Travel and transportEntrance fee in Thai
“Entrance fee” in Thai is ค่าเข้าkâa-kâo; you'll also hear ค่าเข้าชมkâa-kâo-chom (on signs).
entrance fee noun everyday
- kâa falling
- kâo falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
admission fee (on signs) noun
- kâa falling
- kâo falling
- chom mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
ค่าเข้าkâa-kâo is the fee to get in; signs at museums and temples say ค่าเข้าชมkâa-kâo-chom, the "fee to enter and look". National parks and some famous temples charge foreigners several times the Thai price, and the Thai price is sometimes written only in Thai numerals. Foreigners with a Thai work permit or driving licence can sometimes pay the Thai rate.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- kha khao
- ka kao
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