Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Thai Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Thai. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask "How much does this cost?" as a female speaker in Thai. |
| Jay: [Normal] อันนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่คะ(an-níi raa-khaa thâo-rài khá) |
| Eric: First is a pronoun meaning "this" |
| Jay: [Normal] อันนี้ [Slow] อันนี้ (an-níi) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "price” or “cost" |
| Jay: [Normal] ราคา [Slow] ราคา(raa-khaa) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning "how much" |
| Jay: [Normal] เท่าไหร่ [Slow] เท่าไหร่(thâo-rài) |
| Eric: Last is the sentence ending particle to make questions and requests polite when you’re a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] คะ [Slow] คะ(khá) |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning "How much does this cost?" as a female speaker. |
| Jay: [Slow] อันนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่ครับ [Normal] อันนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่ครับ |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, "How much does this cost?" as a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] อันนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่ครับ(an-níi raa-khaa thâo-rài khráp) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "this" |
| Jay: [Normal] อันนี้ [Slow] อันนี้ (an-níi) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "price” or “cost" |
| Jay: [Normal] ราคา [Slow] ราคา(raa-kaa) |
| Eric: Next is the phrase meaning "how much" |
| Jay: [Normal] เท่าไหร่ [Slow] เท่าไหร่(thâo-rài) |
| Eric: Last is the sentence ending particle that increases the level of politeness when the speaker is a male. |
| Jay: [Normal] ครับ [Slow] ครับ(khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again to the question meaning "How much does this cost?" as a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Slow] อันนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่ครับ [Normal] อันนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่ครับ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning "OK, I'll take this one." as a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Normal] โอเค ผมเอาอันนี้แหละ(phǒm ao an-níi làe) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "OK" |
| Jay: [Normal] โอเค [Slow] โอเค (phǒm) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "I" for male speakers. |
| Jay: [Normal] ผม [Slow] ผม(phǒm) |
| Eric: Next is the verb meaning "to take" |
| Jay: [Normal] เอา [Slow] เอา(ao) |
| Eric: Next is the pronoun meaning "this” or “this one" |
| Jay: [Normal] อันนี้ [Slow] อันนี้(an-níi) |
| Eric: Last is the sentence ending particle that implies the speaker's confirmation or determination. |
| Jay: [Normal] แหละ [Slow] แหละ(làe) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "OK, I'll take this one." as a male speaker. |
| Jay: [Slow] โอเค ผมเอาอันนี้แหละ [Normal] โอเค ผมเอาอันนี้แหละ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, "It's a little too expensive." for both male and female speakers. |
| Jay: [Normal] มันแพงไปหน่อย(man phaaeng bpai nàwy) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning "It" |
| Jay: [Normal] มัน [Slow] มัน(man) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning "expensive" |
| Jay: [Normal] แพง [Slow] แพง(phaaeng) |
| Eric: Last is the phrase meaning "a little too" |
| Jay: [Normal] ไปหน่อย [Slow] ไปหน่อย(bpai nàwy) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning "It's a little too expensive." for both male and female speakers. |
| Jay: [Slow] มันแพงไปหน่อย [Normal] มันแพงไปหน่อย |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jay: After asking Raa-khaa thâo-rài? meaning “How much is it”, remember to add khá or khráp afterwards to make your request polite. In a casual situation, however, you can omit these and just say Raa-khaa thâo-rài?, meaning “How much”? |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Jay: สวัสดี ค่ะ |
Comments
HideLet's practice asking prices here!
Hello Sam,
Thank you for your comment. นี่ นั่น นู่น are pronouns which can stand alone นี่อะไร /นี่ใคร/นี่ ใช่ไหม and นี้ นั้น นู้น adjective or adverb describing classifier. อันนี้ /วันนี้ /วันนั้น /ตอนนั้น / ผู้ชายคนนั้น / ผมเอาอันนี้ 👍 Hope that helps. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. I will be glad to help.
สวัสดีค่ะ sa-wat-dii kha
ปริษา Parisa
Team ThaiPod101.com
Hi, what the difference between อันนี้ and นี่? I always used นี่ nîi. Thank you
Hi Ruud,
Thank you. Men can also say it. We add that just for the voice recorder, so he/she knows what to do for audio. Hope that helps. Please feel free to let me know if you have any future questions. I will be glad to help.
Have a good day.
ปริษา Parisa
Team ThaiPod101.com
"Phrase 4, man phaaeng bpai nàwy - It's a little too expensive. (feminime)"
I'm confused, can't this phrase be used by both female and males? Or how would you say it in a masculine way?
Hello sandy,
Thank you for your comment. Yes, you can just ask "tao-rai kha". Hope that's help. Please let me know if you have any future questions. I will be glad to help.
Have a good day.
ปริษา Parisa
Team ThaiPod101.com
can you also just ask thao-rai kha?
Hello Steven,
Thank you for asking. Yes, you can. :) Hope that helps. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. I will be glad to help.
Have a nice day.
Parisa
Team ThaiPod101.com
Hello
Can I say it 'phom ao an-nii khrap' instead of 'phom ao an-nii lae'?
Cheers
😁