What would you say if ...?

[Panrit "Gor" Daoruang]

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[Panrit "Gor" Daoruang]

4. You need to attract the attention of a shopkeeper.

[billk]

4. You need to attract the attention of a shopkeeper.

I'd wave my right hand up and down and shout: "Nong, nong, nong!"

Actually I'd say: "Khor thort khrap. Chuay dai mai khrap."

If there is a briefer but still polite thing to say, let me know.

BTW: What's the polite way to get a waiter's attention apart from smiling at them?

[Richard Barrow]

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[Pailin]

Original Post - Panrit
You need to attract the attention of a shopkeeper.

billk: I'd wave my right hand up and down and shout: "Nong, nong, nong!"

Although, if it is someone older than me, or someone that I know well (our neighborhood restaurant) I would call out พี่ค่ะ I once used น้องน้อง and was quietly corrected by my sister as being impolite.

[billk]

Although, if it is someone older than me, or someone that I know well (our neighborhood restaurant) I would call out พี่ค่ะ I once used น้องน้อง and was quietly corrected by my sister as being impolite.

I was definitely joking when I said I'd do that!

The Practical Thai Conversation video has a character calling out "Nong" to a waiter and I assume it is OK for khon Thai to do that. However, the only people I would ever call Nong are people I know nick-named Nong or children too old to call "Noo", whose names I don't know. For farang like me, a more respectful word is in order. I think "khor thort khrap" does the job adequately but would like to learn some other phrases.

[Panrit "Gor" Daoruang]

good job everyone . I hope you like this thread - here comes another one:

5. You want to tell a shopkeeper that you are just looking.

[Pailin]

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[Panrit "Gor" Daoruang]

6. Your friend tells you that her father died recently.

[DanD]

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