Pi and Nong

Post by **Guess** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:46 pm

Thank you Oe and BG for the compliments.

Now my question is what can we call Oi.

Maybe an answer in Thai would be appropriate.

Post by **Jaime** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:49 am

My youngest (4 years old) addresses both his brothers aged 11 and 17 as 'pi,' so you don't necessarily need to be an adult, you just need to be older (or have higher status as has been posted previously) to be addressed in this way.

Post by **lomuamart** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:19 am

Guess wrote:Thank you Oe and BG for the compliments.

Now my question is what can we call Oi.

Maybe an answer in Thai would be appropriate.

No doubt in my mind - it's Nong Oe.
As far as BG is concerned, there are some words I could think of, but none would be in keeping with this forum.
Don't shoot me down in flames BG. Pom put len

Post by **Guess** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:04 am

lomuamart wrote:
Guess wrote:Thank you Oe and BG for the compliments.

Now my question is what can we call Oi.

Maybe an answer in Thai would be appropriate.
No doubt in my mind - it's Nong Oe.
As far as BG is concerned, there are some words I could think of, but none would be in keeping with this forum.
Don't shoot me down in flames BG. Pom put len

I can not think that you could possibly utter words that are not in keeping with this forum.

As far as Oe and Oi are concerned I think that in your case it should be Pii in both cases on the basis of status rather than age.

I did ask Oi if ther was an accepted way of addressing someone of similar age and status. Here reply was that in my case it would be completely unnecssary.

Pom put len

Post by Oe » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:29 am

Good morning forum and Sawasdee kah Pi Chai (many pi chai)
I am sure many of you guys on this forum is Pi Chai to me
Pi Chai mean Brother.
So if any of Thai person call you Pi Chai that is very nice and polite (young one then you)

To be polite and to make you feel not too bad so I will not call some of you as â€œPor Yaiâ€