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How to say I'd like my deposit back
in Thai
ขอเงินประกันคืน
kǎaw ngoen-bprà-gan kuuen
I'd like my deposit back
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.
- Where
- landlord
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ขอตรวจห้องก่อนนะkǎaw dtrùat hâawng gàawn náLet me inspect the room first.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Getting your deposit back
Words inside it
From the same situation: Law and bureaucracy deep
- ร้องทุกข์to lodge a criminal complaint
- ใบแจ้งความpolice report (document)
- พนักงานสอบสวนinquiry officer (police investigator)
- สอบสวนto investigate, question
- ผู้เสียหายinjured party, victim (legal)
- ให้การto give a statement, testify
- คำให้การstatement, testimony
- อัยการpublic prosecutor
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