Jingjok
The viewing checklist Thais use
sà-pâap
A viewing is your one chance to check the สภาพ (condition) of a room before money changes hands. Turn on every tap and the shower (น้ำแรงไหม, is the pressure good?), run the aircon for a few minutes, open the fridge, flush the toilet, and look under the sink and around windows for damp. Ask how old the aircon is and when it was last cleaned. Check the noise at night if the room faces a main road or a construction site. Ask whether the building floods and where the parking is. Finally, photograph any existing damage and list it in the contract, so it can't come out of your deposit later.
Try this today
At your next viewing, turn on the shower and ask น้ำแรงไหม.
Learn this in “Apartment hunting” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- 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.