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Culture note · chapter 14 of 34
Getting a Taxi: what a phrasebook leaves out
The context beside the words in chapter 14. Learn what the situation asks of you, as well as what to say.
Tell a taxi ไปส่ง (take me to) + place, and insist on the meter: เปิดมิเตอร์ (open the meter). Have your destination written in Thai if you can.
The phrases this applies to
เรียกแท็กซี่ให้หน่อยrîak tháek sêe hâi nòi
Please call a taxiจอดตรงนี้เลยjòrt dtrong née loey
Stop right hereมิเตอร์ไหมmí dter mǎi
Is there a meter?เปิดมิเตอร์ได้ไหมครับbpèrt mí dter dâi mǎi khráp
Can you turn on the meter?ค่าโดยสารkhâa dohi sǎan
Fareไปโรงแรมนี้ได้ไหมbpai rohng raem née dâi mǎi
Can you go to this hotel?โรงแรมrohng raem
Hotelไปสนามบินสุวรรณภูมิpai sanam bin su wan phumi
Go to Suvarnabhumi AirportThese come from chapter 14 of the course, where the full word list and audio live.
ค่อยๆ พูดก็ได้
khoi khoi phuut ko daiSlowly is fine
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