Jingjok
How to say to ask for
in Thai
ขอ
kǎaw
to ask for · may I have, please give me
kǎaw rising
ขอ + thing = 'may I have…'. Add หน่อย to soften: ขอน้ำหน่อย. You already know it inside ขอโทษ.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Remember it
- COW, may I ask for some milk?
In a sentence
- ขอน้ำหน่อยkǎaw náam nòiSome water, please.
- ขอช้อนหน่อยkǎaw cháawn nòiCould I have a spoon?
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ขอ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Order food exactly how you like it, answer the kitchen's questions, and get the bill or a takeaway bag.
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