Restaurant

Join a meal out at a Thai restaurant in this Easy Thai story! Three friends sit down, look through the menu, and order Thai favourites like ต้มยำกุ้ง (dtôm-yam gûng), ผัดไทย (pàt tai) and ราดหน้า (râat nâa), along with drinks including a watermelon smoothie. Once everyone is full, it’s time to call the waiter over, check the bill, and work out how to split 350 baht three ways, with a little help from a phone calculator.

Thai Vocabulary:
พนักงานเสิร์ฟ (pá-nák-ngaan sə̀əp) – Waiter / Waitress
จะรับอะไรดีคะ (jà ráp à-rai dii ká) – What would you like to order?
คิดเงินค่ะ (kít ngən kâ) – Can I have the bill, please?
หารกัน (hǎan gan) – To split the bill
สแกนจ่าย (sà-gɛɛn jàai) – To pay by scanning a QR code
เงินสด (ngən sòt) – Cash

Practise the phrases you’ll need for ordering food and drinks, getting the waiter’s attention, and paying the bill next time you eat out in Thailand!

Advanced Beginner Calculator Classifiers Drinks Eating Out Food Friends Maths Money Numbers Ordering Paying Politeness Restaurant Story Thai Food

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Restaurant

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