Jingjok
How to say I'll pay for each drink as it comes.
in Thai
จ่ายทีละแก้ว
jàai tii-lá gâeo
I'll pay for each drink as it comes. · literally “I'll pay per glass”
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 habit that makes a padded bill impossible.
- Where
- bar
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Night out
- บาร์เบียร์beer bar
- คลับclub
- เบียร์สดdraft beer
- วิสกี้whisky
- โซดาsoda water
- กระป๋องcan
- ถังbucket (cocktail)
- ค็อกเทลcocktail
All 28 words and phrases in “Night out” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills จ่ายทีละแก้ว until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Walk down Walking Street or Bangla knowing how a bar works, what a lady drink and a bar fine are, how to say no with a smile, read the bill, and get home.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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