อันนี้เท่าไหร่
an ni thao rai
The English phrase "how much is this?" is expressed in Thai as อันนี้เท่าไหร่ (an ni thao rai).
อันนี้เท่าไหร่ is a question used to ask for the price of a specific item.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase breaks down literally into อันนี้ (this thing) and เท่าไหร่ (how much).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
To make the phrase polite, add ครับ (khrap) if you are male or ค่ะ (kha) if you are female at the end of the sentence, as in อันนี้ราคาเท่าไหร่ครับ/ค่ะ.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word เท่าไหร่ (thao rai) can be replaced with กี่บาท (ki bat) if you want to specifically ask "how many baht?"
How do you pronounce it?
an ni thao rai
Did you know?
- The word เท่า (thao) in the phrase is related to the concept of 'equal' or 'equivalent', which is why it is used to ask about mathematical value.
- Adding ลดได้ไหม (lot dai mai), meaning 'can you discount?', immediately after asking อันนี้เท่าไหร่ is a standard social ritual in Thai street markets.
- When bargaining, Thais may use a higher-pitched, singing tone with เท่าไหร่ to signal that they find the price too high and wish to negotiate.
Examples in context
- อันนี้เท่าไหร่ครับan nii thao rai khrapHow much is this?
Example conversation
A young woman is asking a shopkeeper for the price of a souvenir.
- ณิชา Nichaอันนี้เท่าไหร่คะan nii thao rai khaHow much is this?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitสองร้อยบาทครับsong roi baat khrapTwo hundred baht.
- ณิชา Nichaลดหน่อยได้ไหมคะlot noi dai mai khaCan you discount it a little?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitไม่ได้ครับmai dai khrapI can't.
