WAI: Thai way of greeting

วีดีโอการไหว้

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• WAI
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[aaretraenki100]

sawat-dee-ka,khun Ploy

I am male, but do i use ka or krap, when i make a sawat-dee to a Thai Lady?

Thank you and.....

chock-dee-ka.

[ployployployployploy]

@aaretraenki100

Sawat-dee-ka, Khun aaretraenki100

As to your question, since you're male when you end up a sentence, you have to you "Krap".

On the other hands, female'd ends up a sentence with "Ka"

For example:

Male: Sawat-dee-Krap. Sabai-dee-mai-Krap (Hello, How are you?)

Female: Sawat-dee-ka. (Chan) Sabai-dee-ka (Hello, (I'm) fine.)

P/S. I guess, you might have a Thai friend named "Ploy" before right?

[jungyew]

Thanks for the educational video. The appropriate way to wai isn't easy for non-Thais to understand.

[morraget]

อยากติเพื่อก่อ ครับ อยากให้ให้ข้อมูลมที่ถูกต้อง และละเอียดมากขึ้นครับ

เช่นการไหว้คนระดับเดียวกัน ผู้ใหญ่ พระ นั้น การไหว้ต่างกันมาก ซึ่งในวิดีโอนั้น ผู้แสดงกระทำเหมือนๆ กันไปหมด และไม่ได้ให้รายละเอียดในส่วนนี­้ครับ

อย่างไรก็ตาม เห็นความตั้งใจนะครับ อยากให้ปรับปรุงให้ดีที่สุดครับ

[MrDanielBangkok]

Thanks for the video, I've embedded it on my blog. I hope you'll not restrict or delete it in the future :)

[aaretraenki100]

@ployployployployploy

No, Ploy is shot for ployployployployploy, It`s easier to write.

I had a short-time Thai-Girlfriend named Kluen.

[aldoteng]

Ahahhaha what a great video. Thanks for the educating and the humour.

[mdocday21]

@BrutallyHonest3 I would imagine it's the same as a handshake in the west?

[Krittayot95]

Tips on "wai"-- never wai lower than a woman or to a younger person, such as a child, unless he/she is higher ranking-such as your mom or an official. For men, just place you palms together at the chest and nod your head if you like (informal). For females, do as they have told you in the video but if you like, bend your knees a bit when you wai and straighten them when you come back up. This makes your wai look more better and womanly

[derekny98]

Always good to wai when begging for your life from the Mafia. I can attest to that!

[veryeasy4you]

Thank you very much for a wonderful video.

This is helping the whole world to understand our tradition.

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Saroot K.