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How to say could you ___ for me?
in Thai
ช่วย___ให้หน่อยได้ไหม
chûai ___ hâi nòi dâai mǎi
could you ___ for me?
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.
The all-purpose polite request: ช่วย softens, ให้ = for me, หน่อย = a little, ได้ไหม = could you.
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From the same situation: Problems and complaints
- ปัญหาproblem
- ถูกcorrect, right
- แย่bad, terrible
- บริการservice
- ใช้to use
- แตกto break, crack (glass, plates)
- เสียหายdamaged
- เปื้อนstained, dirty (marked)
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