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How to say could you explain it in plain language?
in Thai
ช่วยอธิบายเป็นภาษาง่ายๆได้ไหม
chûai à-tí-baai bpen paa-sǎa ngâai-ngâai dâai mǎi
could you explain it in plain language?
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.
Completely normal to ask; Thais ask it too.
- Where
- government-office
- Register
- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The ราชการ voice
Words inside it
From the same situation: Official and written Thai
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- ปิดปรับปรุงto be closed for renovation
- ซ่อมบำรุงto maintain, service
- ส่วนกลางcommon area (of a condo)
- อาคารbuilding (formal)
- บริเวณarea, vicinity
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