Thai Script Regularly Seen

**RDN** · 14-10-2006, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Hyudt! actually.

Wrong.

There is no way you can accurately write Thai words using Roman letters and hope to get the sound right. There are several transliteration schemes currently in use for Thai to English transliteration. I've used the one Thai2English.com uses:

"yoot" is pronounced without any "h" sound in front. The "h" is there to modify the tone to low.

There is no word in Thai such as ยุด (i.e. "yoot" without the "H" in front - หยุด without the ห in front), so I can't illustrate what "yoot" would sound like without the "H".

However, you can compare "divorced" and "grandma".

The haw heep is there in หย่า (divorced) "yàa" to make it low tone. Otherwise it would be ย่า (grandmother) "yâa" - falling tone.

**buadhai** · 14-10-2006, 01:35 PM

ซ่อม

Repair: motorcycles, cars, appliances, etc. Seen all over town.

**danbo** · 14-10-2006, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by buadhai

No worries. We all make typos now and then....

I know, but when one is posting the words of a foreign language for a warning sign it would be nice to be accurate....What if someone fell down a hole because they saw a sign in the front of the hole and thought, 'That's not what danbo wrote, no danger here.....arghhhhhhhh'

Anyhow, this is from memory so please correct if inaccurate:

ปะยาง
bpa(l) yaang(m)

patch(rubber). I believe that this indicates a puncture repair service - perhaps they also sell tyres.

**Skulldigger** · 14-10-2006, 04:37 PM

ตัดจู๋ชาย

Greengrocer's.

**ceburat** · 15-10-2006, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Skulldigger

ตัดจู๋ชาย

Greengrocer's.

Warning - Don't eat what you get there!

**forreachingme** · 16-10-2006, 12:43 AM

AIWA

That's what i read at the diesel filling pump...

I will ask for aiwa choice but finally i have to point it by the finger as they cannot make out what i mean by this...

**Spin** · 16-10-2006, 01:40 AM

This ones popular...

ÒéÒ´èÒèÔËÕÕ¿¹¿×èÔ¿á´¾Öä¹Ãææ

I think it means "get the farang to checkbin"

**Marmite the Dog** · 16-10-2006, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by RDN

Wrong.

No. I'm right.

**buadhai** · 16-10-2006, 12:59 PM

สุขา

"Refreshment" stand....

**Skulldigger** · 16-10-2006, 03:28 PM

ÒéÒ´èÒèÔ&# 203;ÕÕ¿¹¿×è&#21 2;¿á´¾Öä¹Ã ææ

Just to make sure I have this down correctly:
OeO eOeOEOO?1?xeO?a 3/4Öä1Aaeae

Could you provide a pronunciation guide please?

**RDN** · 17-10-2006, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Skulldigger

ÒéÒ´èÒèÔËÕÕ¿¹¿×èÔ¿á´¾Öä¹Ãææ

Just to make sure I have this down correctly:
OeO eOeOEOO?1?xeO?a 3/4Öä1Aaeae

Could you provide a pronunciation guide please?

Change your character encoding to Unicode (UTF-8). All will be revealed!

**RDN** · 17-10-2006, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by RDN

Wrong.

No. I'm right.

Good explanation.

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