How do you say Your Welcome in Thai?

Your Welcome is one of the difficult words to say in Thai because there is not really a word that means something as universal as Your Welcome. However, below are some ways to say Your Welcome in the Thai language.

When someone says thank you to you

When someone thanks you, they will say "Khoob Khun Ka/Krup" and salude you with a Wai. In English, when someone thanks you alot you often say Your Welcome, whereas in Thailand, when someone thanks you by Wai-ing you, then you would just receive the Wai and wouldn't say anything. You would smile instead of saying something which might contribute to Thailand's reputation of the land of smile.

If you are an older person and someone young that you are close to wai you to say thank you and appreciation, you could just put your hands on theirs as a way of expressing Your Welcome. However, if you don't know that person well, it is not customary to touch thier hands so you would just do a receive Wai instead.

In some cases, it is rude to not receive a Wai when someone wais you.

Old person thanking young person

Since in Thailand, young people go above and beyond to be humble and nice towards old people, if an old person happens to thank a young person by saying "thank you" then a young person would just smile and act humble.

If someone who is not so old thanks you, you can say "KA" if you are a girl or woman and "KRUP" if you are a man or a boy to acknowledge that they thanked you.

Now the ultimate way of saying Your Welcome in Thai if you are very talkative is to actually say "It's OK" or "It doesn't matter" as follow:

"Mai Pen Rai Ka" , or

"Mai Pen Rai Krup"

The first sentence is for a woman to say and it means It doen't matter in a polite way. The second sentence is for a man to say.