Baldylocks Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Sample. Miow namken - no ice Gowyai - big glass. Kittern - miss you Popganmai - see you tomorrow Pie ni - where you go Pie dwai - go with you
dcfc2007 Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 I used to know a lot more than I do now - Dop Dop Salai - think it means kick in the arse. Joop Joop - kiss. Lon mak mak - very hot. Jeap tong - sore stomach. Torley - liar. Bak wan - sweet talker. Bak ma - dog mouth.
thegrogmonster Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Pod Thai mai dai. Edited September 12, 2018 by thegrogmonster 1
Baldylocks Posted September 12, 2018 Author Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, thegrogmonster said: Pod Thai mai dai. And that says what ? Pod ?
Baldylocks Posted September 12, 2018 Author Posted September 12, 2018 Not my own picture obviously. 1
Esco Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Baldylocks said: And that says what ? Pod ? He said he doesn't speak Thai very well (pod/pood/puut) 1 1
Esco Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 A few that come to mind.. Sabaidee baw? - Lao version of how are you? Suay talub juub mai hom - she's pretty but lazy (full of herself). Always gets a giggle out if the girls. Namman prai - potion believed to put a spell on people to love a person (black magic). Diaw kon! - Wait! Peb nueng! - Give me a second! 1
Baldylocks Posted September 12, 2018 Author Posted September 12, 2018 Hom - good smell Kow chai - understand - mai kow chai not understand
I'll be back! Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Here's a few:- Pak waan - sweet mouth (as in sweet talker) Jai yen - clam down Mai pen rai - don't worry Mai son - I don't care Pang - expensive Jep - hurt Seea jai - to be sorry A rom seea - to upset Nam jai - generous Jai dee - to have a good heart Farang roo mak my dee - Farang who knows too much is no good (usually used if they think you can understand Thai) 1 1
DumbDucker Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Sounds like the conversation in the beer queue a Thai Festival in Blighty 3
Lanzalad Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, DumbDucker said: Sounds like the conversation in the beer queue a Thai Festival in Blighty I can't see how.. no one has used the word fontok 1
Lanzalad Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 Cha -ron = hot tea Thi--kheiy-buri = Ashtray
tommy dee Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 i do daily lessons in thai on 103fm and have quickly discovered i am useless at it our teacher, Fon, is very patient ( internal code for the segment is torture time btw ) 2 2
thegrogmonster Posted September 12, 2018 Posted September 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Esco said: He said he doesn't speak Thai very well (pod/pood/puut) Yes that's it. 1
KhunDon Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) Excuse the spelling. 😟 Nid noi. Little bit. Im Lao. Full up. 19 years married to a Thai and that’s all I’ve been allowed to learn. Funny thing is, In bed with her indoors, I often hear the first two words, but never the second two. Must be a Thai thing, what do you think? 🤔 Edited September 15, 2018 by KhunDon 1 1
Steelers4Life Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) Learning Thai is a hobby of mine. I have spent the last 15 years learning as much as I can own my own and through Thai Language.com, videos, etc. I know about 2000+ words. Now that I have built up my vocabulary, my work in progress for the past couple of years is to migrate to the usage of more sentences using my vocabulary. I understand about 30-40% of the conversations between Thais (more than I can speak). It's especially fun to eaves drop in bars, baht buses, etc. when they are talking. But when I go upcountry in Isaan, it all goes out the window. But, I am starting to learn a few Isaan Lao words and phrases. I am a far cry from fluent with Thai. The two farangs that have impressed me with their fluency are BM Nampla and Sinclair. Mr. Egg (Phil) is pretty damn good as well. Sinclair is a linguist and speaks 6 languages fluently. He can even hold his own with Issan Lao. My favorite Thai phrase is "ja baa raaw?" (Are you out of your mind/crazy) which always turns heads and gets a laugh outta the Thais. My favorite Isaan Lao phrase is "saep lai lai" (Very delicious!) That turns some heads as well. I am not stopping this quest until I am fluent. Edited September 15, 2018 by Steelers4Life 3 1
Steelers4Life Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 If you want to learn more, use this site http://www.thai-language.com/dict - It is the most accurate free site I have found. It even has a sound option for most words and phrases where you can listen to it spoken. Side Note: Google Translate is absolute shit for learning Thai. 3
nampla69 Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 41 minutes ago, Steelers4Life said: Learning Thai is a hobby of mine. I have spent the last 15 years learning as much as I can own my own and through Thai Language.com, videos, etc. I know about 2000+ words. Now that I have built up my vocabulary, my work in progress for the past couple of years is to migrate to the usage of more sentences using my vocabulary. I understand about 30-40% of the conversations between Thais (more than I can speak). It's especially fun to eaves drop in bars, baht buses, etc. when they are talking. But when I go upcountry in Isaan, it all goes out the window. But, I am starting to learn a few Isaan Lao words and phrases. I am a far cry from fluent with Thai. The two farangs that have impressed me with their fluency are BM Nampla and Sinclair. Mr. Egg (Phil) is pretty damn good as well. Sinclair is a linguist and speaks 6 languages fluently. He can even hold his own with Issan Lao. My favorite Thai phrase is "ja baa raaw?" (Are you out of your mind/crazy) which always turns heads and gets a laugh outta the Thais. My favorite Isaan Lao phrase is "saep lai lai" (Very delicious!) That turns some heads as well. I am not stopping this quest until I am fluent. I find Isaan Lao far easier to understand these days.They speak slower and use fewer words. Steels is very good as is Sinclair. When I first met Khun Egg in X-Zone I gave him the top tip to speak better Thai..... he needs to sound like a poof. he's thanked me ever since. Steels if you really want to turn even more heads try "saep lai nua lai" (delicious really delicious) it's an Isaan play on words ..... or saep ee-lee another good one and very Isaan. My favourite expression in Thai is still the one I learned 10/15 years ago great to speak with the Mrs or mia noi" "Thuk sing thuk yang phom tham phua khun" ......... (meaning everything I do i do it for you .....) cue a song. Makes them go weak at the knees 😃😍 1
cheesekees Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 a little smalltalk gets you a smile and a way in sometimes, a bit hard when visiting several countries in the region (cause they all decided on some local dialect) my favorite being the Issaan 'no': booo ... cracks em up every singel time
farangme Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 Bai dwai, go with of course. Kwai, a bad word in Thai Algaan, a phrase about lovemaking kept strictly between Thais Ayu tow Rai, how old are you. Yim yai, big smile Nalak, cute Jim, vagina but the rude version Ongsar tow Rai, how hot is it.
farangme Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Krapow said: Boom toot! Boom dood is quite popular too:)
Krapow Posted September 15, 2018 Posted September 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, farangme said: Boom dood is quite popular too:) Aye, when you say it and grab them by the arse, toot or dood, they soon know what you mean
farangme Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Krapow said: Aye, when you say it and grab them by the arse, toot or dood, they soon know what you mean Disgusting behaviour Sir. You wouldn't get me attempting that stuff. My hands are already occupied and elsewhere 3
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