"Farang" a Dirty Word?

**DrB0b** · 14-12-2016, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Perhaps because the phrase is khon thai, not khun thai, and doesn't mean what you seem to think it does.

Yeh yeh... khon thai/khun thai.. whatever, I'm not professor karaoke thai...just spelling it phonetically...

trust me, I speak Thai.. ask Za.. she's my biggest critic (especially now I'm ignoring her) even she will admit that brah...

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Those that speak Thai will have no idea what you mean as changing the tone in Thai changes the meaning of the word, not its emotional weight. And, just to be stupidly pedantic, there are no inflections in Thai

aha...yup, I know... but, the word can be spat in disgust, or spoken in a neutral tone, without altering the meaning...

Khun Bob, krup.... who is Piwi?

Never mind what the distinguished DrBob might make up, as there definitely is varied inflections throughout Thai language and assorted discourse....

Ah, the perils of a limited vocabulary. Grammatically inflection does not mean tone, it means that the endings of words (the inflections) change depending on the function of the words in a sentence. Latin and Greek are inflected, Thai and English are not.

Dick, when has anybody ever said "Khun Thai" where "Khun" is the polite participle? I admit it's possible but it's a highly unlikely usage.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

oh yeah, of course.. ENT.. Khun = you...

hey you farang!! heh

What? Why on earth would use such a weird usage. You do know that Khun is the relatively polite form of you, don't you. Khun Farang is not remotely rude. Ai Farang or Ee Farang would be (although they're prefixes, not pronouns), but not Khun Farang. They most likely reason for anybody to use Khun Farang would be because they don't know your name.

BTW, khun does NOT = you, khun is just one of a number of pronouns that can mean you depending on which register of Thai you're speaking in. Others are ยู (although that one's really English), มึง, นาย, or ท่าน. คุณ is the standard polite pronoun in the range of pronouns for you and nobody would use it if they were attempting to be rude.

**Norton** · 14-12-2016, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by thaimeme

assorted discourse

Man u

**ENT** · 14-12-2016, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by toddaniels

คน (kon) is people, human, guy, etc. Thai people are referred to as คนไทย (kon tai)
คุณ (kun) is the second person pronoun "you" which thais put before names and means like "Mister, Miss or Mrs."

You're right.
The receptionist (my 2nd chief advisor) agrees with you...

**DrB0b** · 14-12-2016, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by brisie

so where does gong or goo

No idea what you're referring to by "gong" but goo is "I" in the least formal/most offensive register. Unless you speak Thai like a native probably best to stick to the middle registers IMO.

**Luigi** · 14-12-2016, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Ai Farang

Heard that a few times.

Can't imagine why.

**thaimeme** · 14-12-2016, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Luigi

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Ai Farang

Heard that a few times.

Can't imagine why.

Thai pleasantries....

**sabang** · 14-12-2016, 07:48 PM

Every few months, and a 'new' thread about the word farang.
I get bored to comment, except to comment that I am bored to comment.

**Trumpton** · 14-12-2016, 08:23 PM

Bunch of aliens.

**thaimeme** · 14-12-2016, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by Trumpton

Bunch of aliens.

That's why Farang ghettos were invented.
In the comfortable company of their own misery brethren.

.....as they know nothing else.

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by Luigi

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Ai Farang

Heard that a few times.

Can't imagine why.

Had someone called you?

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by thaimeme

assorted discourse

Man u

555+ lao? I like it ..

**Neverna** · 14-12-2016, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by thaimeme

assorted discourse

Man u

555+ lao? I like it ..

Norton + Naithaiza
Norton = Nicethaiza

Same same, no?

Same computer, same office, no?

Busted

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 08:54 PM

555+ new guess?

**Pragmatic** · 14-12-2016, 08:58 PM

^^ Post #201.

**Neverna** · 14-12-2016, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

555+ new guess?

No, the same guess

**Neverna** · 14-12-2016, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Originally Posted by baldrick

quite a few of us have chatted to her on LINE and have confirmed she is genuine and not a sheep shagger with lipstick and a frock

She's Tricky Dickies (AKA NZdick1983) missus. Do I win?

His wife is Japanese, not Thai, and he has posted her picture on the forum (and so has nicethaiza of herself), so it should be easy for someone who has Skyped her with video turned on to say yay or nay.

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 09:03 PM

101 and BKK cant have the same computer...

**Norton** · 14-12-2016, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

101

Nor can LA and BKK.

**thaimeme** · 14-12-2016, 09:24 PM

....the intrigue continues.

TD CSI Team on deep cover investigations.

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Nor can LA

Translate please.

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by thaimeme

....the intrigue continues.

TD CSI Team on deep cover investigations.

100 years for the answer...

**Norton** · 14-12-2016, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

Translate please

Roiet = LA as well as 101

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 09:40 PM

haha get now..LA = Los Angeles

**Neverna** · 14-12-2016, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

101 and BKK cant have the same computer...

It's only you saying you are in different places.

**Nicethaiza** · 14-12-2016, 09:47 PM

TD CSI working right now?

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