Thread: Some Useful Thai Words

Dtee Mor ( ตีหม้อ ) = to beat the pot. Or a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

Not good for polite circles but will make your taxi driver laugh.

Originally Posted by Bangyai

Dtee Mor ( ตีหม้อ ) = to beat the pot. Or a euphemism for sexual intercourse.

Not good for polite circles but will make your taxi driver laugh.

Or

Guwun teen = literally 'stir with the foot'. Used when someone annoys you so much you want to get back at them or kick them.

Carpet = phrumปูพรม

wrong spelling, its พรม,

Wiring = si faiสายไฟ,

saai fai, not si fai.

Paint = sii ทาสี

in thai you have given "taa sii" , the verb 'to paint'

its good to see a thai language thread, and not wishing to nit pick, but some of the english alliteration is way off, as is some of the thai spelling.

where are you getting this from?

Here are a few essential stock phrases that will gain you a few notches of appreciation:

1. <do something for me> DUAI! [ด้วย] said with an emphatic tone. This is simply the standard polite way of saying "please" in Thai.

E.g. chjoht pai! naa! duai! [จอด ป้าย หน้า ด้วย] - please stop (park) at the next bus stop

You can be even more polite by adding "na khrab?" นะครับ (for a man) or "na kha!" นะค่ะ (for a woman), but many Thais don't bother. DUAI! is usually polite enough.

2. CHUAI! <do something for me> HAI! NOI KHRAB?/KHA!
[ช่วย ... ให้ หน่อย ครับ/ค่ะ]

E.g. chuai! pid pradtoo hai! noi ... ช้วย ปิด ประตู ให้ หน่อย - please could you close the door for me...

3. And the best is... <I did this especially for you> sa-noi [...ซะหน่อย]

E.g. seu? khong khwan? hai! theu sa-noi ซื้อของขวัญให้เธอซะหน่อย

[i] bought this present especially for you (my darling)...

'Ow You' or 'Mun Jai' is being used a lot recently by the idiots in charge of water management.

Means I'm positive - can handle it.

right....

Originally Posted by Humbert

Glass = grajohk กระจก

Shoulld be mirror rather than glass.

Glass = gaew

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Shoulld be mirror rather than glass. Glass = gaew

No, gaew is a drinking glass.

The Thai spelling is from the Thais in my office and from Google. The alliteration is from the way the Thai's say it in my office.

saai fai, not si fai. Yes, I spelled it wrong. Thanks professor.

thai-language.com - Dictionary

Thai to English dictionary, translation & transliteration - Thai2English

some good thai/english english/thai dictionaries

I've used Thai-language.com and found it to be not very comprehensive and the translation tool not very intuitive regarding English spelling.

Eek Krang Nung = one more time, but can also depend on what you are talking about

Originally Posted by FarangRed

Chiang Fai = Electrician

Chiang Mai = Carpenter

Chiang Mai = Wooden elephant

Chiang Mai = New city

Depending on which tone you say it in..

Than Tii Tan Dai = Immediately

carpenter
ช่างไม้
châang mái

เชียง ใหม่
Chiang Mài

ช้าง
cháang
elephant

ไม้
mái
wood


if this thread is to be of any use, the least you can do is try and post correctly.

in thai these words are spelt and thus pronounced differently, they are not the same words.

^ Kon chob bon..cort lamkarn loi

Originally Posted by taxexile

all the words posted so far are easy to find in online dictionaries

There is little consistency for the roman spelling of Thai words. For example, I posted the thai word for 'contractor' but the transliteration was spelled nothing like the way it is actually said so I wrote it the way I think it sounds. In any case, this is not a scholarly thread. I'm sure some of the roman spelled aproximations are grating to purists but let's try and keep the spirit light and helpful rather than overly critical.

Originally Posted by Humbert

Originally Posted by taxexile

all the words posted so far are easy to find in online dictionaries

Originally Posted by Humbert

There is little consistency for the roman spelling of Thai words. For example, I posted the thai word for 'contractor' but the transliteration was spelled nothing like the way it is actually said so I wrote it the way I think it sounds. In any case, this is not a scholarly thread. I'm sure some of the roman spelled aproximations are grating to purists but let's try and keep the spirit light and helpful rather than overly critical.

Agree with taxexile - I was writing almost the exact same Post but was distracted by lunch!

There is no "e" sound in either:

ช่าง ; นายช่าง - technician or skilled worker

or

ช้าง - Elephant

เชียง is Northern Thai for “city” and OK there is an "e" sound in there.

All these words are spelt - AND pronounced in Thai - entirely differently.

Seriously, unless people really understand what they are Posting it's far better not to bother!

Patrick

Contractor = puhrab mow ผู้รับเหมา

No that's
"Khao boi"

Originally Posted by taxexile

if you cant take constructive and helpful criticism, then you'd best fuck off.

Oooooooh hoooooooooo..time of the month is it, sweetheart.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Originally Posted by taxexile

if you cant take constructive and helpful criticism, then you'd best fuck off.

Oooooooh hoooooooooo..time of the month is it, sweetheart.

Mee si daeng lao lorrrr...

teelak.

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How about chai jen jen as Somachi is about to smash a pool Que across your head.