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Ham....or Hum?????

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in my online dictionary it is transliterated as ham (rising tone); but you might be closer if you take hum!

has definitely nothing to do with ham and bacon! :neener:

 

Thanks samak.....It was a genuine question....I wasn't sure, so I asked..

 

As for ham & bacon...... we are talking about "The pork sword"..... so there is a slight connection...LOL

 

Cheers DC

 

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How to fake it:

 

Doesn't the initial "R" often become an "H" rather than an "L"? For instance: "Rawn" (hot) becomes "Hawn" and "rak" (love) becomes "hak"

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Speak Thai already? Here's a three-step program for instant Lao fluency (or pretense thereof):

 

The letter "r" must be eliminated.

 

- At the beginning of a word, "r" turns into "l": roi â?? loi "hundred"

 

- Within a word, "r" turns into "l": karunaa â?? kalunaa "please"

 

- In a cluster, "r" disappears completely: prathet â?? pathet "country"

 

All "ch" turn into "x" (pronounced "s"). chang â?? xang "elephant"

 

Say baw instead of mai when you want to say "no" or ask a question. >>

 

 

http://wikitravel.org/en/Lao_phrasebook

 

 

 

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"ham" is lao for penis!

Hmmm... the people I hung out with used to use khoi/khoy.

Could have been a slang term.

you mean this one �วย khuay (middle tone)

not to mixed up with �วาย khwaay (middle tone) = buffalo

 

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