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How to say deposit
in Thai
มัดจำ
mát-jam
deposit · to pay a deposit
mát highjam mid
Also เงินมัดจำ or เงินประกัน. Usually two months' rent, paid when you sign and returned after you move out.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- Hide the deposit in a JAM jar under the MAT.
In a sentence
- มัดจำสองเดือนmát-jam sǎawng dueanTwo months' deposit.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Two months down, and how to get it back
From the same situation: Home: condo and landlord
- ห้องroom
- อพาร์ตเมนต์apartment building
- เช่าto rent
- ค่าเช่าrent
- สัญญาcontract
- ค่าน้ำwater bill
- ค่าไฟelectricity bill
- หน่วยunit (on a bill)
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