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How to say electricity bill
in Thai
ค่าไฟ
kâa-fai
electricity bill
kâa fallingfai mid
ไฟ is fire, light and electricity. In the hot season, ค่าไฟ is the number every Bangkok resident complains about.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- cost + fire/electricity
- Remember it
- COST + FIRE (power) = the electricity bill.
In a sentence
- เดือนนี้ค่าไฟแพงมากduean níi kâa-fai paaeng mâakThe electricity bill is really high this month.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Why your electricity costs double
From the same situation: Home: condo and landlord
- ห้องroom
- อพาร์ตเมนต์apartment building
- เช่าto rent
- ค่าเช่าrent
- มัดจำdeposit
- สัญญาcontract
- ค่าน้ำwater bill
- หน่วยunit (on a bill)
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ค่าไฟ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Rent a room, read the bill, get things fixed, and get on with the guard, the laundry and the neighbours.
- 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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