Jingjok
How to say Let me look around first.
in Thai
เดินดูก่อน
doen duu gàawn
Let me look around first. · literally “I'll walk around first”
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 polite way out; the vendor often calls a lower price after you.
- Where
- market
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Night market
- ตัวละeach (per piece of clothing)
- ราคาเดียวone price (whole rack)
- ของแท้the genuine article
- ของปลอมa fake
- ราคาเพื่อนfriend price
- เงินทอนchange (money)
- ต่อราคาto bargain
- ของฝากsouvenir
All 29 words and phrases in “Night market” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills เดินดูก่อน until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Read the price signs, haggle the Thai way without losing the smile, order from the food carts, find a stool and pay with the right change.
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