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 ...