พูด อีกครั้ง
“พูด อีกครั้ง” (пхуыт иккхранг) — say it again, please in Thai. Phrase, level A0, topic — phrases that save you. Literally "speak one more time". The politeness is carried by the final particle and a karuna in front — the word "please" itself is not in the phrase. In a live sentence: “กรุณา พูด อีกครั้ง” — Please repeat. Written with the characters พ, ู, ด, อ, ี, ก, ค, ร, ้, ง.
In short
| Written in Thai | พูด อีกครั้ง |
| Read in Latin letters | пхуыт иккхранг |
| Translation | say it again, please |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A0 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "speak one more time". The politeness is carried by the final particle and a karuna in front — the word "please" itself is not in the phrase
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- กรุณา พูด อีกครั้งкаруна пхуыт иккхрангPlease repeat
Nearby words: phrases that save you
“I don't understand”, “say that again”, “slower, please”, “help”. They are learned first for a reason: they bring back a conversation that has already gone wrong.
- ไม่ เข้าใจмай кхаочайI don't understandLiterally "not enter-understand": understanding "enters" in Thai. The negation mai goes before the verb and changes nothing else
- ช้าๆчачаslowlyThe curl ๆ means "repeat the previous word": cha-cha. The most useful word of the first week, together with the request "speak slowly"
- พูด ภาษา อังกฤษ ได้ ไหม?пхуыт пхаса ангкрит дай май?do you speak English?Literally "speak English language can or not?". "Can" (dai) and the question particle mai close the phrase — there is no question word at the front at all
- ช่วย ด้วยчуай дыайhelp!Literally "help, do!". A cry for help and at the same time the polite "be so kind" of requests: chuai plus a verb — "help do something"
- หลง ทางлонг таангI am lostLiterally "lost the way": the two words work as a pair. About yourself, say it with phom in front and khrap at the end — and they will show you the way
- ไม่ ทำ งานмай тхам нганnot working (of a device)Literally "does not do work" — about a fan, a lift, a lock. No word "appliance" is needed: Thai speaks of refusal with a verb
- รอ สัก ครู่ро сак кхрууwait a momentLiterally "wait an instant": khruu is a short while, not a minute. The particle sak softens the request
- เปิด ไม่ ได้пёт май дайI cannot open itLiterally "open not-can": "cannot do" is built with the verb plus mai dai. Who cannot — the deed makes clear
- รถ พยาบาลрот пхайабанambulanceLiterally "care vehicle" — the same rot as in train and bus. The ambulance number in Thailand is 1669
- ต้อง ไป หา หมอтонг пай ха моI need a doctorLiterally "must go seek a doctor": "need" Thai conveys through obligation. Ha is both "seek" and "go to"
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “phrases that save you”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “say it again, please” in Thai?
Literally "speak one more time". The politeness is carried by the final particle and a karuna in front — the word "please" itself is not in the phrase
- How do you say “wait a moment” in Thai?
Literally "wait an instant": khruu is a short while, not a minute. The particle sak softens the request
- How do you say “do you speak English?” in Thai?
Literally "speak English language can or not?". "Can" (dai) and the question particle mai close the phrase — there is no question word at the front at all
- How do you say “I need a doctor” in Thai?
Literally "must go seek a doctor": "need" Thai conveys through obligation. Ha is both "seek" and "go to"
- How do you say “not working (of a device)” in Thai?
Literally "does not do work" — about a fan, a lift, a lock. No word "appliance" is needed: Thai speaks of refusal with a verb
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “say it again, please” in Thai?
«พูด อีกครั้ง», read “пхуыт иккхранг”. In a live sentence: “กรุณา พูด อีกครั้ง” — Please repeat. Phrase, level A0, from the set “phrases that save you”; written with the characters พ, ู, ด, อ, ี, ก, ค, ร, ้, ง.
How is “พูด อีกครั้ง” written in Latin letters?
пхуыт иккхранг. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally "speak one more time". The politeness is carried by the final particle and a karuna in front — the word "please" itself is not in the phrase. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.