Travel Essentials: Tipping

Overview

Tipping is not expected in Thailand. However, in larger cities frequented by foreigners, it is becoming more accepted.

The baht (฿) is the Thai currency; the baht is divided into 100 satang. Tips are accepted in baht.

Tipping Guide

Setting	Gratuities
Transportation	Taxi drivers do not expect a tip. You can round up the fare or leave the change. A private driver should receive a ฿100 tip.
Hotels	Tipping is not expected, as most hotels will add a 10 percent service charge to your bill.
Restaurants, Bars, Cafés	Upscale restaurants add a 10 percent service charge to the bill, in which case you should not tip above this amount. In general, tips are not expected, but rounding up your bill or leaving the change is appreciated.

Terms for Payment and Tipping

Thai is the official language. English also is spoken throughout most of Thailand. Terms you might encounter and find useful for point-of-payment situations are below.

English	Thai	English Transliteration	Phonetic Pronunciation
The bill, please.	เช็คบิลหน่อยครับ/ค่ะ.	Chek bin noi krub/kha.	chêk bin nôi khráp/khá.
How much is this?	นี่ราคาเท่าไหร่คะ?	Nī̂ rākā thả̂w rài kha?	nee raa-ka thao rai kha?
Is service included?	บริการรวมอยู่ไหมคะ?	Borikān rūam yùu mǎi kha?	baw-ri-gaan ruam yoo mai kha?
Money	เงิน	Ngein	ngern
Yes	ใช่	Chı̀	chai
No	ไม่	Mị̀	mai
Please	กรุณา	Kruṇā	gûn-naa
Thank you	ขอบคุณ	K̄hxbkhuṇ	khop khun