Lower intermediate · Phrases · 21 words
Asking for Favors & Permission
How to ask for help or permission, using combinations of ช่วย...หน่อย, ขอ..., and ...ได้ไหม.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ช่วยหน่อยได้ไหม | chûai nɔ̀i dâai mǎitɕʰûaj nɔ̀j dâːj mǎj | Could you give me a hand? | |
| รบกวนหน่อยนะครับ | róp-guan nɔ̀i ná khrápróp.kuan nɔ̀j náʔ kʰráp | Sorry to trouble you. | |
| รบกวนช่วยดูให้หน่อยได้ไหมครับ | róp-guan chûai duu hâi nɔ̀i dâai mǎi khrápróp.kuan tɕʰûaj duː hâj nɔ̀j dâːj mǎj kʰráp | Could I trouble you to take a look? | |
| ขอยืมหน่อยได้ไหม | khɔ̌ɔ yʉʉm nɔ̀i dâai mǎikʰɔ̌ː jɯːm nɔ̀j dâːj mǎj | Can I borrow this for a bit? | |
| ขอนั่งตรงนี้ได้ไหม | khɔ̌ɔ nâng dtrong-níi dâai mǎikʰɔ̌ː nâŋ troŋ.níː dâːj mǎj | May I sit here? | |
| ขอถ่ายรูปได้ไหมครับ | khɔ̌ɔ thàai rûup dâai mǎi khrápkʰɔ̌ː tʰàːj rûːp dâːj mǎj kʰráp | May I take a photo? | |
| ได้สิ | dâai sìdâːj sìʔ | Sure; of course. | |
| ไม่ได้ครับ | mâi dâai khrápmâj dâːj kʰráp | No, you can't; I can't. | |
| ขอคิดดูก่อนนะ | khɔ̌ɔ khít duu gɔ̀ɔn nákʰɔ̌ː kʰít duː kɔ̀ːn náʔ | Let me think about it. | |
| ฝากซื้อหน่อยได้ไหม | fàak sʉ́ʉ nɔ̀i dâai mǎifàːk sɯ́ː nɔ̀j dâːj mǎj | Could you pick something up for me while you're out? | |
| ฝากดูของแป๊บนึงนะ | fàak duu khɔ̌ɔng pɛ́p nʉng náfàːk duː kʰɔ̌ːŋ pɛ́p nɯŋ náʔ | Could you watch my things for a minute? | |
| ช่วยปิดแอร์หน่อย | chûai pìt ɛɛ nɔ̀itɕʰûaj pìt ʔɛː nɔ̀j | Could you turn off the AC? | |
| เปิดหน้าต่างได้ไหม | pə̀ət nâa-dtàang dâai mǎipɤ̀ːt nâː.tàːŋ dâːj mǎj | May I open the window? | |
| ขอเวลาอีกนิดนะครับ | khɔ̌ɔ wee-laa ìik nít ná khrápkʰɔ̌ː weː.laː ʔìːk nít náʔ kʰráp | Please give me a little more time. | |
| ช่วยเงียบหน่อยได้ไหม | chûai ngîap nɔ̀i dâai mǎitɕʰûaj ŋîap nɔ̀j dâːj mǎj | Could you be a little quieter? | |
| ขอเปลี่ยนได้ไหมครับ | khɔ̌ɔ plìan dâai mǎi khrápkʰɔ̌ː plìan dâːj mǎj kʰráp | Could I exchange this? | |
| ขอดูหน่อยได้ไหม | khɔ̌ɔ duu nɔ̀i dâai mǎikʰɔ̌ː duː nɔ̀j dâːj mǎj | Can I have a look? | |
| ช่วยเขียนให้หน่อยได้ไหมครับ | chûai khǐan hâi nɔ̀i dâai mǎi khráptɕʰûaj kʰǐan hâj nɔ̀j dâːj mǎj kʰráp | Could you write it down for me? | |
| ช่วยบอกเขาด้วยนะ | chûai bɔ̀ɔk khǎo dûai nátɕʰûaj bɔ̀ːk kʰǎw dûaj náʔ | Please let them know, okay? | |
| ขอเข้าไปได้ไหมครับ | khɔ̌ɔ khâo pai dâai mǎi khrápkʰɔ̌ː kʰâw paj dâːj mǎj kʰráp | May I come in? | |
| ช่วยเตือนด้วยนะ | chûai dtʉan dûai nátɕʰûaj tɯan dûaj náʔ | Please remind me, okay? |
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