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How to say can we meet halfway?
in Thai
พบกันครึ่งทางได้ไหม
póp gan krûeng taang dâai mái
can we meet halfway?
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.
- Where
- condo
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ก็ได้ค่ะ งั้นขึ้นแค่ห้าร้อยgâw dâai kâ ngán kûen kâae hâa róiAll right, I'll only raise it by 500.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Renewing a lease the Thai way
Words inside it
From the same situation: Capstone: living fully in Thai
- ค่าเช่าล่วงหน้าrent in advance
- ระยะสัญญาcontract term, lease length
- ราคาตลาดmarket rate
- ตามจริงat actual cost; actually
- ค่าน้ำค่าไฟutility bills (water and power)
- ขึ้นค่าเช่าto raise the rent
- จ่ายรายปีto pay annually
- อยู่ยาวto stay long-term
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills พบกันครึ่งทางได้ไหม until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Negotiate a lease renewal, give a wedding toast, read and summarise a Thai article, and write a formal email, switching register as you go: everything from A1 to B2 working together.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
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