Comments on: Episode 10 : How to shop in Thailand

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https://codylqttv.rimmablog.com — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:12:03 +0000

Buena información.

By: Siti

Siti — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:29:13 +0000

Hi Mia,

sawadee chap what is the meaning?

kat kunkap?

Can u teach me the easiest thai language if want to go somewhere or want the price cheaper

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:49:55 +0000

lol Michel , you are funny!!!

Let’s me break it down so others could understand

-lot rhaa kaa dai mai? :can you give a discount?
-aan nii mai thuuk : this one is not cheap.
-pom kit waa an nii phaeng maak! : I think, this one is very expensive.
-khun mai ruu wa pom bpen farang jon! : you don’t know that I’m a poor foreigner.
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By: Michel

Michel — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:43:33 +0000

bargaining in Thai is a good conversation practice…. yes yes…

Sometimes I buy me a beer at the market, at the same place where Thai people go, so low price and no bargain possible but I will say someting like : lot rhaakaa? mai dai? how aan nii mai thuuk! pom kit waa an nii phaeng maak! khun mai ruu wa pom bpen farang jon! of course with a smile and expect make contact and keep practicing.

By: Lani

Lani — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 05:17:57 +0000

Very good point Keith about not knowing what is a fair price. The best advice I can think of is to pursue and take your time by comparing prices. Although folks that are usually good with money, I think, have a tendency to already to this. No impulse shopping!

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:12:00 +0000

Ha ha – I think men are the same the whole world over!!

By: Mia

Mia — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:13:49 +0000

@Keith, you are right about men..they dont like to bargain too much..if they find its expensive they just walk away…right?
On the brighter side, bargaining in Thai is a good conversation practice and if you get a discount it’s bonus of your hard work(in learning Thai)

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:16:47 +0000

I never feel comfortable with bartering and haggling over prices, I do it in markets as I feel otherwise I am probably being taken for a ride! I never doing very seriously though. The problem is you really have to know what is a fair price.

My wife used to be expert at it. Usually starting with a joke, she would do all the walking away dramas and so on. My job was to be the straight guy, telling her that it was still too expensive and that we could not buy it. All to save a few rupiah or lire.

There was, a while back, a series on UKTV encouraging people to always try to bargain over prices in shops when buying larger goods and gave lots of tips. It’s interesting that I find women tend to be better at it than men. That may, of course, be that we men just want to get the shopping over and done with