Guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 any suggestions please on a thai phrase to use if someone is trying to charge me a ripoff farang price. Like `nice try mate, now tell me the correct price`? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 CHEEP HAI! GOO MAI CHAI KHON NGOH! AOW RAH-KAH THAI NAH. (But be prepared to duck ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharcyde Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 The above definately wont leave any doubt as for what you are talking about. Maybe you could just say:Mai aow ra-kah farang, aow ra-kah tammadah dee gwa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 what do these both mean, literally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 #1. Dammit! Do you think I'm a fool? Give me the Thai price, all right? #2. I don't want the Farang price. Could you give me the regular price? Same same ... but different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Hi, "CHEEP HAI! GOO MAI CHAI KHON NGOH! AOW RAH-KAH THAI NAH." This got a good laugh in the office Seriously though, you do *not* want to talk to people like that unless you are looking for a fight. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 cotambear123 said:any suggestions please on a thai phrase to use if someone is trying to charge me a ripoff farang price. Like `nice try mate, now tell me the correct price`? Despite the entertaining answers, I highly doubt that any phrase will work. You MUST negotiate if you with to get close to a locals price. In tourist areas, a rule of thumb that I use is that I counter at ~30% of the asking price and work it from there. Always have a price in your head that is your limit and stick to it. The key to successful negotiation is being willing to lose the deal to make it...that is, walk away if they will not meet your "perceived value" price. Nine times out of 10 they will chase you down the street and accept your price (if your price is actually near to the correct one and not stupidly low). Oh, and most important! Negotiations are not a competition, but are supposed to be fun. Act that way with the Thais and you will reap the rewards. And if you are devious and shopping for something more pricey than a trinket, be the first customer at their shop for the best deal. Chinese (and most Thais) believe that their first customer is a harbinger of how their day will go. If you buy, then it will be a good day. If you do not, then . so they will lower the price to the minimum to make the deal. In LoS, you will also see them rub the money from the first sale over the stock to give the product "incentive" to sell (i.e., good luck). Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boring_Man Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Good advice from SD, as usual. I'll also point out that learning one phrase in Thai--from an internet board, at that--is hardly going to earn you a lot of respect as a bargainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 gotta start somewhere............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Boring_Man said:Good advice from SD, as usual. Yeah. That wanker always spoils our fun by being serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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