Are you ok?

Learn how to ask “Are you okay?” and “Can you manage?” in Thai with this easy, practical lesson! Through simple everyday situations (a headache, sore legs, feeling too sleepy to drive, lifting a heavy plant pot, and trying to drive after drinking) you’ll hear how to ask ไหวไหม and answer with ไหว or ไม่ไหว. The lesson ends with a fun twist, showing how Thai people also use ไม่ไหว to exaggerate: so hungry, so stressed, or so good-looking that it’s simply “too much”!

Thai Vocabulary:
ไหวไหม (wǎi mǎi) – Can you manage? / Are you okay?
ไม่ไหว (mâi wǎi) – Can’t manage / Can’t take it
ปวดหัว (bpùat hǔa) – To have a headache
ง่วง (ngûang) – Sleepy
เมา (mao) – Drunk
หล่อ (lɔ̀ɔ) – Handsome

Keep listening, keep practising, and enjoy your Thai journey!

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Are you ok?

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