These
are some useful phrases you need to know for ordering
some drinks in Thailand. To make yourself sound
more polite, men should say "krab" at
the end and women should say "kaa".
In
the above sign, the words are (1) 10 baht for a
cup of drink (2) 10 baht for drinking water (3)
15 baht for a can of drink and (4) 30 baht for a
can of beer.
To
ask for something politely, you should normally
say "kor" with a rising tone instead of
"aow". However, at a noodle shop, the
above reply is acceptable.
A bottle of Coke. (coke neung
khuad)
When
you are ordering just one bottle, sometimes you
might hear people reverse the order and say: "coke
khuad neung" But, for other numbers, you
should use the above order of words.
A can
of Pepsi . (bep-see neung gra-bong)
One Coke
and two glasses with ice. (coke
neung nam-khang song)
I
have really shortened this phrase to what I normally
say when I eat at a noodle shop by the side of the
road. Translated word-by-word it says: "coke
one, ice two". They will know that I want to
share the coke with my girlfriend.
Can I
have three glasses. (khor gaew
sam bai)
This
is the proper sentence to use for asking for three
glasses.
I don't
want ice. (mai aow nam-khang)
Ice
at noodle shops is usually crushed, it is not as
hygenic as ice cubes. If you are not in Thailand
for long, you might want to skip the ice here.
You
want a large or small bottle?
(aow khuad yai reu lek)
To
reply to this question, just say "yai"
for large and "lek" for small.
These
are some useful phrases you need to know for ordering
some drinks in Thailand. To make yourself sound
more polite, men should say "krab" at
the end and women should say "kaa".