luckyfarang Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Here are some Thai expressions and sayings, almost none of which are literal translations: Wua gae(l) chawp(f) gin yaa(f) awn(l) - - Old men like young girls Look(f) gra(l)-soon® mai(f) gee(l) baat(l) - - Life is cheap (a veiled threat) Ngoo ngoo bplaa bplaa - - by the seat of oneâ??s pants**, self-taught** Naa(f) neua(h) jai seua® - - Wolf in sheepâ??s clothing Poo(f) raai(h) nai grawp(l) nak(h) bun - - Wolf in sheepâ??s clothing Suai® dtae(l) roop(f), joop(l) mai(f) hawm® - - Beauty is only skin deep Gleun mai(f) khao(f) kai mai(f) awk(l) - - Between a rock and a hard place Yaa(l) ching suk(l) gawn(l) haam(l) - - Donâ??t jump the gun** Gam-paeng mee hoo® bpra(l)-dtoo mee dtaa - - The walls have ears Weh-laa bpen ngern bpen tawng - - Time is money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Thanks for the nice bunch of odd ball and very useful expressions- half of which I did not know! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 rawy baht = what taxi drivers at the bottom of cowboy ask for to go Nana Disco Fuck off = the appropriate reply cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Ngoo ngoo bplaa bplaa - - by the seat of oneâ??s pants**, self-taught** I'd venture to say that maybe even a better translation is "I know more than you think I know." Good stuff there LF. Thanks. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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