Dumsoda Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 "ham" is lao for penis! Ham....or Hum????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 It's also a Thai term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Ham....or Hum????? à ¸«à ¸³ 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 In a strange coincidence the very next word in the dic. means to assault or hack off ( ham with a high tone )..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 à ¸«à ¹?à ¸³ it has actually a falling tone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumsoda Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Ham....or Hum????? à ¸«à ¸³ 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! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 "ham" is lao for penis! Hmmm... the people I hung out with used to use khoi/khoy. Could have been a slang term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Hmmm... the people I hung out with used to use khoi/khoy. Could have been a slang term. Were these male friends J2.... Were you all hanging out at the same time.... May need a ruling here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 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" << Instant Lao 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 "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 à ¸?à ¸§à ¸¢ khuay (middle tone) not to mixed up with à ¸?à ¸§à ¸²à ¸¢ khwaay (middle tone) = buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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