Lamock Chokaprret Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 Since it's a new day, I'll post a new phrase of the day. Rum mai dee tot pee tot klong Means something to the effect of 'if you can't dance, blame the musical instruments.' Happens to apply to a number of recent events at the office. Got an excellent response when I used it with my g/f. She says Thai's will really think you know what you're talking about if you say this. Apparently it's a relatively old expression. Watch for a couple more over the next few days after I've had a chance to verify their transliteration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted September 14, 2001 Report Share Posted September 14, 2001 I know of a proverb which might come in handy when cruising the bars: Mai lom kham dai / Khon lom ya kham meaning if a tree falls you may step over it. If however a person falls you should not. Not that any thai in their right mind would step over a person lying on the floor. Meaning: Dont hit a man when he is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2001 Report Share Posted September 15, 2001 PHRASE OF THE DAY Khun kery dai bai......reuh yung Have you ever been to..........or not? len bowling len sor gee (ski) goh! chang goh! samet goh! samui soi nana soi cowboy etc etc etc ans: mai dai bi = not can go bai laow = gone already mai kery bai = not quite go (no i haven't) mai kery bai dah bai dai not quite go but, go can (not as yet but, will if you shout me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CondomKing Posted September 15, 2001 Report Share Posted September 15, 2001 Mushroom, good post. How about something even simpler, like "Khun choo arai" / "What is you name?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted September 15, 2001 Report Share Posted September 15, 2001 quote: Originally posted by mushroom: PHRASE OF THE DAY mai dai bi = not can go bai laow = gone already mai kery bai = not quite go (no i haven't) mai kery bai dah bai dai not quite go but, go can (not as yet but, will if you shout me) Wouldn`t you say, that mai dai bi = didn`t go? Dai in this context implies past tense. If you would say "cannot go" it should be "bi mai dai". mai kery bai = never go. Or am I totally of the track here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2001 Report Share Posted September 16, 2001 i am just going by what a secretary said at work i said.... khun kery dai bai do sereothai rueh yung have u been to see sereothai? she said mai dai bai..tam gnarn marg gern bai can't go, too much work to do i know that they sometimes put dai before cirtain words like dai yin can hear mai dai yin can not hear i once said "yin dai" and the person i was talking to laughed at me. she said "dai yin" confusing i know but i look at it this way. its easier than english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2001 Report Share Posted September 16, 2001 It's pretty easy to remember. Just use "dai" just as you would the English word " capable of/able to " For example: Dai Yin - Capable of/able to hear (heard) Dai Dyou: Capable of/able to see (saw) Mai Dai is just the opposit: Unable to/Incapable of IE: Mai Dai Yin: Unable to hear (Didn't hear/haven't heard) Again these are just general rules. But for a non-native speaker, we Thais don't expect you to know all the finer points of the language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_of_town_hall Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 Pom Chowb Khun, Khrap = I like you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 gee mong laow = what time is it? future: khun/chun/r-ow ja bai ...... wella gee mong You / I / we will go ...... at what time? (time how many hours) other: khun/chun/r-ow bai.....wella gee mong you/ I / we go .....at what time? tam gnarn -work glab barn -return home sue kong -buy things dalardt -market sue a-harn -buy food chow sow soway -rent a pretty girl sue dua -buy tickets norn -lie down (sleep) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CondomKing Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 quote: Originally posted by spirit_of_town_hall: Pom Chowb Khun, Khrap = I like you Followed by: "Taow rai, khrap" = How much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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