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How to video call someone in Thailand (and when)
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You can video call someone in Thailand using an internet calling app you both use, such as LINE. Agree on the call first and include the date and time in both time zones. For women who have joined Up To You Ka, this site also offers invitations and translated calls; it cannot call arbitrary LINE contacts.
Choose your route
| Situation | Practical choice | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| You already talk on LINE | Call within your existing LINE chat | Agree on a time; internet or roaming charges may apply |
| You both prefer another app | Use that app together | Check its current calling and translation features |
| You met on Up To You Ka | Use her invitation or availability in the conversation | Check the displayed drink cost and translation timer |
Pick the right time
Thailand is UTC+7 all year. Ask when she is free rather than inferring her schedule from her job. A daytime conversation may suit one person and interrupt another's sleep or work.
Use the Thailand time converter with the actual date. Daylight-saving changes affect many other countries, and a late-night call can fall on different dates for the two of you. Confirm it in this form: “Sunday, 18 October, 3pm Thai time.” Then write the matching local date and time from the converter.
Find a quiet place and test your microphone. If the connection is poor, try a different network or an audio call. Mobile data may cost money, particularly when roaming; no app can guarantee a stable connection.
Getting past the language
The first call is where most men discover how little they can say. Messages can be translated; a live conversation is harder. Some things that help:
- Keep the first call short. Ten minutes that end with smiles beat forty that end in silence.
- Show, do not tell. Your street, your dog, the snow, your dinner. Pictures need no translation.
- Speak slowly and simply. Short sentences, common words, no idioms. Her listening English may be better than her reading English.
- Learn three phrases. Sawasdee krub (hello), sabai dee mai (how are you?), and kit teung (I miss you). The Thai texting phrases guide has more.
- Laugh at the gaps. A shared "I do not understand" is funnier than a strained silence.
- Keep typing alongside. Some couples keep the chat open during a call for the words that do not come across.
Video calls on this site
On this site there are two ways a call starts:
- She invites you. When she wants to talk, she can send an invitation that appears in your conversation with a button to join. It stays open for a while, so you do not have to be watching the screen at that moment. Joining costs nothing, and it is a plain video call, so the tips above are what you have. If you want the words too, two drinks turn on translation for both of you for 10 minutes, and two more keep it on for another 10. When it runs out the captions stop and the call carries on.
- You ring her when she is free. She can mark herself as up for a video call right now. While she has, you will see that under her name, and you can ring her phone directly. If she has not, the button tells you so; you cannot ring her out of the blue. A call you ring is live and translated while you speak.
A call you ring costs two drinks. They are held on your card when it rings and only charged once you have been talking for a minute. If she does not pick up, nothing is charged. The call runs 10 minutes, and in the last minute you can add two more drinks for another 10, as often as you like. How it works has the details.
This way round is deliberate: a call only ever happens because she wanted it to. It also means that if she is free and happy to talk, you can be face to face in a minute, even when neither of you shares a language.
Privacy, both ways
- Do not record, screenshot or share a call. On this site it is grounds for closing an account, and anywhere it is a breach of her trust that cannot be undone.
- Mind your background. She may be in a shared room with friends or family around. So may you.
- Keep it respectful. A video call is not an invitation to anything more. Pressure for more on camera is the fastest way to end a friendship, and on this site it is against the rules.
A call is one piece of context
A call can help you get to know someone, but it is not proof of identity or a reason to trust a money request. Someone may also decline a call for ordinary privacy or comfort reasons. Do not pressure her to appear on camera. The fake profiles and money requests guide explains further checks.
For messages alongside the call, see Thai-to-English translation options. Confirm anything important in writing, because live captions and translations can be wrong.
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