ไม่ต้องทอน
mai dtong ton
To say "keep the change" in Thai, use ไม่ต้องทอน (mai dtong ton).
ไม่ต้องทอน is used when paying for something (like a taxi or a meal) to tell the person providing the service to keep the remaining balance.
Meaning: instruction to keep the change (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 'mai dtong' (no need/don't have to) and 'ton' (to give change/return money).
How do you pronounce it?
mai dtong ton
Did you know?
- While ไม่ต้องทอน is grammatically correct, many locals simply say ไม่เป็นไร (it is nothing/no problem) while waving away the coins to signal they don't want the change.
- Using this phrase with a taxi driver is common, but using it with a large supermarket cashier might be confusing as they are often required by strict accounting rules to return every single satang.
- The root word ทอน (ton) is used not only for returning change but also as a basis for words meaning 'reduction' or 'discount'.
Examples in context
- ไม่ต้องทอนครับmai tong thon khrapKeep the change.
- เศษเงินไม่ต้องทอนก็ได้ครับset ngoen mai tong thon ko dai khrapYou can keep the small change.
Example conversation
At a small street food stall.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanนี่ค่ะ เงินสี่สิบบาทnîi khâ nguen sì sìp bàatHere is forty baht.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitขอบคุณครับ เงินทอนห้าบาทครับkhòp khun khráp nguen thon hâa bàat khrápThank you. Here is five baht change.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanไม่ต้องทอนค่ะmâi tông thon khâKeep the change.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitขอบคุณมากครับคุณกนกวรรณkhòp khun mâak khráp khun ka-nok-wanThank you very much, Kanokwan.
