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Thai phrases › Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish
How to say Jeh, can I have ___
in Thai
เจ๊ ขอ___
jée kǎaw ___
Jeh, can I have ___
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.
Calling the boss lady เจ๊ is warm and normal, whoever you are.
- Where
- market
- Register
- polite
- Fill the blank with
- กาแฟเย็นแก้วหนึ่ง · ข้าวหมูแดงจานหนึ่ง
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Thai-Chinese: the people behind the shophouse
Words inside it
From the same situation: Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish
- เฮ็ดto do, make (Isaan)
- หยังwhat (Isaan)
- ไสwhere (Isaan)
- จั่งใด๋how (Isaan)
- กะalso, then (Isaan ก็)
- ซิwill (Isaan จะ)
- ฮู้to know (Isaan)
- เบิ่ดall, completely, all gone (Isaan)
All 97 words and phrases in “Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills เจ๊ ขอ___ until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Follow everyday Isaan and Southern speech, address Thai-Chinese shopkeepers and families with the right Teochew kin terms, and understand (and use) the English that Thais mix into Thai.
- 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.
The first week is free.