Words You Should Know
In order to have a good time, you shouldn't rely on everything you read on the internet. Pages like this one only serve as a guide to get you started. We recommend talking to bar staff in all situations, but remember to be respectful. The following is a list of terms you will hear while in Pattaya. Some are English words, some are Thai words and some slang mixed in.
Thai Words
Thank you: Khop khun
Hello/Goodbye: Sawatdee
How are you?: Sabai dee mai?
I’m fine thank you: Sabai dee
What is your name?: Khun cheu arai?
My name is: Phom cheu … (male) | Dichan cheu/Chan cheu … (female)
Pleased to meet you: Yindee thii dai ruujak
You’re welcome: Yindee
Good luck: Chok dee
No problem/It’s nothing: Mai pen rai
Fun/Enjoyment: Sanuk
It’s fun/I’m enjoying this: Sanuk dee
Comfortable: Sabai
Very comfortable/Really relaxed: Sabai sabai
Excuse me/Sorry: Khaw thawt
Pardon?: Arai na?
Toilet: Hong nam
Where is the toilet? Hong nam yuu thi nai?
Understand: Khao jai
Don’t understand: Mai khao jai
Dirty Phrases
I want to eat your pussy: Yaak gin hoi khun
Hello/Goodbye: Sawatdee
How are you?: Sabai dee mai?
I’m fine thank you: Sabai dee
What is your name?: Khun cheu arai?
My name is: Phom cheu … (male) | Dichan cheu/Chan cheu … (female)
Pleased to meet you: Yindee thii dai ruujak
You’re welcome: Yindee
Good luck: Chok dee
No problem/It’s nothing: Mai pen rai
Fun/Enjoyment: Sanuk
It’s fun/I’m enjoying this: Sanuk dee
Comfortable: Sabai
Very comfortable/Really relaxed: Sabai sabai
Excuse me/Sorry: Khaw thawt
Pardon?: Arai na?
Toilet: Hong nam
Where is the toilet? Hong nam yuu thi nai?
Understand: Khao jai
Don’t understand: Mai khao jai
Dirty Phrases
I want to eat your pussy: Yaak gin hoi khun
English Words
Bar Fine: The money you pay to the bar so you can take out the girl (e.g. to your hotel). Usually 500 Baht in beer bars and 1,000 Baht in go go bars.
Short Time / Long Time: Short Time (from 1,000 Baht) means the girl will stay with you for 2 hours or so, Long Time (about 1,500-2,000 Baht) means she will spend the whole night with you.
Lady Drink: A drink you buy the girl in the bar, which is more expensive than your own drink (about 120-200 Baht).
Bar Bell: A big bell in the bar – if you ring it, you will buy everyone in the bar a drink (in some bars only for the staff though and for a fixed price, like 2,000 Baht).
Butterfly: That’s how Thais call casanovas or playboys: “You have many girl, you butterfly?” The Thai word for that is jâo-chúu – เจ้าชู้.
Mamasan: The female manager (usually well above the age of 40) who looks after the girls – and receives a cut of the bar fine.
Short Time / Long Time: Short Time (from 1,000 Baht) means the girl will stay with you for 2 hours or so, Long Time (about 1,500-2,000 Baht) means she will spend the whole night with you.
Lady Drink: A drink you buy the girl in the bar, which is more expensive than your own drink (about 120-200 Baht).
Bar Bell: A big bell in the bar – if you ring it, you will buy everyone in the bar a drink (in some bars only for the staff though and for a fixed price, like 2,000 Baht).
Butterfly: That’s how Thais call casanovas or playboys: “You have many girl, you butterfly?” The Thai word for that is jâo-chúu – เจ้าชู้.
Mamasan: The female manager (usually well above the age of 40) who looks after the girls – and receives a cut of the bar fine.