Sabai At the Market: what a phrasebook leaves out
Bargaining is normal at markets, not shops. Ask ลดได้ไหม (can you lower it?) with a smile. Learn your numbers first - you'll need them for prices.
The phrases this applies to
เงิน
ngoen
Money
บาท
bat
Baht (Thai currency)
ราคา
ra kha
Price
กี่บาท
ki bat
How many baht? (how much?)
แพง
phaeng
Expensive
ราคา เท่าไหร่
ra kha thao rai
How much?
ถูก
thuuk
Cheap
ลดได้ไหม
lot dai mai
Can you give a discount?
These come from chapter 9
of the course, where the full word list and audio live.
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