Guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 I know most Thaïs know the F-word and most other English and German obscenities, but are there any rude/swear/insult words in Thai? And what do they mean? As I would just like to have something to throw back at your average pain in the arse Thai taxi driver\bar girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 aw soo tin (au suu tin)=do you want to inhale dust . Very bad saying in Thailand, lau-saying. I don't recommend to be used. Don't tell anyone I teached this. I know those sayings more than it's healtfull to me. Maybe you have heard girls say "poyciet"=fucking bastartd ", something like that. [ March 02, 2002: Message edited by: PhaJaNa ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukdee Posted March 2, 2002 Report Share Posted March 2, 2002 Unless you are fluent in Thai and a championship kickboxer, knowing a few Thai swear words will only cause a laugh or a good arse kicking (yours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted March 4, 2002 Report Share Posted March 4, 2002 Think of a foreigner swearing in your language. Doesn't it sound laughable rather than menacing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash999 Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 quote: Originally posted by bibblies: Think of a foreigner swearing in your language. Doesn't it sound laughable rather than menacing? Depends on how the person is saying it. One former work colleague of mine is now a persona non grata at Rainbow II. He wanted to barfine a girl and, according to him, so did another punter and the mamasan tried to start some sort of impromptu barfine auction. He is quite fluent in Thai and got quite pissed off, calling her a 'monitor lizard face'. Sounds funny in English but not at all in Thai. Needless to say, she started slapping him around (literally!) and a couple of Thai guys threw him out of the place. So context counts for a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 if you really really want to piss a bg off call her 'ee dork'. be sure the exit is clear when things start flying at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 To insult a thai-guy try 'mengda'. But be sure you're wearing running-shoes. It's a male beetle that exists in Thailand (maybe elsewhere too). The male never makes a move himself. The female has to carry the male around, feed him etc. You might get the picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 "Mengda" is also the colloquial word for "pimp". The reasons are obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 we were in Prachuap a while ago scoffing seafood on the front and one of our tribe described a large mollusc as a mengdar, looked like a flat flying lobster with hundreds of eggs in its pouch that tasted like polystyrene. who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2002 Report Share Posted March 5, 2002 Yes, that's the "mengda talay" (horseshoe crab in English). A giant, sea-going version of that gross waterbug, I suppose, in Thai eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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