How much?

In this Easy Thai lesson, learn how to ask “how much?” in Thai. Find out why Thai is written เท่าใด (tâo-dai) or เท่าไร (tâo-rai), but in everyday conversation people say เท่าไหร่ (tâo-rài). Then practise asking prices at the market, the petrol station and food stalls, using the pattern unit + ละ (lá) to ask the price per kilo, litre, bottle, box, glass, bag, pile and plate.

Useful phrases:
ส้มกิโลละเท่าไหร่คะ (sôm gì-loh lá tâo-rài ká) – How much are oranges per kilo?
น้ำขวดละเท่าไหร่ครับ (náam kùat lá tâo-rài kráp) – How much is a bottle of water?
แก้วละ 30 บาท (gâew lá sǎam-sìp bàat) – 30 baht per glass
กองละ 20 บาท (gong lá yîi-sìp bàat) – 20 baht per pile

You’ll also hear the names of fruit, drinks and street food, and plenty of prices in Thai baht. These are the questions you’ll use every time you go shopping in Thailand.

Absolute Beginner Classifiers Conversation Drinks Food Fruit Fuel Insects Market Money Numbers Prices Questions Shopping Street Food

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How much?

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