เรียกแรง
rîiak raeng
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] overcharge; [to] quote a high price
To ask for too much money for goods or services; to quote an excessively high price.
Examples
วินมอเตอร์ไซค์win mor-dter-saiวินมอเตอร์ไซค์win mor-dter-sai1motorcycle taxi driver (Thailand)2motorcycle‑taxi stand/collectiveคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เรียกแรงrîiak raengเรียกแรงrîiak raeng[to] overcharge; [to] quote a high priceไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)
That motorcycle taxi quoted a bit too high of a price, so I walked back myself.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)Part 2
เรียกแรงrîiak raengเรียกแรงrîiak raeng[to] overcharge; [to] quote a high price