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How to say I need an interpreter
in Thai
ขอล่ามด้วย
kǎaw lâam dûai
I need an interpreter
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.
Don't sign anything in Thai you don't understand.
- Where
- police
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Law, safety, scams
- ผิดกฎหมายillegal
- ถูกกฎหมายlegal
- อนุญาตto permit, allow
- สิทธิ์right(s), entitlement
- โทษpenalty, punishment
- ลงโทษto punish
- ข้อหาcharge, accusation
- ผู้ต้องหาsuspect, the accused
All 80 words and phrases in “Law, safety, scams” →
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