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How to say do I need to take my shoes off?
in Thai
ต้องถอดรองเท้าไหม
dtâawng tàawt raawng-táao mǎi
do I need to take my shoes off?
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.
Ask at temples, homes, clinics and small shops. If there's a pile of shoes at the door, the answer is yes.
- Where
- temple
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ถอดค่ะtàawt kâYes, please take them off.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Temple dress code: shoulders, knees, shoes
Words inside it
From the same situation: Weekend: temple, beach, Songkran
- ไปเที่ยวto go on a trip, to go out for fun
- วันหยุดholiday, day off
- ทะเลsea
- เกาะisland
- ภูเขาmountain
- น้ำตกwaterfall
- ธรรมชาติnature
- สงบpeaceful, quiet
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills ต้องถอดรองเท้าไหม until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Plan a weekend trip and book tickets, behave well at a temple, survive Songkran, and tell people what you did and where you've been.
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