Coss Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Now take anything I say with a grain of salt, as I am the last person who would know this but... I have always been under the impression that Kee Mah (Dog Shit) is the appropriate term here. From wife come Surin. If I got his wrong I have demonstrated to all and sundry that my Thai language skills are non existent. Coss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I just use, koh hok, seems to get the job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preahko Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi, "Toh lae is probably the central dialect word(s) you are looking for. It is not polite. Ki Moh is another central dialect word that is slightly more polite than Toh lae." Familiar with both of these words, but neither sum up what I think of when saying 'Bullshit'. I guess the B.S. might be the closest. Sanuk! Yes, "toh lae" is the closest in meaning, but it is very strong, should only be used between close friends...and if you have a farang face, it may not even be tolerated by your close Thai friends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hi, I think of 'toh lae' as something a person is, not as an exclamation on what I think of something. I.e. a person can be 'toh lae' (and I get the impression it is mostly used with girls/women), but an idea or opinion can not. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 How about....rai(H) saa® ra(H) à ¹?à ¸£à ¹?à ¸ªà ¸²à ¸£à ¸° yep - i use this often; but its meaning is not as strong as the western "bullshit" much stronger (pretty offensive) would be à ¸?à ¸µà ¹?à ¹?à ¸?à ¹?à ¸² ngee ngao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 yeah.....the gf says that to me all the time. Didn't think KS wanted to say something like that in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 How about....rai(H) saa® ra(H) à ¹?à ¸£à ¹?à ¸ªà ¸²à ¸£à ¸° yep - i use this often; but its meaning is not as strong as the western "bullshit" much stronger (pretty offensive) would be à ¸?à ¸µà ¹?à ¹?à ¸?à ¹?à ¸² ngee ngao Familiar with both of those, but never considered using them in situations that call for 'Bullshit'. Not really sure if there is an equivalent in Thai that really sums up the same feelings. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hi, Maybe an example would help. English: Person A: Thaksin is a really nice guy. Person B: Bullshit! Thai: Person A: Thaksin bpen khon dee maak. Person B: ??? None of the words so far suggested would really make sense in that scenario I think. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 IMHO, raisara could be used in this case... another possibiltiy would be à ¸?à ¸²à ¸¢à ¸¥à ¸° tai la à ¸?à ¸²à ¸¢à ¸?à ¸£à ¸´à ¸?à ¸?à ¸²à ¸¢à ¸¥à ¸° tai jing tai la more in a sense "you must be kidding" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hi, "IMHO, raisara could be used in this case..." I disagree. Seems a very odd response to me. 'tai' is also more an exclamation of normal disbelief rather than one of disbelief and denial/disagreement. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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