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How to say can you sell alcohol today?
in Thai
วันนี้ขายเหล้าได้ไหม
wan-níi kǎai lâo dâai mǎi
can you sell alcohol today?
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.
Worth asking before you queue at 7-Eleven on a holy day or the eve of an election.
- Where
- shopping
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- วันนี้วันพระ ขายไม่ได้ค่ะwan-níi wan-prá kǎai mâi dâai kâIt's a holy day, we can't sell it.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Dry days: holy days and election days
Words inside it
From the same situation: Weekend: temple, beach, Songkran
- ไปเที่ยวto go on a trip, to go out for fun
- วันหยุดholiday, day off
- ทะเลsea
- เกาะisland
- ภูเขาmountain
- น้ำตกwaterfall
- ธรรมชาติnature
- สงบpeaceful, quiet
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok drills วันนี้ขายเหล้าได้ไหม until you can say it without thinking, then shows you where to use it today. Plan a weekend trip and book tickets, behave well at a temple, survive Songkran, and tell people what you did and where you've been.
- 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.
The first week is free.