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How to say do you have a lighter?
in Thai
มีไฟแช็กไหม
mii fai-cháek mǎi
do you have a lighter?
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.
มี … ไหม is 'do you have …?' for anything: มีน้ำไหม, มีห้องน้ำไหม.
- Where
- smoking
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- มีค่ะ นี่ค่ะmii kâ, nîi kâYes, here you go.
Words inside it
From the same situation: Hello, Thailand
- จิ้งจกhouse gecko
- ตุ๊กแกtokay gecko
- สวัสดีhello
- ครับpolite particle (male speakers)
- ค่ะpolite particle for statements (female speakers)
- คะpolite particle for questions (female speakers)
- ขอบคุณthank you
- ขอโทษsorry
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