2007-03-05 14:05:15 · 8 answers · asked by angiesupers 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
Breaks the sentence as follows:
Sawat - blessing
Dee - good
So Sawadee is good blessing.
The Ka at the end is a polite expression as spoken by a female. The Thai male will end the sentence with Khrap.
This greeting is used when first meeting and also at the end of the meeting. Much like Aloha.
2007-03-05 16:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by peanutz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Other answers missed a further variant. In the North of Thailand women will say Sawadee Jhow instead of Sawadee Ka. It still means hello or good bye but is a local dialect difference.
2007-03-05 15:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sabadee Mai
2014-12-28 14:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by Grape 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sawatdee...is a greeting like hello in English. You put Kaa at the end for a female speaker and Krup for male speaker.
You usually bow your head a little and a "wai" hand like prayer-like as a sign of respect.
2007-03-05 14:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mitchiko 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sawadee is a greeting, hello, goodbye, etc. Ka is used by females and Khrup is used by males. So, Sawadee Ka would be a Hello from a female.
2007-03-05 14:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sawasdee Krap/ka is a general greeting meaning hello, good morning, good afternoon etc. It can even be said when leaving.
Sabadee Mai is 'how are you'.
2007-03-07 13:26:18 · answer #6 · answered by eastglam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "how are you?" in Thai. It is said by a woman. The male version is "Sawatdee, krap".
2007-03-05 14:12:35 · answer #7 · answered by Larry 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
สวัสดีค่ะ = sa wat dee kha = [spoken politely by a female] hello or goodbye
READ MORE : http://www.thai-language.com/id/196817
2007-03-06 11:11:32 · answer #8 · answered by Thailady40 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋