Dude_Le_Rude Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 monkey's post in the other section got me thinking... is there another common way to say foreigner in Thai? not specifying farang or ippun or whatever... then, do most thai people use farang more than this general word if they are talking about a caucasian person, for example. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Hi, "is there another common way to say foreigner in Thai?" Yes, it's 'khon taang chart', it's a more polite way of speaking. "do most thai people use farang more than this general word if they are talking about a caucasian person" Depends on the situation and who is speaking. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmine Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 [color:"blue"]Yes, it's 'khon taang chart', it's a more polite way of speaking. [/color] KS, "Chow taang chart" is more formal words that most my friends use in writing or speaking. When we want to put emphasis, we use the word "chow khon taang chart" which normally means the persons we are talking about are either close friends or the ones we don't have the good feelings about. I have been called such name when they felt that I was a bit too "westernized", well moi??? Also, "chow taang dow" is also used. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Remember Farang Kee Nok? Haven't heard that one since the 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglesoup Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 I am learning thai, and I heard one which might be more slang, and I have heard it in passing thai people on the street. baxi-da or something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straycat Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 'bak sida' is lao/isaan for guava fruit...it doesn't reallly mean 'westerner/caucasian', but is used jokingly as such since 'farang' doubles both as westerner and guava fruit in meaning. In lao/isaan fruits are generally refered to with 'bak', for example 'bak hung' = papaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Baksida is bar girl humour. The word for a Farang in Lao/Isaan is actually Fahng or Falang. (There is no R sound in Lao.) Bahk-see-dah is the Isaan name for a guava, which is called a farang in Thai. The Portuguese brought the seeds from South America over 400 years ago, so the tree was called the DTON FAH-RANG. Some BGs probably came up with the idea of switching baksida for farang and applying it to us! But I have never heard a Farang (person) called a Baksida anywhere except amongst the BG circle. Use it in Laos and you will get some uncomprehending looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Hi, "But I have never heard a Farang (person) called a Baksida anywhere except amongst the BG circle." Have heard it in Sakhon Nakhon (said by guys) as well as in BKK by construction workers. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuytrede Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Have heard it in Buriram (said by guys) as well as in BKK by construction workers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude_Le_Rude Posted May 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Hey Khun Sanuk, and everyone. Yes, it's 'khon taang chart', it's a more polite way of speaking. "do most thai people use farang more than this general word if they are talking about a caucasian person" Depends on the situation and who is speaking. thanks for the language lessons. I guess I am wondering if the use of the word farang is looking down on westerners? I am sure the nuances of the language and so on are too complicated for a simple anser to this... Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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