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13. ขอโทษ[khŏr tôht] = Pardon me. / ขออภัย[kŏr a-pai] = Pardon me. Thai has two words that they serve as "Pardon me."

Hi! Do you know that the word “Pardon me.” In Thai language? Yes, I'm Michael Leng, I come to see you again with Thai in sentences. Therefore, you will be able to pick any sentence from my articles and use them as in your way. Well, you can use two sentences that they serve the same sense. Here below they are: ขอโทษ khŏr tôht Pardon me. and ขออภัย kŏr a-pai Pardon me. You only pick one of the both mentioned sentences above for speaking in Thai. Anyhow, it would be more polite; just add more particles at the end of the words as shown right below: The two sentences below are for a man speaker. Because the word " ครับ[ kráp]" is the specific Thai particle for only men. ขอโทษครับ khŏr tôht kráp Pardon me. and ขออภัยครับ kŏr a-pai kráp Pardon me. If the speaker is a woman, as a rule of Thai grammar, uses the particle " ค่ะ[ kâa]"   ขอโทษค่ะ khŏr tôht kâa Pardon me. and ขออภัยค่ะ kŏr a-pai kâa Pardon me. The ...

12. ขอโทษ ครับ/ค่ะ[khŏr tôht kráp/ kâa] | Excuse me. / I am sorry.

Thai language sentence “ขอโทษ” , pronounce “khŏr tôht” serves the meaning as both “Excuse me.” and “I am sorry.” In English. In any context and if you want to say the word “Excuse me.” and “I am sorry.” You can say in Thai as following: Pertaining to Thai some obvious specific particle for men and women. If you are a man, use this below sentence: ขอโทษ ครับ khŏr tôht kráp Excuse me. / I am sorry. On the other hand, if you are a woman, just say this following sentence instead. ขอโทษ ค่ะ khŏr tôht kâa Excuse me. / I am sorry.  You also can speak only the short word as, ขอโทษ khŏr tôht Excuse me. / I am sorry. by not putting any particle at end of the sentence. This serves for unidentified gender of speakers. Whether you are a man or a women, say it without worrying about grammar wrong. However, all above sentences are in short form. Therefore, what the longer sentences look like. If you are man, you say this following sentence: ผม ขอโทษ ครั...