Pescator Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 By that I mean do you do as the romans? Or do you speak like they do in the media akin to the queen`s english? Having little in form of formal thai education I definitely tend to speak like the man on the street. Both when it comes to vocabulary and pronounciation, skipping consonant clusters and generally leaving out personal pronouns altogether (except for an accosional Pee, Nong, Lung, Paa etc. thrown in for good measure which doesn`t shed light over anything) thus proudly contributing to the general thai confusion of "who the Heck are we actually talking about". Being literate in thai I do know the correct and formal pronounciation, but as I hardly ever hear that I would today have a hard time getting used to that. Once in a while I do get comments on that. "You know Luea is actually Ruea, a dog is a Sunak, not Maa, eat is Taan not Gin bla. bla.." "You say it like that yourself, mate!" "That is different, I am thai!" Gimme a break. I don`t use gutter language just everyday vocabulary and pronounciation and if that isn`t good enough, well, then I don`t really care much. Of course my wife is to blame for all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I fear what thai I have picked up is more gutter thai as I spend much time in the bars. Ideally I would like to learn Bangkok Thai as I see this as neutral - Not low but certainly not royal Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hi, Sounds like my experience reflects yours. I too have learned my Thai mostly by listening and mimicking. As a result I too talk like the people around me. Have actually been told several times that my Thai sounds 'natural' rather than the clinical sound of someone who has learned his/her Thai in a classroom and articulates everything perfectly, but without 'life' in the words. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 When I first moved into Bangkok, I'd sometimes be asked why I spoke Thai with a Northern accent. Uhhh ... that's where I learned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Pasa baan Poh meung sii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Reading the above I can see that I need not worry about my informal thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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