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Thai For Beginners - Lesson 1


MooNoi

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Try "poot dai nit noy, ngu ngu plaa plaa"

 

Good one!

I can use that.

Thanks, KS.

 

Whenever I use a little bit of slang or short Thai proverb -- such as that phrase above -- the Thais enjoy it a lot and everybody gets a laugh.

Worth learning a few phrases like that, just for the fun.

 

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Khun put pasa angrit chai mai

(you do speak the english Language ?)

 

That's more of a declarative sentence - it really means more like:

"you speak English, don't you?"

 

Better to say:

"Khun Put pasa angrit bpen mai?"

 

 

 

often results in Pom (dischan) pasat angrit Nit Noi

(I Speak A little English)

and off you go :)

 

 

should really be:

 

"Pom (Dichan, for a - really polite - female speaker) put pasa angrit nit noi"

 

or, better:

 

"Pom put pasa angrit dai bang"

 

Also I think "pood" is a more accurate transcription than "put" but to each his own.

 

As an aside "pom pasat angrit nit noi" could be loosly translated as "I am a little crazy (about) Brits." if the listener is in the mood for a good chuckle!!

 

Paul

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Off course you are right

 

but Pood our Put

is al same same, depending on you native language

me being dutch, leaving in Austria and more or less Fluent in also english have a problem there. which "way of speaking" to use.

 

put in german is almost like poot or pood in english. Since I follow the hai course her in Austria the teachers uses german based.

 

what i really miss in most thai language books is a phonetic description.

 

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How about adjectives using "na"?

 

gin = eat, na gin = "nice to eat"

Son Jai = interest(ed), na son jai = "interesting"

yet = crude word which means "to f**k", na yet = "f**kable" (I actually made this one up. Not for use in polite company)

 

Example: Sao (or phoo ying) khon nan, na yet mak mak. Which means: "That girl is very f**kable".

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