Lamock Chokaprret Posted March 22, 2003 Report Share Posted March 22, 2003 Went to a hardware store to purchase a few things to fix some holes in my walls that were created to hang some pictures. I've always seeming had luck in a family run business near my place, despite the fact that they speak no English. I believe I've fooled them into thinking my Thai is pretty good. Nonetheless, I ran into some trouble today. So I'm including a few helpful words and a question. cawn - hammer lawt fy - light bulbs pong sahm rahp oot roo - putty or patching plaster panang - wall meed pong - putty knife? (it worked but not sure if technically correct) tah sii khao - white paint braank tah sii - paint brush gao - glue Where I fell a bit short was trying to describe 'latex flat white' paint. I kept trying tah sii sahm rahp panang kang ny (white paint for inside walls) but this seemed to fall short. Anyone know the right phrase? I ended up with a small jar of white gloss enamel which was cheap enough to throw the baht at it for a test. Needless to say, my wife was less than helpful for these concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 "I kept trying tah sii sahm rahp panang kang ny (white paint for inside walls)" "sii phai nai" (interior paint). "sii phai nai, sii kow" (interior paint, white) "tah sii" is actually the verb to paint. "yahng mai sote" (latex) I'm not sure if this is used in reference to latex paint. The name brands have English on the cans. Happy painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 Interior paint = Sii Tha pai nai (Bahn) By saying "sii pai nai" without "Tha" you are mentioning the (current) colour of your interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markle Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 Yes but what do you call a thingymajig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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