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Old 21-03-2006, 01:29
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Originally Posted by Hobbsy
this is correct - if you watch thai tv (news etc) they pronounce the rolling 'R' much more clearly.

So Falang is how the average thai will say it but it really should be Farang. But we are all lazy in our pronunciation even in our native tongues.

Depends where you come from in Thailand

I find BKK thai alot easier to understand than an isaan accent or even a southern one. There is a big difference for sure

In my opinion there is no correct spelling from converting thai to roman, its phonetic so best as it sounds

simpe example krap, kurp, kap, whatevers suits

Quite funny about the teerak thing, iv only ever heard thai women talking to farangs and vice versa saying teerak, another 1 to keep the farang happy

Yip and without even knowing it, ive got a khon kaen accent when i speak thai

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