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How to say as a foreigner, I keep out of politics
in Thai
เป็นคนต่างชาติ ไม่ขอยุ่งเรื่องการเมือง
bpen kon dtàang-châat mâi kǎaw yûng rûeang gaan-mueang
as a foreigner, I keep out of politics
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
Thais usually find this respectful, not evasive.
- Where
- conversation
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- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Limits on public speech
Words inside it
From the same situation: Politics and current affairs 2
- รัฐสภาparliament (both houses together)
- สภาผู้แทนราษฎรHouse of Representatives
- วุฒิสภาSenate
- ส.ว.senator
- ประธานสภาSpeaker of the House
- คณะรัฐมนตรีcabinet
- ครม.the cabinet (abbreviation)
- รัฐบาลผสมcoalition government
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