Jingjok
How to say hello, kru
in Thai
สวัสดีครู
sà-wàt-dii kruu
hello, kru
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.
With a wai, hands at the chin, a little bow, before you even put your bag down.
- Where
- muay thai gym
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- สวัสดี มาซ้อมเหรอsà-wàt-dii, maa sáawm rǒoeHi, here to train?
Words inside it
From the same situation: Muay Thai camp
- ถีบto push-kick (teep)
- นวมboxing gloves
- ผ้าพันมือhand wraps
- พันto wrap
- กระโดดเชือกto skip rope
- ชกลมto shadowbox
- คางchin
- ลูกศิษย์student, disciple
All 55 words and phrases in “Muay Thai camp” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills สวัสดีครู until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Walk into a Muay Thai camp, greet your kru the right way, follow the pad calls, say how you feel mid-round, join the coconut elbow and the rituals, talk about Muay Thai history and fight night like a fan, bring a karate background in humbly, protect an injured shoulder, and get invited to eat with the fighters.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.