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ขอบคุณThank You in Thai — ขอบคุณ (khàwp-khun), With Audio
Thank you in Thai is ขอบคุณ (khàwp-khun). Hear it in a real Thai voice, add the polite ending that makes it land, and learn the reply you'll get back.
Thank you in Thai is ขอบคุณ (khàwp-khun) — literally "thank + goodness," a small blessing disguised as courtesy.
The rule everyone gets wrong: it's not complete without the polite particle, chosen by your own gender — men say ขอบคุณครับ (khàwp-khun khráp), women say ขอบคุณค่ะ (khàwp-khun khâ). Bare ขอบคุณ to a stranger sounds like "thanks." with a full stop; particled, it sounds like you meant it.
The beat: the reply you'll hear back is often ไม่เป็นไร (mâi-bpen-rai) — "it's nothing" — the same phrase Thais use to accept an apology. Gratitude and forgiveness get one answer in Thailand, which tells you most of what you need to know about the place.
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Common questions
- How do you say thank you in Thai?
- ขอบคุณ (khàwp-khun), plus the polite particle: ขอบคุณครับ for male speakers, ขอบคุณค่ะ for female speakers.
- What does khop khun ka mean?
- "Thank you," said by a female speaker — the ค่ะ (khâ) ending marks the speaker's gender, not the listener's.
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