แพงเกินไป
phaeng goen pai
In Thai, "too expensive" is said as แพงเกินไป (phaeng goen pai).
The phrase is used to express that the price of an item is higher than what is considered reasonable or affordable. You can turn this statement into a question by adding the particle ไหม to the end, forming แพงไปไหม (Is it too expensive?).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase แพงเกินไป is composed of three parts: แพง meaning expensive, เกิน meaning to exceed or surpass and ไป meaning away or gone. Together, they function to mean "too much" or "excessively."
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a more formal way to say "The price is too high," you can use ราคาแพงเกินไป. In informal situations, if you want to say "It's really expensive," you can use แพงจัง.
How do you pronounce it?
phaeng goen pai
Did you know?
- There is a slang way to say something is 'overpriced' or 'a rip-off' using the word ฟัน (fan), which means 'to chop' or 'to cut'. If a tourist feels they have been overcharged, they might say they were 'chopped' by the price.
- Thais often use the word แพง in a playful way to describe someone who is 'high maintenance' or has expensive tastes in partners.
- In Thai culture, if you say แพงไป (expensive too much) while smiling or using a soft tone, it is often taken as a playful signal to start a friendly bargaining session. This 'social bargaining' is a common cultural dance in Thailand.
Examples in context
- เมื่อใดก็ตามที่ฉันพบบางสิ่งที่ฉันชอบมันจะแพงเกินไปWhenever I find something I like, it's too expensive.This sentence is useful for expressing that something you like is too expensive using แพงเกินไป.Tatoeba #7878395 by pastelite, translation #1372 by brauliobezerra
- ราคานี้แพงมากThis price is very high.
- ราคานี้แพงจังเลยThis price is really expensive.
- กระเป๋าใบนี้แพงเกินไปkra-pao bai ni phaeng koen paiThis bag is too expensive.
- ค่าอาหารที่นี่แพงเกินไปkha a-han thi ni phaeng koen paiThe food price here is too expensive.
Example conversation
Nicha and Witthawat are looking at a menu in a restaurant.
- ณิชา Nichaอาหารในเมนูนี้แพงเกินไปไหมคะa-han nai me-nu ni phaeng koen pai mai khaIs the food in this menu too expensive?
- วิทวัส Witthawatใช่ครับ ผมว่ามันแพงเกินไปchai khrap phom wa man phaeng koen paiYes, I think it is too expensive.
- ณิชา Nichaงั้นเราไปกินร้านอื่นกันเถอะngan rao pai kin ran uen kan thoeThen let's go eat at another restaurant.
- วิทวัส Witthawatตกลงครับ ไปร้านแถวนี้ดีกว่าtok-long khrap pai ran thaeo ni di kwaAgreed, a restaurant around here is better.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
