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to greet ทักทาย
How to say “to greet” in Thai? “ทักทาย”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “ทักทาย” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to greet in Thai like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember the Thai Word:

To remember "ทักทาย," you can think of the English word "tactic" to remind you of starting a conversation or approaching someone as a tactic to greet.

Explanations:

– "ทักทาย" (ták-taai) is a verb in Thai which means "to greet."
– It is derived from "ทัก" (ták), which means "to speak to" or "to address," and "ทาย" (taai), which means "to predict" or "to interact with."

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:

– "สวัสดี" (sà-wàt-dii): hello, a common way to greet someone in Thai.
– "ไหว้" (wâi): a Thai greeting involving a bow and the pressing of hands together in front of the face.

Infinitive and Conjugations:

The Thai language does not conjugate verbs like in English. Instead, context and time expressions are used to indicate tense. Here are how you might express different tenses for "ทักทาย":

Present tense: ใช้ทักทาย (to greet)
– Example: ฉันทักทายเพื่อนใหม่ (Chăn ták-taai pêuan mài.) – I greet new friends.

Past tense: ได้ทักทาย (greeted)
– Example: เมื่อวานฉันได้ทักทายเพื่อนบ้าน (Mʉ̂a-waan chăn dâi ták-taai pêuan bâan.) – I greeted my neighbors yesterday.

Future tense: จะทักทาย (will greet)
– Example: พรุ่งนี้ฉันจะทักทายครู (Prûng-níi chăn jà ták-taai khruu.) – I will greet the teacher tomorrow.

Examples of Sentences:

1. เราควรทักทายพนักงานใหม่ (Rao khuan ták-taai phá-nák-ngaan mài.)
– We should greet the new employees.

2. เขาทักทายบ่อยมาก (Kháo ták-taai bòi mâak.)
– He greets very often.

3. สำหรับการทักทายครั้งนี้ (Săm-ràp gaan ták-taai khráng níi.)
– For this particular greeting.

4. ฉันจะไปทักทายญาติที่สนามบิน (Chăn jà bpai ták-taai yâat thîi sà-năam-bin.)
– I am going to greet my relatives at the airport.

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