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• hondapons

  17 Jul 08, 11:10

  Greetings

  A. How are you? (sabai dee mai)

  B. I am fine. (sabai dee)*

  B. And you? (lao khun lae)

  A. I am fine. (sabai dee)*

   

  *Quite often in Thai you don't need to say "I". But, you can if you like. For men say "phom sabai dee". for women say "di-chun sabai dee".

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  A. What is your name? (khun chue arai)

  B. My name is hondapons (phom chue hondapons)*

  A. Nice to know you (yin dee tee dai roo-juk)

  B. Nice to know you too (chen gun)

   

  *Here, phom is "I" used by men. If you are a woman you should say di-chun.

   

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  Romantic Conversation

   

  I love you. (pom ruk koon)

   

  I miss you. (pom kit teung koon)

   

  Can you be my girlfriend? (ben faen pom dai mai)

  * For yes the reply is "dai" and for no the reply is "mai dai"

  I am single. (pom sot)

  You are very beautiful. (koon suay mak)

  You are very cute. (koon na-ruk mak)

  Are you free tonight? (keun nee koon wang mai)

  Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? (koon mee faen reu yung)

  I think I have fallen in love with you. (pom kit wa pom long ruk koon)

  Can I meet your parents? (pom bai pob por-mae koon dai mai)

  I want to marry you. (pom dtong gan dtang ngan gub koon)

  Can I kiss you? (joop dai mai)

  Don't leave me. (ya ting pom)

  I never lied to you. (pom mai ker-ee gor hok koon)

  I will always be on your side. (pom yoo kang koon sa-mer)

  Take care of yourself. (do lae dtua eng duay na)

  I want you to be happy. (pom dtong gan hai koon mee kwarm sook)

  Do you miss me? (koon kit teung pom mai)

  I won't forget you. (pom ja mai leum koon)

  You are my girlfriend. (koon ben fan pom)

  You hurt me so much. (koon tam pom jep mak)

  I will never cheat on you (pom ja mai nork jai koon)

  You are my sweetheart. (koon keu yot -ruk kong pom)

  I will be faithful to you. (pom ja seu-sut dtor koon)

  I still remember the first moment we met. (pom yung jum krang-raek tee row pob gun dai)

  I miss you all the time. (pom kit-teung koon dta-lod way-la)

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• hondapons

  17 Jul 08, 11:41

  Have a nice dream. (fun dee na)

• dragg

  17 Jul 08, 13:28

  sa wa tee ka (3 bowls of pork trotters)

   

• Subaru WRX

  18 Jul 08, 09:19

  mai chai.....

  pom mai sabai...

• hondapons

  18 Jul 08, 12:29

  Meeting a Thai Family

  Father's side:

  Grandfather
  pu

  Grandmother
  ya 

  Uncle (elder brother of father)
  lung 

  Aunt (elder sister of father)
  pa 

  Father
  phor

  Uncle, Aunt (younger brother or sister of father)
  are 

  Mother's side:

   Grandfather
  dta

  Grandmother
  yai

  Uncle (elder brother of mother)
  lung

  Aunt (elder sister of mother)
  pa

  Mother
  mae

  Uncle, Aunt (younger brother or sister of mother)
  na

• DriftingGuy

  18 Jul 08, 12:50

  Originally posted by hondapons:

  Greetings

  A. How are you? (sabai dee mai)

  B. I am fine. (sabai dee)*

  B. And you? (lao khun lae)

  A. I am fine. (sabai dee)*

   

  *Quite often in Thai you don't need to say "I". But, you can if you like. For men say "phom sabai dee". for women say "di-chun sabai dee".

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  A. What is your name? (khun chue arai)

  B. My name is hondapons (phom chue hondapons)*

  A. Nice to know you (yin dee tee dai roo-juk)

  B. Nice to know you too (chen gun)

   

  *Here, phom is "I" used by men. If you are a woman you should say di-chun.

   

  ---

   

  Romantic Conversation

   

  I love you. (pom ruk koon)

   

  I miss you. (pom kit teung koon)

   

  Can you be my girlfriend? (ben faen pom dai mai)

  * For yes the reply is "dai" and for no the reply is "mai dai"

  I am single. (pom sot)

  You are very beautiful. (koon suay mak)

  You are very cute. (koon na-ruk mak)

  Are you free tonight? (keun nee koon wang mai)

  Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? (koon mee faen reu yung)

  I think I have fallen in love with you. (pom kit wa pom long ruk koon)

  Can I meet your parents? (pom bai pob por-mae koon dai mai)

  I want to marry you. (pom dtong gan dtang ngan gub koon)

  Can I kiss you? (joop dai mai)

  Don't leave me. (ya ting pom)

  I never lied to you. (pom mai ker-ee gor hok koon)

  I will always be on your side. (pom yoo kang koon sa-mer)

  Take care of yourself. (do lae dtua eng duay na)

  I want you to be happy. (pom dtong gan hai koon mee kwarm sook)

  Do you miss me? (koon kit teung pom mai)

  I won't forget you. (pom ja mai leum koon)

  You are my girlfriend. (koon ben fan pom)

  You hurt me so much. (koon tam pom jep mak)

  I will never cheat on you (pom ja mai nork jai koon)

  You are my sweetheart. (koon keu yot -ruk kong pom)

  I will be faithful to you. (pom ja seu-sut dtor koon)

  I still remember the first moment we met. (pom yung jum krang-raek tee row pob gun dai)

  I miss you all the time. (pom kit-teung koon dta-lod way-la)

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  Your romantic conversation portion a bit long

• hondapons

  18 Jul 08, 12:52

  Originally posted by DriftingGuy:

  Your romantic conversation portion a bit long

  
  there is still alot more. i only chunk up 1/3 nia.

• Subaru WRX

  19 Jul 08, 10:01

  sawadeeka all.

• kopiosatu

  19 Jul 08, 10:04

  i think the most important aspect is missing.

  the tones.

  wrong tones, wrong word.

  you can call someone Phi, but you end up calling him a ghost

• Mospeada

  21 Jul 08, 08:14

  三碗猪脚

• hondapons

  22 Jul 08, 13:18

  Originally posted by kopiosatu:

  i think the most important aspect is missing.

  the tones.

  wrong tones, wrong word.

  you can call someone Phi, but you end up calling him a ghost

  
  k noted. will put it.

• Fatum

  22 Jul 08, 13:20

  phi ! .... giep nuern duey khup ! .....

• Mospeada

  22 Jul 08, 13:21

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  phi ! .... giep nuern duey khup ! .....

  khup u khup khup~

• hondapons

  22 Jul 08, 13:22

  rofl.

• Mospeada

  22 Jul 08, 13:24

  Originally posted by hondapons:

  rofl.

  khup u too khup khup~

• Mospeada

  22 Jul 08, 13:28

  大家一起來 ~

  khup khup你的歌來~khup khup你的手

  khup khup 你的眼來~khup khup你的頭

• hondapons

  22 Jul 08, 13:28

  khup u.....

• Fatum

  22 Jul 08, 13:39

  loy ..... loy .... krathong ! ... hoi hoi ! ...

  loy .... loy .... krathon ! ... hoi hoi ! ....

   

• the Bear

  22 Jul 08, 13:42

  i add...

  A: neeagk mae!!

  B: replies with his fists

  

• hondapons

  22 Jul 08, 13:43

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  i add...

  A: neeagk mae!!

  B: replies with his fists

  

  
  ouch

• Fatum

  22 Jul 08, 13:46

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  i add...

  A: neeagk mae!!

  B: replies with his fists

  

  something about mothers ? ...

   

• MyPillowTalks

  22 Jul 08, 17:02

  the further down i read, from i love you, i tink i fallen in love with u, are u free tonight?

  i tot there would be sth like: tonight

   

• Fatum

  23 Jul 08, 08:23

  arun sawat khup ..... 

  wan nee sabai dee mai khup ? ...

• aHGer^83

  23 Jul 08, 15:21

  oh... i know 1...

  ai sio gan mai?

• hondapons

  23 Jul 08, 15:34

  that is HOKKIEN