Shopping
How much is this? (ra ka thao rai)
That is a little expensive. (paeng bai)
Can you make it cheaper? (lot noi dai mai)
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".
Do you have another colour? (mee see auen mai)
Where do I pay? (jai ngoen tee nai)