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Originally Posted by Thai Rak Thai
MAI BEN RAI
"mai ben rai" means "it's ok". For example when some1 tries 2 give u somethin but u dun want it or some1 says thanks to u, u say mai ben rai.
If some1 apologizes to u for doing somethin wrong reply with "mai ben rai". If some1 says "thank you" for a present just say "mai ben rai".
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to be a little more specific,
mai bpen rai is literally more like "wont become bad", otherwise associated with conotations of "nevermind"/"its ok". and yes, its a common gesture/phrase they use in myriads of situations.
alternatively, subject to scenarios;
1) someone apologizes, you may reply using
mai-bpen-rai "nevermind"/"its ok"
2) someone thanks you for assistance rendered or for something received, you may reply using
yin-dee "you're welcome"