How to Say “Welcome” in Thai
ยินดีต้อนรับ
yin-dii tɔ̂ɔn-ráp
Welcome
ค่ะ (khâ) and ครับ (khráp) are polite particles — they depend on the speaker's gender, not the listener's.
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When to use it
ยินดีต้อนรับ (yin-dii tɔ̂ɔn-ráp) literally means "We are glad to welcome you." It is the formal greeting for "Welcome." You will hear hospitality staff use it to greet guests.
Why you've seen it spelled differently
You may have seen ยินดีต้อนรับ written as: yin dee ton rap, yindee tonrap, yin di ton rab.
There is no single standard for writing Thai in the Roman alphabet — phrasebooks, road signs, and tourist guides each follow a different system, and many just invent their own spellings. The romanization on this page uses a consistent IPA-based system that marks all five tones and distinguishes short from long vowels. The same word always gets the same spelling. Paste any Thai to see it romanized →
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