Jingjok
How to say I have to ask your parents first
in Thai
ต้องไปขอพ่อแม่ก่อน
dtâawng bpai kǎaw pâaw-mâae gàawn
I have to ask your parents 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.
- Where
- relationship
- Register
- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
You marry the family
Words inside it
From the same situation: Relationships
- จีบto court, chase, flirt with
- คบto date, go out with; associate with
- เดทdate
- หลงรักto fall for, be smitten with
- รักแรกพบlove at first sight
- แอบto do secretly
- สเปคtype (of person you like)
- ถูกใจto take a liking to, please
All 78 words and phrases in “Relationships” →
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