The
Thai word "noi" means little and is used
to make a request sound more polite. All "dai
mai" questions are answered with "dai"
for "yes" and "mai dai" for "no".
How about ... baht? (... baht dai mai)
Can you help me? (chuay dai mai)
Can I see that? (khor doo dai mai)
I am just looking. (khor doo thao nun)
I will come back later. (ja ma mai)
Do you have something bigger? (mee yai gwar mai)
The
thai word "yai" means "big". Adding
"gwar" after it makes it "bigger".
Do you have something smaller? (mee lek gwar mai)
The
thai word "lek" means "small".
Adding "gwar" after it makes it "smaller".
Do you have something cheaper? (mee took gwar mai)
The
thai word "took" means "cheap".
Adding "gwar" after it makes it "cheaper".
