Sabai Dining Out: what a phrasebook leaves out
Ordering: 'I want' is เอา (ao) for things, ขอ (khor) to politely request. เช็คบิล (check bin) asks for the bill - borrowed straight from English.
The phrases this applies to
ขอเมนู
kho me nu
Menu, please
ขอสั่งอาหารครับ
kho sang a an khrap
I'd like to order
ขอเมนูด้วยครับ
kho me nu duai khrap
Menu, please (polite)
ขอน้ำเปล่าครับ
kho nam pela khrap
Plain water, please
ขอน้ำแข็งด้วย
kho nam khaeng duai
Ice, please
ไม่ใส่ผักชี
mâi sài phàk-chii
No cilantro
ขอรหัส Wi-Fi ด้วยครับ
kho rahat Wi-Fi duai khrap
Wi-Fi password, please
ผัดไทยไม่ใส่ผักนะ
phat thai mai sai phak na
Pad Thai with no vegetables
These come from chapter 16
of the course, where the full word list and audio live.
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