Learn Thai Free - Taking Leave/Excuse

When it comes to the time to say goodbye, Thai people normally pick up the words that match the type or groups of people they are speaking to. For friends they will simply say “ Bpai-lá-ná…… Laéw-jer-gan” but when they speak up to the senior ones they will probably say “Kŏr-dtua-glab-gàwn-ná (ká/kráb)…. Sà-wàd-dee (kâ/kráb)”. Many times Thai people say ‘bye’ or ‘bye-bye’ just like in English when they speak to friends.

Please note that the word “Laa-gàwn” which means “goodbye” is used when someone are leaving to somewhere for a long period or mostly like you two will never see each other again.

In Thai we rarely say this word because it gives us a feeling that we’re not going to see or meet that person again. We’d rather say “Sà-wàd-dee”, “Wàd-dee”, “Bpai-lá-ná”, “Bpai-gàwn-ná” and “Laéw-jer-gan”