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Basic Greetings & Offerings

Learn essential phrases for greeting monks and making simple offerings.

Vocabulary preview

  • พระ prá — Monk (general term)
  • พระคุณเจ้า prá-kun-jâo — Venerable Monk (respectful address)
  • นมัสการ ná-mát-sà-gaan — Hello/Goodbye (to a monk)
  • กราบนมัสการ gràap-ná-mát-sà-gaan — Thank you (to a monk)
  • ถวาย tà-wǎai — To offer (to a monk)
  • ภัตตาหาร pát-taa-hǎan — Food (for monks)
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