Oct 31 2008
Sawadee!
Sawadee is the Thai greeting and usually they make a wai when greeting each other. I find this very sweet to the ears as Thais do say it very, very politely and I could almost touch the respect inherent to it. Sawadee kha is used by women and sawadee krap for men. When I got exposed to the public and heard them speaking I was overwhelmed by the politeness they show in their language. They add kha or krap practically at the end of each sentence.
Consider the following conversation.
(Me at the bank)
Me: Sawadee kha! (Hello or good day!)
Male teller: Sawadee Krap!
Me: Wanee manager yoo mai kha? (Is the manager here today?)
Male teller: Krap. Ro sakroo krap. (Yes, one moment please?)
Me: Khop khun kha! (Thank you)
Male teller: Mai pen rai krap! (Don’t mention it.)
