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How to say there's a small problem
in Thai
มีปัญหานิดหน่อย
mii bpan-hǎa nít-nòi
there's a small problem
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.
Open every complaint like this, calmly and with a smile: it says 'nobody is in trouble'.
- Where
- complaint
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ได้ค่ะ มีอะไรคะdâai kâ mii à-rai káSure, what is it?
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Complaining without anyone losing face
Words inside it
From the same situation: Problems and complaints
- ปัญหาproblem
- ถูกcorrect, right
- แย่bad, terrible
- บริการservice
- ใช้to use
- แตกto break, crack (glass, plates)
- เสียหายdamaged
- เปื้อนstained, dirty (marked)
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