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[pog1701]

naa-lí-gaa = clock

naa-lí-gaa bplùk = alarm clock

[soulboy]

mâi mee ngern khawng phom pêuan sà-nìt jà jàai

I have no money my good friend will pay.

Learning Thai is fun

[Surin Nix]

This is like Rosetta Stone-Age.

So easy!

[pog1701]

This is like Rosetta Stone-Age.

So easy!

Yes a forum can be limited when approaching this type of post. My aim is to encourage and supplement any BM's material who are studying Thai. Plus it helps newbies and may save some time in the initial stages of learning a language with posting a couple of tips, which are for all purposes merely obiter dictums.

Easy = ngâai ngâai.

Difficult = yâak

[pog1701]

sǎa-mâat = can.

sǎa-mâat thaan dâai.

Can eat.

[pog1701]

chái = use


chái khawm-phíu-dtôoe

Use a computer.

[pog1701]

chái tŭng yaang

Use a condom

[pog1701]

Grammar Note:

Possession

Baan khun, means your house, or more literally house of you. So possession is indicated by word order, the possessor follows the thing possessed, omitting of and an apostrophe s.

[pog1701]

bpai = go

we have all heard bpai nii?

Bpai nii = where you go

Answer with

Bpai Len = to have fun or play.

[pog1701]

tham = make


tham aa-hǎan = to make food.

[pog1701]

Language Tip:

Even if Thai's are very patient with our efforts to speak Thai, believe me they are sick of arai na (pardon) so try this instead:


pôot eek tee dai mai?

Could you say that again?

[slappy111]

Great thread.
Here's a little phrase I use frequently when I want a room full of yaking LBs to be quiet;
poom poo passa Thai die

Roughly translated "I speak perfect Thai"

They don't know whether you're serious or not. Either way it becomes very quiet