Getting a massage in Thailand? Use Thai phrases with your pass.
Thai therapists are among the most skilled in the world — but English instructions mid-session rarely land. Use this phrase guide for local context, then keep your full preferences ready in Massage Pass.
About Thai
Thai is a tonal language with 5 tones — the same word spoken in a different tone means something completely different. Even if you memorise a phrase, mispronunciation changes the meaning. Thai script is its own alphabet (อักษรไทย), unrelated to the Latin alphabet, so written phrases are safer than improvised pronunciation.
The script
Thai script reads left-to-right with no spaces between words. It has 44 consonants, 15 vowel symbols, and 4 tone marks. What looks like a simple phrase to you is a full system your therapist learned from childhood — and can read instantly.
Complete massage phrase guide
Use these as practical reference phrases. Massage Pass stores the underlying preferences in a shareable card so your therapist can review the details before the session.
Pressure
Light pressure
กดเบาๆ
gòt bao bao
Medium pressure
กดปานกลาง
gòt bpaan glaang
Firm pressure
กดแรง
gòt raeng
Deep pressure
กดแรงมาก
gòt raeng mâak
Focus areas
Focus on my lower back
กดเน้นที่หลังส่วนล่าง
gòt nén têe lǎng sùan lâang
Focus on my shoulders
กดเน้นที่ไหล่
gòt nén têe lâi
Focus on my neck
กดเน้นที่คอ
gòt nén têe kor
Avoid
Please avoid my left knee
ไม่ต้องกดที่เข่าซ้าย
mâi dtông gòt têe kào sáai
Please avoid my lower back
ไม่ต้องกดที่หลังส่วนล่าง
mâi dtông gòt têe lǎng sùan lâang
Please avoid my neck
ไม่ต้องกดที่คอ
mâi dtông gòt têe kor
Health
I have high blood pressure
ฉันมีความดันโลหิตสูง
chǎn mee kwaam dan loh-hìt sǔung
I am pregnant
ฉันกำลังตั้งครรภ์
chǎn gam-lang dtâng kan
I have a knee injury
ฉันมีอาการบาดเจ็บที่เข่า
chǎn mee aa-gaan bàat jèp têe kào
Vibe
I prefer a quiet session
ฉันชอบนวดแบบเงียบๆ
chǎn chôp nûat bàep ngîap ngîap
Please don't talk during the session
กรุณาอย่าพูดระหว่างการนวด
ga-ru-naa yàa pûut rá-wàang gaan nûat
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Cities where Thai is spoken
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