How to ask for the bill in Thai

The tone on every syllable

Thai has five tones, and each syllable carries one. Here's the shape your voice makes on each part of เช็คบิล. The dotted line is your normal speaking pitch.

Other ways to say it

เช็คบิลครับ	chék bin khráp the bill, please (man speaking)	▶
เช็คบิลค่ะ	chék bin khâ the bill, please (woman speaking)	▶

Getting it right

• chék is high and short: keep it up and stop it cleanly.
• bin is mid and level. Thai turns the English “bill” into bin.

When to use it

• Catch the server's eye, say เช็คบิล and add ครับ or ค่ะ.
• Plenty of people also make a little writing gesture in the air. It's understood everywhere.

Check your tones

Reading the tone is one thing; saying it is another. In Ravela's Pronunciation Lab you say เช็คบิล and see your pitch drawn over a native line, with notes on what to change. It's free to start, no card needed.

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Questions people ask

How do you ask for the bill in Thai?

เช็คบิลครับ if you're a man, เช็คบิลค่ะ if you're a woman.

What tones are in เช็คบิล?

High, then mid.

More Thai phrases

hello · thank you · sorry / excuse me · how are you? · delicious · how much? · beautiful · yes / no · where's the toilet? · excuse me · I love you · good night · what's your name? · I don't understand · where are you from? · khráp and khâ

The audio is Ravela's reference voice. Romanisation follows Ravela's house style, with the tone marked on every syllable.