Guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 I have a question about what dada means in Thai. I think that it might mean older brother. I guess my main question would be - would a girl say this to a boy that she loves, in a boyfriend girlfriend situation? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Hi, Sorry, but have never run across that word in Thai. Confirmed with the girls here in the office, and they had no clue either. Oh, and older brother is 'Phii chaai'. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Hi: Thanks for the quick response. Nice of you to check for me. Maybe I miss-heard it, but that was what it sounded like to me. It was used in a greeting situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Hi, "It was used in a greeting situation. " Ah, could it have been 'wa dii' ? (shortened slang for 'sawatdii') Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 No, I don't think so. It is was like dada. Not with a dee (dii) at the end. I've not heard it before either, but that's not saying much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hi, I got an other explanation from a thai lady - daa-raa = moviestar??? elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 are you sure it was Thai. younger brother in chinese (mandarin) means Didi, elder brother Gege. probably in a chinese dialect this is transformed to what you have heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 just wanted to add that i asked somebody speaking Cantonese what the word for younger brother is: something like Daidai... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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