Guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 yaak ja yuu gap khun do u need to say 'ja', how would it change the meaning? "I dont care what we do or where we go I just want to be with you." I might have said, "pai nai, thaam arai, go-dai! yaak u gap khun, kaow jai ba?" Not very literal, does it work though? the "kaow jai ba?" is meant to make it sound sort of 'cute', 'emploring'... Would it be better to say "yaak ja u gup khun" adding the particle "ja", does this make it mean " I JUST want to be with you" Phom mai sonjai raw ja tham aray ruu pai nai. How do u say this: "... tham-aray-ruu ..." or ".... ruu-pai- nai" never heard this. And what does the "ruu" mean (or add)? phom geh yaak yuu gap khun What does "geh" mean? 'just?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 'ja daek an diaw could this be 'the same" (I'll have)? And what is this slang? Whats it mean? sak tee Whats it mean? jiangdiaow Whats it mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 "daek" is slang for eating generally used in connection with animals, a word you should never use unless you are with good friends who speak that slang, and also if you are somewhat fluent also in the nonverbal communication. even with friends there are situations where you can say it, and where you can't. can't really help you with the direct translations of the other words, "jiangdiaow" means somewhat "only". "sak tee" i don't know the direct translation. i have never really learned thai properly, learned it like a baby memorising whole phrases and sentences in the context and expanded from that. most of what i say i could not really translate directly, just the sense of it. and i'm still learning all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 Hi, "do u need to say 'ja', how would it change the meaning?" It turns it into future tense (?), "I would like to" rather than "I want" "And what does the "ruu" mean (or add)?" "ruu" means 'or' "What does "geh" mean? 'just?'" Yes, well 'only' would be closer I think. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 "I just want to be with you."Phom yaak ja yuu gap khun. (this is "I want to be with you", I guess you could add "thawnan" (only) to get what you asked for) "yaak yuu gap khun khondiaw" seems to sound more natural I would venture Isn't "thawnan" closer to "like that" or "that's it" (depending on the situation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Hi Tawnan (à ·èÒ¹Ñé¹) means just, only etc. "No more no less". Often used with numbers or prices quoted. Can be used in the sentence and so could Khon Diaw be used. Depending a bit on the situation. Khon Diaw actually means one person. So in this context it would imply that you want to be with just her (no one else around). But now we get a bit in details and start confuding newbie's with the language. Better to keep it simple and that was KS's objective in his first answer IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmine Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 [color:"red"] sorry, jasmine.... [/color] You are enjoying yourself too much, my dear. Cheers! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 no,no! More details please! its not just newbies reading! The newbies can take what they need, but all that detailed context stuff is wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 Well, what else do you want to know....... in detail that is. Problem is like always that you could indeed just translate an english phrase, but the Thai translation may in certain situation not a very good one. So KS just came up with a few simple translations that could be used. You want to subtleties of a language you need to learn it to a fairly advanced level first, so that speaking it comes sort of natural to you. Otherwise it'll only get you confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 Of course, any explanations here must include its 'socio' context, that is, how it is 'used.' The context in which the phrase has meaning. This would be short of 'showing' how the phrase may be used in various situations, which isn't really possible here. Don't 'hold back' for fear of confusing newbies, cause they aint the only ones reading! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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