Jingjok
How to say is it far from here?
in Thai
ไกลจากที่นี่ไหม
glai jàak tîi-nîi mǎi
is it far from here?
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
- directions
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Where is…?
- ห้องน้ำtoilet, bathroom
- ตรงไหนwhere exactly?
- หาto look for
- ปั๊มgas station
- ห้างshopping mall
- ร้านกาแฟcafé, coffee shop
- ตลาดmarket
- ตลาดนัดweekly market, night market
All 58 words and phrases in “Where is…?” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills ไกลจากที่นี่ไหม until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Find a toilet, a market, an ATM or your own condo, and follow the directions people give you.
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