เช็คบิลด้วย
chek bin duai
In Thai, the phrase for "can I have the bill" is เช็คบิลด้วย (chek bin duai).
You use this phrase to request the total amount of money owed at the end of a meal in a restaurant. While เช็คบิลด้วย is a standard way to ask, you can also use เก็บเงินด้วย, which literally means "collect money please."
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase เช็คบิล is a loanword construction where เช็ค comes from the English word "check" and บิล comes from "bill".
How does it change in a sentence?
To increase politeness, speakers should add a gender-based particle to the end of the phrase. Male speakers should use เช็คบิลด้วยครับ (check bill please), while female speakers should use เช็คบิลด้วยค่ะ (check bill please).
How do you pronounce it?
chek bin duai
Did you know?
- In many Thai restaurants, instead of calling out the phrase, you can simply make a writing motion in the air with your hand to signal the server. This silent gesture is a widely understood and polite shorthand for asking for the bill.
- If you are dining in a group, the custom of 'splitting the bill' is often handled by one person paying the total and others transferring money via QR codes, making the single request for เช็คบิล a catalyst for a digital flurry.
- The word ด้วย at the end of เช็คบิลด้วย is often used in Thai to express 'also' or 'too', but here it functions as a softening particle to make the request less demanding.
Examples in context
- เช็คบิลด้วยค่ะcheck bin duai khaCan I have the bill, please?
- ขอเช็คบิลด้วยครับkho check bin duai khrapMay I have the bill, please?
- พี่ครับ เช็คบิลด้วยphi khrap check bin duaiExcuse me, can I have the bill?
Example conversation
Sirin and Cholasit are finishing their meal at a restaurant.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinอิ่มมากเลยค่ะ เช็คบิลด้วยนะคะim mak loei kha chek bin duai na khaI'm so full. Can I have the bill, please?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitเดี๋ยวผมจ่ายเองครับdiao phom chai eng khrapI'll pay for it.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinขอบคุณมากค่ะ ชลสิทธิ์khop khun mak kha CholasitThank you very much, Cholasit.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitยินดีครับ สิรินทร์yin di khrap SirinYou're welcome, Sirin.
