gawguy Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 There's no excuse for this!! I don't see this in any of my half dozen books or dictionaries, although I hear it on every interview program about a 100 times. A lady, They will be putty in your hands! was her drift. Is that true? If so there will be a lot of new "kha phom"-ers running around after they read this. From the context I take it that this expression indicates agreement and is somewhat submissive?? It is VERY polite. Is it "wan mak mak" ? Is it composed of the female polite particle plus the male particle. Since I can't find it in dictionaries or anywhere, I'm not even sure how it's spelled. Why isn't it anywhere?? :: GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaimaisabai Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hi gg, No doubt someone more expert than me will respond, but this is a more polite version of khrap. The female version kha is not part of it. Khwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 ¢ÃÃѺ¡Ãüà often shortened to only ¡Ãüà is a very polite way of saying yes (spoken by a male only). ¡Ãüà actually also means "I" or "me" and is much more formal than ¼à Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 I too am interested in this one. When I hear it, the context just seems more like "at your service" than "yes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lembeh Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 the nearest I can get is its a bit like "Yes, sir". -j- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hi, what you are actually hearing is 'krap pom' (¤ÃѺ¼Ã). It is the same as saying 'krap' as an answer meaning yes only has a more polite meaning like 'yes, sir' as stated by josh_ingu Females can and often will use 'krap pom' in a joking/cute manner with friends and boyfriends.. same as they would use 'krap' in this kind of situation but it is inherantly a male term. On the other hand Kra pom (¡ÃüÃ) can NOT be used as an answer 'yes'. It's a personal pronoun meaning 'I' for males only and is not much used (if at all) anymore by anyone other than the Prime Minister and some politicians when making a speech or the like....News reporters don't use it.. they opt for just 'phom' itself which is already polite enough. Cheers, FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markle Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 I'm with FF on this one I use it all the time when talking to 'superiors' and with others when I'm being sarcastic. I'd say the 'p' in 'krap' gets lost in the 'pom' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawguy Posted June 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 Again... I am fully enlightened !! I'm Not Worthy!! I'm Not Worthy!! GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash999 Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 Next time try 'gra mom'... I can't remember the exact usage but it's like something you might say to a khunying. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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