Jingjok
How to say sorry I'm late
in Thai
ขอโทษที่มาสาย
kǎaw-tôot tîi maa sǎai
sorry I'm late
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.
- Where
- plans
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen raiNo problem.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
"Thai time" and when it does not apply
Words inside it
From the same situation: Time and days
- โมงo'clock (daytime hours)
- กี่โมงwhat time?
- ตอนนี้now
- เช้าmorning
- สายlate (for something); late morning
- เที่ยงnoon
- บ่ายafternoon
- เย็นevening, late afternoon
All 63 words and phrases in “Time and days” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills ขอโทษที่มาสาย until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Tell the time the Thai way, make and keep appointments, and find out when places open and close.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
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