forms regularly, as is done in other languages too. But the longer you are with someone naturally these things tend to slip. Khrup and Ka are still used between long-term couples though, particularly in front of children (setting a good example of being polite), and in public to show courtesy to each other. Some women I know use ka all the time, with their partner and their family members. You may sometimes here that couples swap the words too, so the woman uses khrup and the man says ka. This is a jokey, sort of cute interaction. You may also hear "ja" commonly used between couples, as this can be used as a more intimate form of khrup/ka.Also consider that Khrup and ka are also used to indicate understanding of something, like the word "yes". Even though the word for yes is "chai", Thais will use khrup and ka to acknowledge understanding of a statement/during conversation. So it isn't just limited to being a polite ending to a sentence.My advice is to get used to using khrup as much as possible. It is never wrong to use it, so don't worry about that. But over time you will get a feel for when the context is right to use it and when you can relax from using it -- usually with friends and your partner. Always use it with your GFs parents and grandparents.
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  24. Jay says

    I have 2 sentences. How to say:
    good morning my beautiful and sweet lady in thai language?

    And,

    It is a short time we met. I hope we can meet again someday in future. Have a nice trip back to Thailand.

    Khopkun krap.
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  25. iain says

    how i say "i promise" in thai ?
    and how say "you are my one and only"
    and "you will never know how much you mean to me"

    i have really strong feelings for this person and i am going thailand in october , i just wanted to learn a few things to show that i care and im trying and she doesnt need to worry

    khop khun
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    • Sangdad Baby says

      hello Iain.... Promise in Thailand is Sunyah, you can say senyah. So i promise is Phom Sunyah for man, and Chun Sunyah for woman.... you can learn Thai from they song or film I learn Thai from Song.
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    • TheThailandLife says

      Promise is "sanya" - คำมั่นสัญญา

      You are my one and only - คุณเพียงคนเดียว

      You will never know how much you mean to me - คุณไม่สามารถรู้ได้ว่าคุณมีความหมายกับฉันมากมายแค่ไหน
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  27. Mae Lynn says

    Hello and thanks for the simple yet very useful phrases.

    I been trying to put together a rejection sentence in the most polite way to a Thai guy who's been acting too sweet around me at work and it is causing me a great deal of embarrassment. I simply want to tell him I am not interested in any kind of relationship at the moment.

    Thanks in advance
    Mae
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    • TheThailandLife says

      How are you saying it? In a nice way, or in an angry way, Like "Hey, look at me". Or "Look at me!!!"The normal way is: มองดูผม - Mhong du phom (for a man)If you were being angry or rude: ดูผมสิ - Du phom see! (for a man)Replace phom with chan for a woman speaker.
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  30. Allan says

    How do i make mends with this thai boy? He swear to buddha..that he will not talk to me..because we had a misunderstandings..pls help me...its getting painful...

    His message earlier

    But not anymore. I already swear to buddha alan. I dont want to break my promise. I just went out to say Im not mad. But now, its done.

    good bye.
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  32. Ian says

    Are any of these sentences wrong? Because I've been using them for a couple of days now.

    Your smile is beautiful YIM KHUN SUEAY
    Take care of yourself DO LAIR DTOA ANG
    Your eyes are beautiful DTAR KONG KHUN SUEAY
    You are really beautiful KHUN SUEAY JING JING
    I miss you CHUN KIT TEUNG KHUN
    I love you POM RUK KHUN
    You are handsome KHUN ROOP LAW
    Go to eat together BY GIN DOAY GUN

    Also, if the speaker is male 'pom' is used, and if the speaker is female 'chun' is used right?
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    • TheThailandLife says

      Pretty much, yes. But when transliterated, the sounds of the words are probably more like this:Your smile is beautiful - YIM KHUN SUWAAY Take care of yourself - DUU LAIR DTUA ENG Your eyes are beautiful- DTAR KONG KHUN SUWAAY You are really beautifuL- KHUN SUWAAY JING JING I miss you - CHAN KIT TEUNG KHUN I love you - PHOM RAK KHUN You are handsome - KHUN ROOP LAW Go to eat together - PAI (BPAI) GIN (GHIN) DUAY GAANCorrect to the final question too.
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        • TheThailandLife says

          There are some standards that have appeared over the years, simply because they have been repeatedly written. But as you'll see all over Thailand, things are spelt differently in varying places, documents, etc. The government do have a standard for spelling for provinces and areas though. I found this out recently when speaking with a translation company. They have a big book of all the spellings given to them for when translating official documents.
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  42. titan9 says

    To whoever wrote this website

    i owe you a debt of gratitude..without this site i would have never had a chance with a thai girl...this website helped me to speak romantically to this girl... thanks dude! i owe you one.
    Reply

  45. Vincent says

    Lovely article, thank you!

    I've got this following comment on my photo from a girl:
    "X เเเ. ตช[name of another person who praised my photo] ดเ. ปะะเ"
    Do you have any idea what it means? And does the letter X at the beginning means 'kiss' like in English too?
    I tried google translate and other tools, dictionaries but still couldn't understand what she means. Some characters are even "not found".
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  48. Maxine says

    I think I'm the first girl on this website to find this video useful :) I'll be woo'ing my Thai BF with these tonight!

    Thanks for all your vids. I'm finding learning Thai pretty tough going but your lessons are definitely helping. Would be useful to do some alphabet stuff at some point if you can? Ta.
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    • TheThailandLife says

      Hi Nicholas. This means "I love you", but in a slightly different way to the standard "Chan/phom rak khun".

      Usually "khao" refers to the third person, like "he" or "she". But if a person says "I love you" in this way they are implying (using the third person expression) that they still love you. The "duaeng" refers to you, in an affectionate way.
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  52. Ow dtang gwa mai says

    This is stupid, if u want to make it in any way useful u need to include the Thai language for it, ffs. Transliteration doesn't work so good. Believe it or not some foreigners can read it, and Thais certainly can't read pom rook koon (as it is better transliterated) either. U are only making farangs look like fools.
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    • TheThailandLife says

      Well, considering that phonetic translation is how they teach Thai at Thai language learning schools to foreigners who don't yet know the alphabet, I don't see it as stupid. Sure, it won't be exactly the correct pronunciation, but it's a good place to start, and Thai people will be more than happy to help you get the correct tone and pronunciation. By the way, that would be Phom rak khun. Thank you for your input.
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        • TheThailandLife says

          Hmmm, conventional ones might include:หวานใจ /wǎan jai - sweetheart ทูนหัว /tuun hǔa - dearest, beloved ที่รัก /tîi rák - dear, darling, love สุดที่รัก /sùt tîi rák - dearest love ตัวเอง / Dtua-eng - my baby (literally means 'own', as if he/she belongs to you)Thais tend to use looks to create silly but cute terms of endearment; like Moo Noi (small pig if someone is a tad chubby), or maa noi (little dog/puppy). I've heard all sorts! Hope this helps...
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  54. Jon says

    Paiboon's ThaiDict Android/iphone apps. I found that it is very helpful. It is on target 85-90% of the time. And each word has a native thai pronunciation. I do like their paiboon+ romanization guide. They really do a good job of trying to pronounce the words properly and make it foreigner-friendly to see the differences in pronunciations. Very difficult to do with just a regular english keypad.

    They plan on coming out with a separate dictionary for slang/common thai phrases with native pronunciation, and they will incorporate them into the main dictionaries at no extra charge.

    I keep wanting a hand-held guide that will have a few variations of "How old are you?" "What is your name?", "Are you available later this evening for..."
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