waterdog Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 Years ago a Thai co-worker asked me if I was "serious" about work. I replied that I was even though it sounded like a silly question. Having had more experience in the language now it seems that the Thai meaning of serious is not the same as it is in English. It seems to mean something like worried or stressful. Can anyone shed some light on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 You've summed up my perceptions exactly. "serious" and "think too much" (kit maak) somewhat synonymously indicate one needs to step back and lighten up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 what do you expect in a society that focus on sanuk; where people always see the bright side of life? is sanuk the thai opposite to the word serious? but then, sometimes i am a very serious Sanuker! there are 2 words in thai for serious: kruem used for attitude, way of thinking and aow djing aow djang used for activities, but more common used is the undifferentiating "kit maak" as mentioned by Neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Interesting they use ooften (so I have found) the English word "Serious", not the Thai word Grum Jai or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitagawn Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 Glum Jai is a bit more like depressed or despondent...IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Hi, There are several Thai words for serious. à ¤Ã觢ÃÖà (Graeng Grum), and à ¤Ã觤ÃÑ´ (Graeng Grad), mostly to indicate your mood, and ¨ÃÔ§¨Ñ§ (JingJang), à ÃÒ¨ÃÔ§à ÃҨѧ (Ao Jing Ao Jang) better suited in the context on hand. But you can always resort to the perfectly correct Thai word«Õà ÃÕÂÊ (serious) if you can't remember any of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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