In the
seventh lesson, you will learn some useful phrases that you can
use with a taxi or tuk tuk driver. We will teach you how to say
where you are going, and if you are in a tuk tuk, how to negotiate
the price.
  To
ask to go somewhere....
Really, you can shorten
this to just "bai xxx dai mai?". The word "bai"
means "go". You have already met "dai mai"
which is a useful phrase to use when asking someone if you can
do something. As before, "dai" means yes you can and
"mai dai" means no you cannot!
To
ask to go to an address written down....
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Say
prod par pom bai tee yoo
nee krap |
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Say
prod par di-chun bai tee
yoo ne ka |
Again, you can just
shorten this to "bai tee nee dai mai krap/ka".
The word "tee nee" means here and you should
point to a map or address when you say that!
To
ask for the fare
Like most Thai phrases,
you can shorten this to just "tao-rai krap/ka"!
Don't forget, in a tuk tuk the fare is negotiable and if in a
taxi, make sure you see them turn on the meter.
To
ask to reduce the fare....
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Say
lot ra-kaa noi dai mai krap |
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Say
lot ra-ka noi dai mai ka |
Adding the word "noi"
makes this request seem more polite. It really means "a little".
This is a good phrase for you to use when shopping. If he won't
reduce the price, he will probably say "mai dai".
To
ask the driver to stop the taxi....
Really, you can shorten
this to just "yoot tee nee" which means "stop
here".
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