Thai Massage

Thai for choosing a massage, adjusting pressure, describing pain, and communicating boundaries.

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💆 Lesson overview

Communicate clearly during a Thai massage: choose a session, ask for gentle or strong pressure, identify pain and injured areas, stop or limit a technique, and give helpful feedback.

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💆 Thai Massage

ขอนวดไทยหนึ่งชั่วโมง ค่ะ

RTGS kho nuat thai nueng chuamong kha

Paiboon kɔ̌ɔ nûat tai nʉ̀ng chûa-moong kâ

IPA kʰɔː˩˩˦ nuːat˥˩ tʰaj˧ nɯŋ˨˩ tɕʰuːa˥˩.moːŋ˧ kʰa˥˩

Literal: Request • Thai massage • One • Hour • [politeness particle: kha]

A one-hour Thai massage, please

Use this at reception to confirm both the massage style and a one-hour session.

💡 Traditional Thai massage commonly combines pressure and assisted stretching, so tell the therapist about your comfort and mobility before the session begins.

🎯 Goals

In this lesson, you will practice how to:

Choose a Thai massage session and state a preferred duration.
Ask for gentle, strong, or adjusted pressure.
Say when something hurts or feels right.
Protect injured or sensitive areas and stop an unwanted technique.

Thai Massage

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