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How to say can I smoke here?
in Thai
สูบบุหรี่ที่นี่ได้ไหม
sùup-bù-rìi tîi-nîi dâai mǎi
can I smoke here?
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.
… ได้ไหม asks if something is allowed. ได้ = yes, ไม่ได้ = no. A slow, smiling ได้ค่ะ can still mean 'I'd rather you didn't'.
- Where
- smoking
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ข้างนอกค่ะkâang-nâawk kâOutside, please.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Smoking in Thailand: ask first
Words inside it
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- ครับpolite particle (male speakers)
- ค่ะpolite particle for statements (female speakers)
- คะpolite particle for questions (female speakers)
- ขอบคุณthank you
- ขอโทษsorry
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