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Okay, someone started a forum thread about the longest word in English. So what's the longest word in Thai? Now, there may be some religious words coming from Bali that are longer, but the longest I've ever learned in terms of normal conversation is this one: ºØ¤ÅÔ¡Åѡɳà English equivalent: personality Anyone disagree? Do you know longer words?

hi i'm thai guy. want to practice english and willing to help you to improve thai your welcome anyone nice to meet u ps: in case you would find this post in next few years, please email me anyway at rongsawatpeach............. also in case i might not come back in this website.

I found this useful Thai proverbs which were translated in English ^^ http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thai_proverbs กงเกวียนกำเกวียน Transliteration: Kong kwean kum kwean Literal: A cart's wheels fall into the track. Meaning: Like karma, deeds repay. กบเลือกนาย Transliteration: Kob Luek Nai Literal: The frog picking a leader. Meaning: if you change your mind too much, you'll get hurt กบในกะลา Transliteration: Khob nai ka la Literal: Frog in a coconut shell. Meaning: Referring to those who's insular but ignorant, like a frog living in a coconut shell. กระดังงาลนไฟ Transliteration: Kra dang nga lon fai Literal: A Kradanga flower (thai) is fragrant when toasted on fire. Meaning: Old but hot. กระต่ายตื่นตูม Transliteration: Kra tay teun toom Literal: Like a shocked and frenzied bunny. Meaning: When you are excited, you cannot see the real issue. กระต่ายหมายจันทร์ Transliteration: Kra-tie' mai jhun Literal: A rabbit aims for the moon. Meaning: Don't aim at the impossibilities; get grounded. กลมเป็นลูกมะนาว Transliteration: Glom pen luge mar-now Literal: Round like a lime. Meaning: Referring to those who's quick to run out of the problem (negative). กว่าถั่วจะสุกงาก็ไหม้ Transliteration: Kwar thua ja suek, nga kor mai Literal: Before the nut is cooked, a sesame is burnt. Meaning: Don't let issues hang for too long until they're all burnt. กันไว้ดีกว่าแก้ Transliteration: Gan wy dtee gwaa gae Literal and meaning: Preventive measure is better than curative measure. กาคาบพริก Transliteration: ka kab prik Literal: A crow holds the chilli in its mouth. Meaning: Evaluate yourself well before putting on that glaring red dress. (Dare not putting on a red dress when you're not fair-skinned.) กินน้ำพริกถ้วยเดี่ยว Transliteration: gin nam phrik thuay diaao Literal: Eat the spicy chili sauce only from one cup. Meaning: Be always faithful to your wife. กินบนเรือนขี้รดบนหลังคา Transliteration: Kin bon ruen, khee bon lung kar Literal: Eat in a house then excrete on the roof. Meaning: Referring to those who are ungrateful to who did good things to them. กิ่งทองใบหยก Transliteration: Ging tong by yok Literal: A gold branch with a jade leaf. Meaning: A perfect couple (often use with the fiancees; in Chinese it means a princess). กิ้งก่าได้ทอง Transliteration: King-khar dhai thong. Literal: A chameleon acquires gold. Meaning: Those who like to call for the other's attention by showing their belongings. แกะดำ Transliteration: Kare dum Literal: Black sheep. Meaning: The different one; the weird one. แกว่งตีนหาเสี้ยน Transliteration: Kwang teen har siean. Literal: Swing a foot into thorns. Meaning: Those who like to court trouble. กำแพงมีหู ประตูมีตา Transliteration: Kum-pang mee hu, pra-tu mee tar Literal: Walls have ears; doors have eyes. Meaning 1: Be aware when you have confidential information. Meaning 2: There are doors into everything, regardless of the tight security one's set up to guard that secret. กำขี้ดีกว่ากำตด Transliteration: Kum khee dee kwa kum tod Literal: Grabbing excrement is better than grabbing flatulence. Meaning: Having something is better than having nothing. ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่ Transliteration: Kai hen teen ngu, ngu hen nom kai Literal: A chicken sees the snake's foot and a snake sees the chicken's breast. Meaning: Two parties who know each other secret. ไก่ได้พลอย Transliteration: Kai die' ploy Literal: A chicken gets a gem. Meaning: A person who has a good thing, but he doesn't know about value. ไก่งามเพราะขน คนงามเพราะแต่ง Transliteration: Kai ngam pror khon, kon ngam pror thang Literal: Chicken are beautiful because of their feathers; women are beautiful because of their make-up. Meaning: Beauty comes after one grooms her appearance and puts on cosmetics. ขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตน Transliteration: Kee chang jahb thak-a-thaen Literal: Ride an elephant to catch a grasshopper. Meaning 1: Don't make something easy difficult. Meaning 2: Use the correct tool for the correct job. เข็นครกขึ้นภูเขา Transliteration: Khen krok kheun phu kao Literal: Push the stone to the top of the mountain. Meaning: To perform a Herculean task. เข้าเมืองตาหลิ่ว ต้องหลิ่วตาตาม Transliteration: Khao mueng tar-lew, tong lew-tar tarm Literal: When in the city of the slanted-eyed, do squint your eyes. Meaning: Follow the majority, if you are minority; adapt to situations and people around you. English version: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. เข้าหูซ้ายทะลุหูขวา Transliteration: Khao hu sai, ta-lu' hu khwa Literal: In the left ear, out the right ear. Meaning: Referring to an oblivious attitude; referring to people's ignorance, in letting others' cautionary/instructional words slip off. ความแน่นอน คือความไม่แน่นอน Transliteration: Kwam nae-norn keu kwam mai nae-non Literal: The only certainty is uncertainty. Meaning: Things are dual in nature: certain things are uncertain things. ความงามไม่คงที่ ความดีสิคงทน Transliteration Kwam ngam mai kong tii, kwam dee si kong ton Literal: Beauty fades, good deeds are permanent. Meaning: Don't judge people by their appearance, but their behaviour. ความพยายามอยู่ที่ไหน ความสำเร็จอยู่ที่นั่น Transliteration: Kwam pa-ya-yam yoo tee nhai, kwam sum-red yoo tee nun Literal: Where there is a will, there is a way. Meaning: Try your best, and there's success. ความลับไม่มีในโลก Transliteration: Kwan lub mai mee nai loke Literal: There are no secrets in the world. Meaning: There is no such thing as secret; try not to hide what can't be hidden. คับที่อยู่ได้คับใจอยู่ยาก Transliteration: khap thee yuu dai khap jai yuu yaak Literal: Tight residence can, tight heart presence difficult Meaning: It is possible to live in a small residence if you're happy, but it is difficult to live in a big residence if you're unhappy. คิดก่อนเจรจา Transliteration: kid-kon-je-ra-ja Literal: Think before speaking. Meaning: (straightforward)Think before making a verbal exchange. ฆ่าควายอย่าเสียดายพริก Transliteration: Ka kwai ya sia die prig Literal: Don't lament over a chilli when killing a buffalo. Meaning: Don't mind little things when grand tasks/responsibilities/achievements are at hand. งงเป็นไก่ตาแตก Transliteration: Ngong pen kai tar-taec Literal: Confused like a chick with shattered eyes. Meaning: So confused or surprised because of some events that happened really fast. งมเข็มในมหาสมุทร Transliteration:Ngom kem nai mahaa-sa-mut Literal: Looking for a pin in the ocean. Meaning: Don't try the impossible. งามแต่รูปจูบไม่หอม Transliteration: Ngam tae rup, jub mai horm Literal: Great look but bad breath. Meaning: Those who have good appearance, but do not behave nicely or have no manner. โง่เง่าเต่าตุ่น Transliteration: Ngoh ngow tow toon Literal: Dumb like a turtle. Meaning: Obtuse. จับปลาสองมือ Transliteration: Jahb plaa song mue Literal: To catch fish in each hand. Meaning 1: Try not to multitask if that compromises the success of any single thing. จับเสือมือเปล่า Transliteration: Jub sua mue paol Literal: Catch a tiger with bare hands. Meaning: Being ill-equipped in tasks that require methodical preparations. ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวปิดไม่มิด Transliteration: Chang tie tung tua ow bai buor phid mai mid Literal: A dead elephant cannot be covered by a lotus leaf. Meaning: Don't try to hide a big mistake/problem, once it's out in the open. ช้างเผือกเกิดในป่า Transliteration: Chang puak gird nai pa Literal: White elephants are born in the forest. Meaning: The best thing is difficult to find. ชิงสุกก่อนห่าม Transliteration: Shing suek khorn harm Literal: Get overripe before partly ripe. Meaning: A person who did something before appropriate time (usually means unmarried sex.) ซื้อควายในหนอง Transliteration: seuu khwaay nai naawng Literal: Buying a water buffalo in the marsh. Meaning: To purchase something unseen. English version: To buy a pig in a poke. (You can find more Thai proverbs from the above website I gave)

Here is a quick lesson on Bangkok room service: [h=2]Bangkok Room Service[/h]Room Service: Morny, rune sor-bees. Hotel Guest: Oh sorry, I thought I dialed room service. Room Service: Rye, rune sore-bees. Morny. Jewish to ordor sunteen? Hotel Guest: I'd like some bacon and eggs. Room Service: Ow July then? Hotel Guest: What? Room Service: Aches. Ow July then? Pry, boy, pooch..? Hotel Guest: Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, Scrambled please. Room Service: Ow July thee Baycome? Crease? Hotel Guest: Crisp will be fine. Room Service: Okay. An Santos? Hotel Guest: Ugh.....I don't know....I don't think so. Room Service: No? Judo one toes? Hotel Guest: Look, I really feel bad about this, but I just don't know what judo- one toes means, I'm sorry. Room Service: Toes! Toes! Why Jew Don Juan toes? Ow bow eengligh mopping we bother? Hotel Guest: English Muffin! I've got it! Toast! You were saying toast! Fine. An English Muffin will be fine. Room Service: We Bother? Hotel Guest: No, just put the bother on the side. Room Service: Wad? Hotel Guest: I'm sorry. I meant butter. Butter on the side. Room Service: Copy? Hotel Guest: I feel terrible about this, but .... Room Service: Copy. Copy, tea, mill. Hotel Guest: Coffee! Yes coffee please. And that's all. Room Service: One minnie. Ass rune torino-fie, strangle aches, crease Baycome, tossy eengligh mopping we bother honey sight, and copy. Rye? Hotel Guest: Whatever you say. Room Service: Okay, Tenjewberrymud. Hotel Guest: You're welcome. "I was at the cinema with my Thai girlfriend, watching a film, when she offered me some popcorn from the box on her lap. "I'm not falling for that one again!" I laughed."

I've thought about this a lot during my experience of learning Thai and it seems to me that Thai is an overly vague language. By that I mean, English is a very precise language. We have specific words for every variation or even change of state. Thai often lacks more descriptive words to express a more detailed idea. For instance, the lack of plurals in Thai. One is never sure if one or more than one thing is being discussed because there are no plural nouns or adjectives. Lack of future and past tense. Although other words can be added to clarify the context, by itself, there is no past or present. All verbs are in the present tense. And if that wasn't hard enough, the language seems to make use of general terms or classifiers instead of precise words. For instance, many Thais will refer to any booze that is not beer as whiskey even though English speakers commonly refer to a specific type like rum, bourbon, Scotch, Irish, etc. I was wondering about this because one thing I've noticed when Thais speak English is that they tend to make a point and then keep expanding on that point rather than using the correct English descriptive statement. For example. I go shopping with my friend Oh Oh drive Oh drive us in her car Oh's boyfriend go with us. In English it would have been said: My friend Oh and her boyfriend drove us to go shopping. In Thai it seems like adding additional detail provides the context. Are other people confused by that too or is it just me? It might be easier for people learning if they explained this as a feature of the language. I think a lot of us who learn Thai tend to try to construct complex sentences like we're used to in English when maybe what we should learn is to simplify and then continue to add more and more detail. Or am I crazy?

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