How to Say “sàwàtdee” and Wai Properly in Thailand (Bits of Thai Culture)

สวัสดี sà-wàt-dee everyone! Thanks for tuning in and watching my video. Today I want to share bits of Thai culture. I will demonstrate how to say “sà-wàt-dee” and do the Wai properly. Plus, I will also introduce beautiful meanings behind them. Enjoy learning! ❤️ Support me on Patreon! ▸   / learnthai   ❤️ Support me on YouTube! ▸    / @byu99   ---------------------------------------------------- 00:00 How to Say “sà-wàt-dee” Accurately 01:15 สวัสดี sà-wàt-dee sà-wàd-dii Hello! (Good day!) 03:20 Male final particle ครับ kráp Female final particle ค่ะ kâ 03:50 3 Levels of Wai 05:51 1. First Level (The Highest Level of Wai) We use this highest Wai to respect a picture of The King, Buddhist monks, and Buddha images at temples. Put your palms together in front of your chest and slightly bow your head so that your thump fingers touch between your eyebrows and your index fingers touch your forehead. 06:26 2. Second Level (The Basic Wai) Thais mostly use this basic Wai to show respect or greet older people, teachers, or respectful people. First, put your palms together in front of your chest and slightly nod your head so that your thump fingers touch your nose and your index fingers touch between your eyebrows. 07:03 3. Third Level (The Casual Wai) This casual Wai is basically used for greeting people who are around the same age or 1-2 years older than you. We also use this Wai to receive the Wai (ráp wâai) from people younger than you. Put your palms together in front of your chest and slightly bow your head so that your index fingers touch your nose and your thump fingers touch around your chin. 07:35 Tips How to Wai Thai greeting only requires people to slightly bend their necks, almost like a nod. Don’t bend at the hips or your back! Thais believe that the Wai resembles giving beautiful lotus to show someone respect so don’t forget to make your lotus plump and beautiful. If you visit Thailand, you will majorly see “The Casual Wai”. ---------------------------------------------------- ❤️ Please support me so that I can keep making great contents for you. Become my patreon! ▸   / learnthai   ---------------------------------------------------- F O L L O W - 🔸Instagram ▸   / teacherbyu   🔸Facebook ▸   / byu99   ---------------------------------------------------- C O U R S E - I wholeheartedly recommend this course. Make Thai Sentences 1.0 : Course + eBook Learn to build your Thai sentences longer through essential Thai vocabulary and simple grammar patterns. You get daily prompts explaining how to structure sentences and practice accurate pronunciation and intonation as well. ❤️ Enroll in the course here! ▸ http://bit.ly/makethaisentences ---------------------------------------------------- M U S I C - Daystar - Celery in a carrot field ▸    • ✨샛별 - 당근 밭의 셀러리✨(Royalty Free Music)   ---------------------------------------------------- A B O U T M E - Hey there ~ I’m Byu! I’m a language practitioner and an online language teacher from Bangkok, Thailand. I make new videos every week about language learning, cultural, and lifestyle related contents. Enjoy learning! :) Virtual hugs for even taking the time out of your day to watch my videos! 🙏😊 Business inquiries ONLY ▸ [email protected] Copyright © 2016 BYU99 All Rights Reserved Any reproduction or illegal distribution of the content in any form will result in immediate action against the person concerned. เนื้อหา รูปภาพ วีดีโอการสอน เอกสารประกอบการเรียน และสิ่งอื่นๆทั้งหมด ห้ามผู้ใดทำซ้ำ คัดลอก ลอกเลียน ดัดแปลง เผยแพร่ จำหน่าย แก้ไขส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใด หรือกระทำการใดๆ เพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ในเชิงพาณิชย์ทุกประเภท โดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาตอย่างเป็นทางการ สงวนสิทธิ์ในการยับยั้งการกระทำนั้นในทันที #teacherbyu