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How to say to cheat, rip off
in Thai
โกง
goong
to cheat, rip off
goong mid
For money and rules: โกงเงิน, โกงตาชั่ง 'rig the scale'. ขี้โกง = a cheat.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- ร้านนี้โกงráan níi goongThis shop rips people off.
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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