Khun_Kong Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Says samak: i notice that non native thais prefer to say tang instead of ngen... it's easy to figure out why! Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 <<i notice that non native thais prefer to say tang instead of ngen...>> Not exactly sure what you're trying to say here. " Thai will use "Ghep Tang" not "Ghep Ngern" And to Markle, I've got a Kapao Ngern, sii nam ngern that is. :: :: :: :hubba: :hubba: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markle Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Says orandanodes: <<i notice that non native thais prefer to say tang instead of ngen...>> Not exactly sure what you're trying to say here. I think he's implying that since the 'ng' sound is so hard to say for non Thai's they avoid using 'ngern' especiallly when it comes out more like 'nyhhrgrnghafuckit' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Bingo! That is me exactly. Cannot get this sound right at all. My favorite Thai word right now. §§ Ngong - to be stunned (by a punch); to be puzzled, dismayed, stumped. Which is exactly what every Thai is when I try to pronounce this word! Isn't this sound a common family name for Chinese? Mr. Ng ! Another difficult one to pronounce is the Vietnamese Mr. Nguyen! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmine Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 [color:"red"]§§ Ngong [/color] I stay that way!!! Seriously, satang is fine, not as formal as "ngen" but it is understood. There are still a few words in English that I cannot pronounce correctly so if you can do the Thai 90% correct, you are great. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Says Pom Michael: Isn't this sound a common family name for Chinese? Mr. Ng ! yes, similar. but the chinese NG has a tone (i think 4. tone) ngong is a nice word to practise for newbies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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