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How to say can I change it to ___?
in Thai
เปลี่ยนเป็น___ได้ไหม
bplìan bpen ___ dâai mǎi
can I change it to ___?
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
Swap the meat or the side. If the answer is ไม่ได้ (can't), it is cooked in advance: pick another stall.
- Where
- night-market
- Register
- polite
- Fill the blank with
- ไก่ · หมู · ผัก
What they will say back
- ได้ค่ะdâai kâSure.
Words inside it
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- จิ้งจกhouse gecko
- ตุ๊กแกtokay gecko
- สวัสดีhello
- ครับpolite particle (male speakers)
- ค่ะpolite particle for statements (female speakers)
- คะpolite particle for questions (female speakers)
- ขอบคุณthank you
- ขอโทษsorry
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