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How to say I'd like some time to talk to my family first.
in Thai
ขอเวลาปรึกษาครอบครัวก่อน
kǎaw wee-laa bprùek-sǎa krâawp-krua gàawn
I'd like some time to talk to my family first. · literally “let me discuss it with my family first”
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.
Normal before a big decision; fine to say unless it is an emergency.
- Where
- hospital
- Register
- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Nobody stays in hospital alone
Words inside it
From the same situation: Hospital in Thai only
- หัวใจheart (organ)
- ปอดlungs
- ตับliver
- ไตkidney(s)
- สมองbrain
- ลำไส้intestines, bowel
- กระเพาะอาหารstomach (organ)
- หลอดเลือดblood vessel
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