เบียร์หนึ่งขวด
bia neung khuat
The English phrase "one beer" can be translated into Thai as เบียร์หนึ่งขวด (bia neung khuat).
Use เบียร์หนึ่งขวด to refer to a single bottle of beer. If you wish to order the drink naturally, you can add ขอ (to request or ask for) to the beginning of the phrase to say "May I have one bottle of beer" as ขอเบียร์หนึ่งขวด.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of เบียร์ (beer), หนึ่ง (one) and ขวด (bottle).
How does it change in a sentence?
To request a glass of beer instead of a bottle, replace the classifier ขวด (bottle) with แก้ว (glass) to say เบียร์หนึ่งแก้ว.
How do you pronounce it?
bia neung khuat
When do people say it?
When celebrating or drinking with others, you can say ชนแก้ว! to mean "Cheers!" in Thai.
Did you know?
- If you order เบียร์หนึ่งขวด at a local street stall, you will often be served the bottle with a small glass of ice on the side to pour the beer into.
- In a lively social setting, instead of asking for 'one beer', you might hear people use the word สด (sod), meaning 'fresh'. This is used to request draft beer rather than bottled beer.
- Thai has a specific word for 'drinking alcohol' called ดื่มเหล้า, which literally means 'drink liquor' regardless of whether you are actually drinking beer.
Examples in context
- ขอเบียร์หนึ่งขวดครับ.kho bia nueng khuat khrap.One bottle of beer, please.
- ฉันต้องการเบียร์หนึ่งขวด.chan tong kan bia nueng khuat.I want one bottle of beer.
- สั่งเบียร์หนึ่งขวดมาหรือยัง?sang bia nueng khuat ma rue yang?Have you ordered one bottle of beer yet?
Example conversation
A man and a woman are at a small bar.
- ณิชา Nichaสั่งเบียร์หนึ่งขวดหรือยังคะ?sang bia nueng khuat rue yang kha?Have you ordered one bottle of beer yet?
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatยังครับ เดี๋ยวผมสั่งเบียร์หนึ่งขวดให้ครับ.yang khrap diao phom sang bia nueng khuat hai khrap.Not yet, I will order one bottle of beer for us.
- ณิชา Nichaขอบคุณค่ะ คุณธีรภัทร.khop khun kha khun theeraphat.Thank you, Teeraphat.
- ธีรภัทร Theeraphatไม่เป็นไรครับ ณิชา.mai pen rai khrap nicha.You're welcome, Nicha.
