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How to say very pretty
in Thai
สวยมาก
sǔai mâak
very pretty
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.
Sellers say it to you constantly. Return the compliment about their goods and the bargaining gets friendlier.
- Where
- market
- Register
- polite
Words inside it
From the same situation: Shopping and the market
- ซื้อto buy
- ขายto sell
- ของthings, stuff
- ตัวclassifier for clothes and animals
- ลูกclassifier for round fruit and balls
- คันclassifier for vehicles
- คู่pair (classifier)
- มีto have; there is
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills สวยมาก until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Buy clothes, fruit and everyday things: ask for sizes and colours, compare, bargain politely, and exchange or return.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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