samak Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Says Wung_See_Jao: I saw it on the TV Phom/Chan hen man nai thoratat bon is used when a location is specified: on the table: bon to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 But to say something like "the Prime Minister was on TV last night", I think you'd say "Naiyok awk toratat meua kern nii". Using "awk", as in "come out of". Am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 God knows I'm not the right person to answer you, but a previous thread I started about "leave", said that "awk" could only be used as "depart", as in boat/car/train leaving. And could not be used in the context of a person. HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 It is perfectly OK to say "phom awk jaak rongraem laew", I checked out / left / departed from the hotel already. A Thai friend at my side right now confirms that "awk" can mean "to appear on" television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Says PvtDick: Naiyok awk toratat meua kern nii i would prefer he stayed inside!! yep; i have heard this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 "Naiyok awk toratat meua kern nii". Yes one uses "Awk" here. But unless the PM is watching the TV of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Using "bon" will mean that you saw in "on top" of the TV. So it could be a correct sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markle Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 You could also say "bon jor' or 'on the screen' 'Awk' means 'depart etc' only in a literal sense. it can also mean 'to show oneself' on stage, screen etc. It is often used in conjunction with other verbs in much the same way that 'out' is used in phrasal verbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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