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How to say sorry to trouble you, but…
in Thai
ขอโทษที่รบกวน
kǎaw-tôot tîi róp-guan
sorry to trouble you, but… · literally “sorry to bother you”
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.
Opens a request to someone busy or senior. Very common at the start of LINE messages.
- Where
- business
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Business and startups
- บริษัทจำกัดlimited company (Co., Ltd.)
- ห้างหุ้นส่วนpartnership (business form)
- เปิดบริษัทto set up a company
- ผู้ถือหุ้นshareholder
- ถือหุ้นto hold shares
- ทุนจดทะเบียนregistered capital
- ทุนชำระแล้วpaid-up capital
- กรรมการdirector (board member); committee member
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