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1. How to ask for the bill in Thai
2. How to ask for payment in Thai examples
   1. How to ask for payment in Thai formal
   2. How to ask for payment in Thai informal
3. Summary of useful vocabularies for “How to ask for payment in Thai”

After you finish your meal, you may want to ask the waiter for the payment but how to ask for payment in Thai like a local? Let’s take a look at the useful vocabularies and how to ask for payment in Thai examples through this blog together.

How to ask for the bill in Thai

If you are in a proper restaurant such as a restaurant in the mall or you need the bill as evidence for the company’s expense, you can ask to get the bill by saying “Excuse me, can I have a bill? = kăaw-tôot ná kráp / kăaw bin dâi mái kráp? (ขอโทษนะครับ ขอบิลได้ไหมครับ?)” 

Note: kráp (ครับ) or ná kráp (นะครับ) is polite ending word for man in Thai.

However, if you are in a local restaurant, they normally do not have bills so you can just ask for the payment directly. 

Let’s take a look at how to ask for payment like a local!

How to ask for payment in Thai examples

How to ask for payment in Thai formal

• kăaw-tôot ná ká / róp-guuan kít ngoen dâi mái ká? (ขอโทษนะคะ รบกวนคิดเงินได้ไหมคะ?) = Excuse me, may I ask you to calculate the expense?
• kăaw-tôot ná ká / gèp dtang dâi mái ká? (ขอโทษนะคะ เก็บตังค์ได้ไหมคะ?) = Excuse me, could you please collect the money?

Note: 

• kà (ค่ะ) or ná ká (นะคะ) is polite ending word for woman in Thai.
• ká (คะ) is polite ending word for woman in Thai for question.
• Money in Thai is either ngoen (เงิน) or dtang (ตังค์)

In Thai, asking if they can calculate how much it costs or collect the money is the typical way for locals to ask for payment in Thai.

How to ask for payment in Thai informal

• píi ka / kít dtang kà (พี่คะ คิดตังค์ค่ะ) = Older brother / sister, calculate the money please.
• píi ka / gèp ngoen kà (พี่คะ เก็บเงินค่ะ) = Older brother / sister, collect the money please.

Note:

píi (พี่) is the word for older siblings in Thai. Thai people use this word a lot in daily life to call people in general as it shows closeness and friendliness to people you talk to. However, if you think they are actually younger than you, you can use the word náawng (น้อง) instead.

Summary of useful vocabularies for “How to ask for payment in Thai”

• Excuse me or sorry = kăaw-tôot (ขอโทษ)
• Polite ending word for man = kráp (ครับ) or ná kráp (นะครับ)
• Polite ending word for woman = kà (ค่ะ), or ná ká (นะคะ)
• Polite ending word for woman for question = ká (คะ)
• Disturb, may I? = róp-guuan (รบกวน)
• Calculate, think = kít (คิด)
• Money = ngoen (เงิน) or dtang (ตังค์)
• Can = dâi (ได้)
• Yes-no question word = mái (ไหม)
• Collect, keep = gèp (เก็บ)
• Older siblings or people in daily life = píi (พี่) 
• Younger siblings or people in daily life = náawng (น้อง)

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