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How to say I think there might be a mistake on the bill.
in Thai
น่าจะคิดเงินผิด
nâa-jà kít-ngoen pìt
I think there might be a mistake on the bill. · literally “I think the bill is wrong”
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.
น่าจะ makes it a guess, not an accusation: the staff can fix it without losing face.
- Where
- restaurant
- Register
- polite
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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