gawguy Posted March 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 Could someone spell "bon" as in "kee bon" in Thai, please. I can sort of read Thai and it's usually clearer to me when I get it both ways. "kee bon" is especially interesting. Thanks for all the responses. Most instructive as always! GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markle Posted March 11, 2003 Report Share Posted March 11, 2003 ºè¹ (bon) to complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 "Does "kee" have a particular meaning on its own. (besides "feces" which I'm sure is spelled/pronouced differently.)" Same spelling, same pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2003 Report Share Posted March 12, 2003 and even some more.. As stated these are adjectival phrases for people that show a propensity or inclination towards something.. kee-giat = lazy kee-yah = drug-addicted kee-sanook = pleasure-happy kee-klahd = cowardly kee-ooad = show-off, boastful. kee-sao = sleepy-headed kee-paa = being a bad loser kee-songsai = suspicious.. kee-heung = jealous (but not envious..), as in relationship.. kee-leum = forgetful There are many more, but these are among the most common ones heard. These are all adjective forms... there are many noun forms too with 'kee' as a pre-fix mostly pertaining to waste of one kind or another.. eg. kee-mook = snot kee-hoo = earwax kee-dta = sleep from eyes.. kee-buri = cigarette ash.. (not to be confused with 'kia buri" which is the action of ashing a cigarette) kee-fun = food particles stuck between your teeth. FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 A few weeks ago at our wat, one of the new monks was asking another about me (I was eating at a table in front of them, decked out in my riding gear), and the 2nd monk said, "kow bpen kee mo-to-sy"... "kee" in this sense means to like or to be fond of doing something as, in my case, riding motorbikes. Some others I've heard: kee duuht - stingy b_stard (no, the term has nothing to do with the backside hehe) kee go-hohk - lying sack of doo-doo (pun intended lol) kee kwee - playful (talk) or to talk big BTW, you're incorrect in assuming the word for feces is spelled/pronounced differently. In thai, kee to take a crap is the primary meaning of the word. The secretion and/or fondness for doing certain things are secondary. Each meaning is spelled the same, with the tone marker "mai-toh" off to the right above the "sa-ra-ee". Since we're on language, this from Easy Thai, An Introduction to the Thai Language, by Gordon H. Allison, "If you don't already know the reason why tones are necessary in Thai, it is of course mainly because there are so many monosyllabic words with the same sound (to western ears); the tones serve to distinguish clearly between the varying meanings of such words. In Thai, therefore, a tone is an integral part of a word, giving the word its unmistakable meaning (whether there is a written tone mark or not)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawguy Posted March 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Okay!! Thanks for all the help. Now I am kee overloaded! GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markle Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Says pjacktpa: "kow bpen kee mo-to-sy"... "kee" in this sense means to like or to be fond of doing something as, in my case, riding motorbikes. I think you misheard there because the sentence doesn't make sense. I think the monk said "kow bpai kee motosy" -'he went riding motorcyles' The 'kee' in this sentence being the verb 'to ride' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2003 Report Share Posted March 14, 2003 Yes, echoing Markle's comments.. Also the 'kee' in this example (¢Õè) is spelled and pronounced differently - with a low tone as opposed to a falling tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 Kee Kong = cheater That's what the kids call me when I make them cry after beating their little asses with games. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2003 Report Share Posted March 15, 2003 With all due respects, fellas... My understanding of "kow bpai..." is the sense of "I'm going off to do this or that". In this situation, I had just settled down to a heaping bowl of gwee thee-oh and wasn't going anywhere. My bad - I should've given you a better picture. The new monk was curious as to my colorful garb; a Spidi 1-piece riding suit that you never see except for on the track. I'm sure his question to the other monk was along the lines of. "Why is he dressed up like that?", hence the response of "bpen kee moto-sy", or, "the guy...he's crazy about bikes." Although my back was to them, I nonetheless was only a few feet away from the table where the monks were sitting. I heard every word clear as a bell. And he definitely didn't say "kow bpai". About the spelling and pronounciation, this is indeed strange. My 1,000 page language bible, A Junior Thai-English Dictionary, by Kh. Tianchai Iamworamate, shows "kee" being the word for both meanings. BUT, and I've heard the word used a zillion times, "kee" as in "bpai kee" is high and stretched out, while "bpen kee" this or that, the "kee" is said swftly in a mid or low tone. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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