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How to say did you win the lottery?
in Thai
ถูกหวยไหม
tùuk-hǔai mǎi
did you win the lottery?
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.
The small talk of the 1st and the 16th of every month.
- Where
- small-talk
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ไม่ถูกเลยmâi tùuk loeiNot a thing.
Words inside it
From the same situation: Merit, monks and luck
- บุญmerit
- บาปsin, demerit
- กรรมkarma
- บูชาto worship; to buy (an amulet, image) respectfully
- ศีลBuddhist precept
- ปล่อยปลาto release fish (for merit)
- การthe act of … (makes verbs into nouns)
- ตักบาตรto give alms to monks
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills ถูกหวยไหม until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Join a merit-making morning, talk about karma, spirits and luck, use polite eating words, and show respect for the monarchy and the anthem.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
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