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How to say may I push back a little?
in Thai
ขอแย้งนิดนึงได้ไหม
kǎaw yáaeng nít-nueng dâai mǎi
may I push back a little?
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.
The ขอ… ได้ไหม frame and นิดนึง make disagreement sound like a small favour.
- Where
- meeting
- Register
- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Disagreeing with someone senior
Words inside it
From the same situation: Argument and persuasion
- โน้มน้าวto persuade, to win over
- ชักจูงto induce, to lead (someone) into
- หว่านล้อมto coax, to talk (someone) round
- เกลี้ยกล่อมto persuade gently, to talk round
- ขอร้องto beg, to plead, to ask earnestly
- อ้อนวอนto implore, to beseech
- จูงใจto motivate, to entice
- แรงจูงใจmotivation, incentive
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