The Language of Love in Thai

**albarb** · 23-11-2010, 02:52 AM

While the intentions of Chitown's Thread are good and the translations of certain phrases welcomed - some posters have just put up their replies in Thai - without the corresponding translations and since my Thais language skills are not capable of translating these replies - I am a little bit lost.

**Thormaturge** · 23-11-2010, 05:54 AM

^
Mai Bpen rai

**fridgemagnet** · 23-11-2010, 10:46 AM

Are you a lady of the night?
Khai dtua mai.

Are you a ladyboy?
Bpen katoey mai.

That's expensive
Paeng maak

Thai for lovers is a good book, and has swear words in it too, tho using some of them will lead to serious bodily injury, if not death.

**keekwai** · 23-11-2010, 10:55 AM

^ Unlikely

**pescator** · 23-11-2010, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by fridgemagnet

Are you a lady of the night?
Khai dtua mai.

This is a perfect example of what can go wrong if there are no tonal markers or tonal indications in the transliterations. Not to mention vowel durations.

Literally, you are saying:

a) do you sell your body? Mid tone in dtua (Sell is Khaai, long vowel duration, rising tone)
b) do you sell tickets? Rising tone in dtua

This is a coarse expression.

You could say: Phen pooying klaang kuen mai?
Which translates to: are you a lady of the night?
Or, Phen Ying Borigaan mai?
Are you a "service" woman?

Although these expression are not so offensive, obviously one would most likely receive a slap across the face when asking someone who are not in this profession.

**keekwai** · 23-11-2010, 09:11 PM

I thought the average Thai hooker's English was adequate. What's the point? And if one was too dense to know whether a girl was a ho or not .. language acquisition would be out of their league anyway.

**pescator** · 23-11-2010, 09:13 PM

Hehe. Point taken. Well put.

**keekwai** · 23-11-2010, 09:18 PM

[quote=pescator;1608926][quote=bart;1608825]

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Good thread Chit, can we fast forward to the "good stuff"?

Originally Posted by chitown

I really can't have Mrs. Chi helping with these translations[/qu

question time,
are you a vergin ?

Virgin? I take it that you dont mean vermin.

Bor ri soot mai?/Phen pooying bor ri soot mai?

To which the answer will always be "Chai ka"

**keekwai** · 23-11-2010, 09:22 PM

Honestly .. who actually runs around Thailand asking these questions? I think it's a bit rude to even ask an obvious bargirl these questions.
She'd probably think "Fuck me! When did this tosser fly in?"

**fridgemagnet** · 23-11-2010, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by keekwai

^ Unlikely

Try yet mee & see how popular you become.
mee pronounced as mare, a female horse.

(And it really is a fun book).

**keekwai** · 23-11-2010, 10:27 PM

I meant unlikely someone would kill you. I can't recall a single news story over the years about any farangs being killed for telling a Thai to fuck off.

**pickel** · 23-11-2010, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by keekwai

I can't recall a single news story over the years about any farangs being killed for telling a Thai to fuck off.

I've seen a few come close.

**larvidchr** · 23-11-2010, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by keekwai

Honestly .. who actually runs around Thailand asking these questions? I think it's a bit rude to even ask an obvious bargirl these questions.
She'd probably think "Fuck me! When did this tosser fly in?"

It's much more a question of constantly having to decline offers of such services politely.

**pescator** · 24-11-2010, 01:30 AM

That would depend on the people that one mingle with, no?

**nigelandjan** · 24-11-2010, 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

What's the Thai for "I want my money back"?

55555555555555555555555 ! dee mak !!

**nigelandjan** · 24-11-2010, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by bart

are you a vergin ?

This is a post about Thai language ,,,, could you please post quotes like this in the .............. " I am a hopeless optomist " post

**pescator** · 24-11-2010, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by fridgemagnet

Originally Posted by keekwai

^ Unlikely

Try yet mee & see how popular you become.
mee pronounced as mare, a female horse.

เย็ดแม่

Who in their right mind would ever consider using an expression like that?
"Fok mom"?

I may very well be too touchy, but I would never lower myself to speak like that.

YMMV

**keekwai** · 24-11-2010, 06:37 AM

"Give my money back!" .. Glahp hai tung (pohm)

**keekwai** · 24-11-2010, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by pescator

เย็ดแม่

Who in their right mind would ever consider using an expression like that?
"Fok mom"?

I may very well be too touchy, but I would never lower myself to speak like that.

YMMV

Oh! .. "maa" I couldn't work out what the "mee" was supposed to be! I've heard 10 y.o students saying it lots of times in the school grounds.. along with "Ai hee-ha" ... but then ... they ARE 10 years olds!

**larvidchr** · 24-11-2010, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by pescator

That would depend on the people that one mingle with, no?

No in Pattaya it doesn't matter, its impossible to move around the city without getting propositioned if you are out without a female companion.

**sharon** · 24-11-2010, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by keekwai

"Give my money back!" .. Glahp hai tung (pohm)

Do you mean 'glahp' = 'back'? If yes, I dont' think it works this way.
It should be ... Khoor Tung Khuen.

**fridgemagnet** · 24-11-2010, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by pescator

Originally Posted by fridgemagnet

Originally Posted by keekwai

^ Unlikely

Try yet mee & see how popular you become.
mee pronounced as mare, a female horse.

เย็ดแม่

Who in their right mind would ever consider using an expression like that?
"Fok mom"?

I may very well be too touchy, but I would never lower myself to speak like that.

YMMV

Thr guy said that I was exaggerating the offensiveness of some swear words in the book I was talking about. So I put that in, as it is in the book, and it will cause very great offence. Say it to the wrong person, & you may wake up dead.
At no time was I suggesting that anyone should, or would, use that expression. See for yourself, from the context of the thread.
I believe that expression is even more offensive than your translation infers.

**keekwai** · 24-11-2010, 04:11 PM

^ Arai Nah?

**keekwai** · 24-11-2010, 04:18 PM

^ Are you using "Google Translate" ?

**keekwai** · 24-11-2010, 04:21 PM

OK .. Who will be the first to volunteer to take serlin up on his free debt advice?

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