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How to say can I try it on?
in Thai
ลองได้ไหม
laawng dâai mǎi
can I try it on?
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.
At some market stalls trying on isn't possible; sellers will hold the item against you or offer to exchange.
- Where
- clothes
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ได้ค่ะ ห้องลองอยู่ข้างหลังdâai kâ hâawng laawng yùu kâang lǎngSure, the fitting room is at the back.
Words inside it
From the same situation: Shopping and the market
- ซื้อto buy
- ขายto sell
- ของthings, stuff
- ตัวclassifier for clothes and animals
- ลูกclassifier for round fruit and balls
- คันclassifier for vehicles
- คู่pair (classifier)
- มีto have; there is
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