Anyone know the Thai word for

[maxcherry]

BORED please?

[Nicke]

Bea (As in Beer), something like that.

[kjo2]

hi there

lazy or bored could be : khi giat

[maxcherry]

Thanks peeps but I need to be spot on here if I am trying to say BORED and I end up saying LAZY - could get me in trouble.

[sting]

Hello
think boring is 'naa beua'...

I think I usually hear it (I'm bored) as phome ruusuk beua, or simply, Buea leew!
And my favorite, if really bored, Buea ca' tie! (bored to death)

[LivinLOS]

The way my girl says it is Boo-a.. I thought it was just tinglish of bored but it seems boa (boo ah) is also for Thai

[maxcherry]

Thanks folks I will try one of these - but I am sure it will go tits up in the context I am going to use it.

[Whazzzup]

Buea Seng = That's so boring
Khee kiat = lazy

Source: English - Thai 3rd edition; The fun way to learn the language.

[SAM]

When I'm not having fun or I'm bored, I used the word "mic sanuk" I think sanuk means happy, fun, exciting, having a good time etc, so "mic sanuk" is the opposite of that.

[plahgat]

Bored is BEU-A, EU pronounced like number nine in french "NEUF" and A like in the thai-word for hello "SAWATDEE"!

[Tarzan]

Asked gf and she say buea seng and naa beua...

[IRISH JONNY]

Originally Posted by Tarzan

Asked gf and she say buea seng and naa beua...

WHICH GF?555555555555.....
IJ

[Tarzan]

Originally Posted by IRISH JONNY

WHICH GF?555555555555.....
IJ

The brand new one...

[Coyotee]

Originally Posted by Tarzan

The brand new one...

Are these the words she used on you?

Malaysian

[Tarzan]

Originally Posted by Malaysian

Are these the words she used on you?

Malaysian

Ha ha
Not yet anyway...

[geespot]

Livin Los is correct

Boo-a

but probably best said beu-a

G

[Tyfon]

Attached is a sound sample (MP3 Zipped because the forum won't accept it 'as is') for 'naa bua' or 'It's boring.'

From "Thai for Beginners".

Cheers,

K.

[joeblow]

Originally Posted by SAM

When I'm not having fun or I'm bored, I used the word "mic sanuk" I think sanuk means happy, fun, exciting, having a good time etc, so "mic sanuk" is the opposite of that.

I think you mean "mai sanuk" which means not fun.

Also yes "nar beua" is "it is boring"

I used the "Thai for Beginners book" with my course. It is quite good and I can recommend it for those who want to learn, just make sure you get the one with the CD.

[marc mcmillan]

Originally Posted by maxcherry

BORED please?

it is Beaua ...Thai pronounce it as Booa
Marc

[Flo Berlin]

thanks Tyfon, i was looking for something like that.
can you recommend it?
which set do you have?

thanks, flo

[Tyfon]

It's okay, bit expensive for what it is - a digital phrase book, but with sound. You can set for male or female voice or both (random) and browse through the sections looking for specific phrases (they are not indexed) as a 'quick' reference. Otherwise each section starts with the component words and sentences and then multiple-choice exercises (hear word/phrase then pick translation from around 10 choices). You don't get the book with the software unless you buy the book and software package specificaly. I don't have the book, but the software is enough for browsing and casual learning between work jobs 8^). For proper study I have bought Colloquial Thai publoshed by Routledge which is more dialogue-based.

Cheers,

K.

[Flo Berlin]

thanks for that,

i think i will check the price of colloquial thai here in bangkok today...
they now offer a set incl. paperback, 2 CDs and 2 casettes.

flo

[Tyfon]

That's what I bought (in London) - 29GBP or about just over 2000THB.

K.