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29-03-2007, 05:47
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Let's speak Thai
Most members on this board will never be in a position to have an even half ass conversation in Thai, yours truly (maybe) included.
On the other hand many of us know some very basic phrases such as: Sawasdee khrap (or kha): Hello khorb koon khrap (or kha): Thank you Aroy or Aroy Mak: Delicious or very delicious Mai ben rai: Never mind Chok dee: Good luck (also used as in cheers) Question for those who master more than the very basic (or more than has been mentioned here): Which [new] simple phrase(s) would you teach a person who is on/near bare grounds?
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29-03-2007, 08:23
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this site is great for the new learner:
Thai Language - Learn to Speak Thai
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29-03-2007, 15:02
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Nice website. I will do some studying there!
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29-03-2007, 16:41
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That's one I avoided learning to keep myself out of trouble. Don't want that slipping out  I stuck with more practical stuff like: juu con pom yi muang chang. chop mai? = My penis is big like an elephant. Like that? Side Note: juu is actually a boys penis. So it sounds cuter than the more vulgar words like 'khuay'. Plus contrasting it with an elephant gives it a little extra fun.
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29-03-2007, 16:46
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Take care with that, never over promise and under deliver ;-)
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29-03-2007, 16:55
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Actually the full joke was (when I used to bother)...They almost always said 'no'. you look relieved then say in thai "good it's the same as this" and hold up your pinky finger. laughing, confused, and curious. Stupid but it got me learning basic thai. Think of a new dumb joke, learn more words, repeat... So learning stupid things for the bar was most practical application at the time  Now I very rarely say anything even remotely impolite anywhere. they think better of you.
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Women with a past and men without a future grope and shuffle on the dance floor. Last edited by ATMwalking : 29-03-2007 at 16:58.
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29-03-2007, 17:14
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Nice one  You got some more?
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30-03-2007, 00:15
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Who: Krai When: Muer Arai Why: Tham mai the basic things you need to ask (you've got to understand the answer of course) Now I wish I'd learnt the one about having a **** the size of an elephant...
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30-03-2007, 00:30
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Yes I agree. Thanks for the site. I have seen one of the books but never purchased it.
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30-03-2007, 00:33
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5555 Mr. ATM can I steal that one from you. I actually used something similar but only in english. Yours is a bit funnier though. Did you get bad responses?
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30-03-2007, 00:46
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I could really do with knowing how to say in Thai>>>
"Pork noodle soup, yellow noodles" !! Anyone?
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30-03-2007, 02:01
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If you can count from 0-11 you can almost count endless. 1000 is easy really.
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30-03-2007, 02:13
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Farang bah means crazy farang. Farang ngo means stupid farang. Can you say ngo? Although chai does often mean yes, in most cases it is the inappropriate answer. Example: If asked, "Mii condom, mai?" (Do you have a condom?), the correct answer, assuming you had a condom, would be "Mii." If the question was "Mii condom, chai mai?", the answer would be, "Chai," but that is a different question, i.e., "You have a condom, don't you?" So, in most cases, chai is the incorrect way to say yes. They would probably still understand you answer, but they would definitely think you were a "farang ngo." BTW, if you didn't have a condom, when asked the first question, the correct answer would be "Mai mii."
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30-03-2007, 02:19
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OK thanks.. didn't know that. By the way, before they can ask I usually already have it in my hand 5555
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30-03-2007, 02:25
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Good one ATM!!  Slight correction, though. The second word would be cong or kong, not con. You could actually leave it out entirely also, since when they speak they usually do omit kong when indicating simple possession. But it is more correct, in the formal sense, to include it. It is bascially the difference between saying, "My penis," or "The penis of me." The latter is more correct, but the former would be more normally used. Being too correct, sometimes gives your speech a stilted sound, and most girls don't like that. You sound a bit like an English teacher, well, in this case, actually, a Thai teacher, which is a bit of a contradiction, coming off sounding like a teacher, when you can't even speak the language. This is an inherent problem in learning to speak correct Thai.Not that it really matters. Mai pen lai, khrap! P.S. For the sake of guys who might actually try to use that line, the "yi" is normally spelled "yai" and rhymes with why. And "muang" is incorrect, it's "meuan"(no ng ending). Also chang sounds like chung.(Does not rhyme with sang, rhymes with sung).
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30-03-2007, 02:37
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555555555555555.............You good man, kheemao!! 
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30-03-2007, 02:45
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That's good, but it's not jahk, it's yahk. Sorry to be a stickler, but you'll be much better off if you say it right. And the "mei" is pronounced same as the English word my, not like the word me.
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30-03-2007, 02:59
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Pork noodle soup is guay teeowl mu. I asked about the yellow noodles the other day. The vendor told me, "Sen luang." It might be more correct to say "Sen sii luang." Sii luang means literally "color yellow," which is the proper way to say yellow, but he just said "sen luang," and left out the sii, so I guess that's OK. BTW, the correct way to say pork noodle soup is guay teeowl nam mu, but when I used to ask for that, I got a lot of funny looks, and some people couldn't figure out what I wanted. Guay teeowl mu actually means pork noodles, and guay teeowl nam mu means pork noodle soup, but, as is often the case in Thailand, the normal way to say something is different from the textbook way. P.S. I love the yellow noodles, but have you tried the green ones. They are great. I think they are called, "Sen sii kheeowl," or just "Sen kheeowl."
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