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How to say is the wait long?
in Thai
รอนานไหม
raaw naan mǎi
is the wait long?
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
- restaurant
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ประมาณยี่สิบนาทีค่ะbprà-maan yîi-sìp naa-tii kâAbout twenty minutes.
Words inside it
From the same situation: Ordering like a local
- เมนูmenu
- แนะนำto recommend; to introduce
- พิเศษspecial; extra-large (portion)
- ธรรมดาregular, normal, ordinary
- เจvegan (Chinese-Thai style)
- มังสวิรัติvegetarian
- นั่งto sit
- ที่นั่งseat
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