The gym is the perfect place to make friends. Before even uttering a word, youâve already identified a common interest – keeping fit.
And when you do strike up a conversation, thereâs plenty to talk about when it comes to weight loss, muscle gain, diet and reps and sets.
But breaking the ice can be difficult, especially in a foreign country.
Between headphones, sipping water and weight-lifting grunts, it can be months before we finally talk to that person we see three times a week at the gym.
Fortunately, Thailand is an easy country to talk to people; strangers regularly strike up conversation and share a joke or two. So no excuses, it's time to start communicating instead of coyly smiling, nodding or shyly “sawadee khrup'ing!”
Perhaps there's a girl you want to strike up a conversation with, or a guy  about the same weight who'd make a motivational gym buddy.
Even if you're not fussed about chatting to people, I'm sure you will still find it useful to be able to say things like “Are you still using this machine?”.
In this video lesson, you'll learn 10 common questions people ask each other in the gym. I've also given you the Thai script and phonetic translations.
If this is a little too advanced for you, then take a step back and first start with some of these lessons instead.
 10 Thai Questions You Can Ask To Make Friends In The Gym
Phonetic Translation & Thai Script
1. Do you want me to show you how to do that?âKhun dong gaan hai phom sa dang hai khun duu mai khrup/ka? / āļāļļāļ āļāđāļāļ āļāļēāļĢ āđāļŦāđ āļāļĄ āđāļŠāļāļ āđāļŦāđ āļāļļāļ āļāļđ āđāļŦāļĄ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°
2. Do you need some help? – Khun dong gaan kwarm chuuay lua mai khrup/ka? / āļāļļāļāļāđāļāļ āļāļēāļĢ āļāļ§āļēāļĄ āļāđāļ§āļĒ āđāļŦāļĨāļ·āļ āđāļŦāļĄ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°
3. Are you using this machine? – Khun chai kruang ork gam lang guy mai khrup/ka? / āļāļļāļ āđāļāđ āđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ āļāļāļ āļāļģ āļĨāļąāļ āļāļēāļĒ āļāļĩāđ āđāļŦāļĄ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°
4. Can I use this machine now? Phom(chan)cor chai kruang ork gam lang guy noi khrup/ka? / āļāļĄ(āļāļąāļ) āļāļ āđāļāđ āđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ āļāļāļ āļāļģ āļĨāļąāļ āļāļēāļĒ āļāļĩāđ āļŦāļāđāļāļĒ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāđāļ°
5. Do you want me to spot you? â Khun dong gaan hai phom(chan)chuaay yok mai khrup/ka? / āļāļļāļ āļāđāļāļ āļāļēāļĢ āđāļŦāđ āļāļĄ(āļāļąāļ) āļāđāļ§āļĒ āļĒāļ āđāļŦāļĄ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°
6. How many times per week do you workout? â Neung a tit ork gam lang guy gee khrang khrup/ka? / āļŦāļāļķāđāļ āļāļēāļāļīāļāļĒāđ āļāļāļ āļāļģ āļĨāļąāļ āļāļēāļĒ āļāļĩāđ āļāļĢāļąāđāļ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°
7. How long have you been training? Khun sorn gaan ork gam lang guy nan tao rai laew khrup/ka? / āļāļļāļ āļŠāļāļ āļāļēāļĢ āļāļāļ āļāļģ āļĨāļąāļ āļāļēāļĒ āļāļēāļ āđāļāđāļē āđāļŦāļĢāđ āđāļĨāđāļ§ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°
8. We can train together, if you like? Ta khun chop rao kuwan fook fon duay gaan khrup/ka? / āļāđāļē āļāļļāļ āļāļāļ āđāļĢāļē āļāļ§āļĢ āļāļķāļ āļāļ āļāđāļ§āļĒ āļāļąāļ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāđāļ°
9. Have you tried thisbefore? Khun kuy long sing nee maa gorn ruu bao khrup/ka? / āļāļļāļ āđāļāļĒ āļĨāļāļ āļŠāļīāđāļ āļāļĩāđ āļĄāļē āļāđāļāļ āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ āđāļāļĨāđāļē āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°
10. Have you tried doing 3 sets of 10 reps? âKhun kuy long len saam rop, rop la sip khrang mai khrup/ka? / āļāļļāļ āđāļāļĒ āļĨāļāļ āđāļĨāđāļ āļŠāļēāļĄ āļĢāļāļ, āļĢāļāļÂ āļĨāļ° āļŠāļīāļ āļāļĢāļąāđāļ āđāļŦāļĄ āļāļĢāļąāļ/āļāļ°