coriander

**nidhogg** · 10-02-2011, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

Same family yes

Yeah. But so is hemlock.....

**DrB0b** · 10-02-2011, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

chan mai ow phak chee

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Chan? Seriously? you use that?

Originally Posted by Norton

Rarely.

Hmm! There's obviously a story behind this. Tell us more about these rare occasions whan you try to pass yourself off as a chick.

**somtamslap** · 10-02-2011, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Hmm! There's obviously a story behind this. Tell us more about these rare occasions whan you try to pass yourself off as a chick

Referring to yourself in the third person is the girliest thing to do..'John mai chawp'..soooo gay.

I'd rather say 'Chun'...

**Norton** · 10-02-2011, 07:27 PM

^^This is what happens when one asks the missus a more polite way to say Bah ow pak chee. Prolly should edit out the chan bit above but WTF.

**Marmite the Dog** · 10-02-2011, 07:32 PM

Bpak chee mung gaan kee!

**DrB0b** · 10-02-2011, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

This is what happens when one asks the missus a more polite way to say Bah ow pak chee. Prolly should edit out the chan bit above but WTF.

Don't worry about it. I told about 20 people in Thailand that "chan rak teuhr" in my first two months here. Took me a long time to understand why they kept collapsing in fits of giggles. That's what happens when you try to learn Thai from pop songs

. (I'm not even going to mention what happened in my first week here when I thought you had to say Ka when talking to a woman

)

**Norton** · 10-02-2011, 07:35 PM

^^Het dee gwàa.

**somtamslap** · 10-02-2011, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Prolly should edit out the chan bit above but WTF

Chan is acceptable from a bloke in the right circumstances..ie asking the price of a gobble from a katoey...etc etc..but even so, I still use it every now and then..not for katoey blow job purposes, mind..

**DrB0b** · 10-02-2011, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Chan is acceptable from a bloke in the right circumstances..ie asking the price of a gobble from a katoey..

Only if you're the one going to give the gobble... (which, according to katoey friends of mine, is upwards of 98% of their farang customers).

**Norton** · 10-02-2011, 07:47 PM

^^What I said. Rarely. Sometimes transliteration can be misleading. My trusty dictionary says ฉัน (chan) means I, me. No mention of gender use. Any way, Bah ow pak chee works just fine. Even in Bangers. 95% of the waitresses are from Isaan anyway.

**Norton** · 10-02-2011, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Only if you're the one going to give the gobble... (which, according to katoey friends of mine, is upwards of 98% of their farang customers).

Hmm! There's obviously a story behind this.

**nidhogg** · 10-02-2011, 07:52 PM

About the only time I have ever heard a non-woofter use "chan" was to a very small child...

**nevets** · 10-02-2011, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Originally Posted by nevets

Pack chee mai ow khop khun krap.

Correctly would be "Mai sai pak chee khrap"

Thank you.

**Marmite the Dog** · 11-02-2011, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Het dee gwàa.

Indeed.

**somtamslap** · 11-02-2011, 12:32 PM

Now this is big manly, masculine heart throb, Sek Loso..

I count at least four 'chans' in the first minute of the song..and the lad ain't no iron..

**Marmite the Dog** · 11-02-2011, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by somtamslap

I count at least four 'chans' in the first minute of the song..and the lad ain't no iron..

It's different when you're singing for some reason. You'll also notice that they pronounce their words correctly too, which they never do unless they're reading the news.

**aging one** · 11-02-2011, 05:16 PM

^ you ever notice the British accent goes away in song? Funny that is. First interviews had with the Beatles I could barely understand them. But the songs not a worry one.

**Marmite the Dog** · 11-02-2011, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

you ever notice the British accent goes away in song?

Especially this lot

**aging one** · 11-02-2011, 05:50 PM

I damn well knew you would find one,

**English Noodles** · 17-02-2011, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Chan is acceptable from a bloke in the right circumstances

This was discussed at length not long back. https://teakdoor.com/living-in-thaila...hey-react.html (Pidgin Thai - How do they react?)

**who** · 26-02-2011, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

In Foodland they call what Pes posted Chinese parsley thats all I know. Bought the stuff one time in a hurry and they do not taste the same at all.

Phak Chee Tai (or Laao) = leaves of the coriander plant (the seeds of which are called Coriander) = Cilantro = Italian Parsley = Wild Celery = Chinese Parsley.
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**who** · 26-02-2011, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Coriander, Chinese parsley, cilantro same same

Yep. Along with many other. Bookmark this website. Has Thai names for nearly all herbs and spices. Indispensable for us cooks.

Spice Pages: Coriander Seeds and Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)

Fantastic site Norton, thanks.
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