Thai Word of the Day?

Post by **PeteC** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:17 pm

Yes, this has been dormant for too long, thanks for resurrecting it. Let me think. Hope others will join in again as well.

Pete

Post by **Vital Spark** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:36 pm

I learnt a new word the other day (although I haven't had the opportunity to use it yet) -

'tii lang' - which means later. You can use it when you don't want to go somewhere/eat/drink or do whatever at that particular time.

Mai ow .....(whatever)... diow nii, tii lang reu ka/kap.
(Don't want...(to do whatever)...now, later OK?)

VS

Apologies for transliteration, but I spell it as I hear it

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:12 pm

As far as i'm aware, Mai ow = not want. Mai = not Ow = want.

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:37 pm

Always found "Gam sanong gam" useful. To the best of my knowledge it means "What goes around comes around".

There are other ways to say it but this one is the easiest to remember.

Post by **PeteC** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:38 pm

Why don't we turn this around a bit and post a word or phrase in English that the poster wants to know how to say in Thai, you know, something that you want to say and sticks in your mind but don't know how to when the situation arises. Perhaps some of us on here can give an adequate translation? Pete

Post by **bluezephyr** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:39 am

Randy Cornhole wrote:As far as i'm aware, Mai ow = not want. Mai = not Ow = want.

I learnt this one pretty quickly on my second visit after i couldnt shift the people trying to sell me stuff, I have a good laugh with some of the flower sellers in the bar, I was Known as as Ki neow!!

So, Unless im in the mood for buying 20 baht flowers or other useless stuff

Mai ow khap, Pom KI NEOW!! Now i can say Mai ow khap in fairly good Thai i can shake anyone off without any sellers persistance.

How about Hoop Baht Kun paak yai! If ive transliterated it properly. When someones giving you an earful of Thai yakyak

'im Lao Khap' was another to learn when thai familys thought i could eat like a horse. trying to keep eating and not know how to say im full

And Hong nam ti ny??? After a near fatal accident of needing the toilet and a dash back to the only known toilet which was in the hotel quite a distance away.

Post by **Big Boy** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:05 am

Sorry bluezepher, neither my wife nor I can make any sense of

Hoop Baht Kun paak yai

Can you give us a clue please?

Post by **bluezephyr** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:14 am

Supposed to be, Shut up you big mouth, From the little bits ive picked up maybe it doesnt make sense atall

Post by **Big Boy** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:45 am

It's obviously my Janner accent

I've just given my wife your English translation, and she has said that is, "Hoop Baht Kun paak yai"

And then she wonders why I'll only talk Thai to my Grand Daughters - they don't take the p*ss .................... yet.

Post by **baron_wastelanduk** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:50 pm

i always liked mah mong krung bin always made me smile
it means something is impossible but literally trabslates as dog look aeroplane

Post by **raphoedon** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:57 am

My Thai is limited, phrases that have helped are"mai ow cab", for flowers etc.Mai co jai(I don't understand) for persistant haggeling.
And my favourite, which is used in a Bg situation is to substite "mai pen dry" for "Bo pin yang doh", which is the Issan equivelant. The result is normaly, this man is no mug.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:19 am

I thought shut up was - sow wow.

I also use - put bow bow. Which I was told means talk quietly...

Isn't this fun...

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:23 pm

Randy Cornhole wrote:I thought shut up was - sow wow......

Think that might be Isaan/Lao Randy.

Post by **Randy Cornhole** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:26 pm

Ah yes that may be the case. Iv'e been corrupted. Sabai de bore krap...

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:15 pm

spitfire wrote:
Randy Cornhole wrote:I thought shut up was - sow wow......
Think that might be Isaan/Lao Randy.

Well my GF doesn't speak Isaan/Lao (2nd Language is Cambodian) but I still get told to "Sow wow"

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