eric67

This entry in thai-language.com is more or less in line with what LosLobo said:

http://www.thai-language.com/id/217834

The top part above the image isn’t Thai, it looks like Lanna, the old northern Thai script, or maybe Burmese.

The two lines underneath say:

รวยทันใจ ruai tan jai, lit. rich quickly

วัดผาเทพนิมิต wat phathepnimit (the name of a temple)

Maybe ชู้ทางใจ choo taang jai, to be secretly in love with someone

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_11940
 

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Thais will use both, or use about a dozen other pronouns, their names, or they don’t use pronouns at all.

It really depends on the individual couple what pronouns they prefer to use with each other. 

The only thing you can say for certain is that “chan rak khun” sounds a bit more formal and is used by women only, and “chan rak ter” is a bit less formal and can be used by both men and women.

(Just don’t say “pom rak ther” if you’re a guy. That will usually be interpreted as “I love her” ???? )

There is no way to tell if a girl is insincere, less intimate or even lies just from her saying “chan rak khun”. She could very well be the love of your life.

On the other hand, I’ve heard from several girls that they don’t like to use the pronoun “ter” with friends, because for them it makes the other person feel more distant and less familiar...different strokes for different folks I guess...

Looking around on Google a bit I found these excerpts from a book that describes the distinction Pasuk Phongpaichit makes on the different levels of corruption:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=PRELBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT62&dq=Pasuk+Phongpaichit+sin+nam+jai&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=wwQfVZzVM5ffarWCgHg&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Pasuk%20Phongpaichit%20sin%20nam%20jai&f=false

Ranging from not that bad to really bad:

Sin nam jai - สินน้ำใจ - a gift of good will

Kha nam ron nam cha - ค่าน้ำร้อนน้ำชา - tea money

Praphuet mi chop - ประพฤติมิชอบ - improper behavior

Sin bon, rit thai - สินบน, รีดไถ - bribery, extortion

Thucharit to nati - ทุจริตต่อหน้าที่ - dishonesty in duty

Kan khorrapchan - การคอรัปชั่น - corruption

(the Thai script is my interpretation of the transcription, any corrections are welcome)

So Mole was right with sin nam jai

Maybe sin bon?

http://www.thai-language.com/id/227901#def2

I'm currently trying to figure out why ว has two different ending sounds in Thai.

For example, it sounds like 'ew' in the Thai Word for eyebrow: คิ้ว

And it sounds like 'ow' in many Thai words:

Long ยาว

Cat เเมว

Drunk เมว

Take เอว

Glass เเก้ว

Hint เเกว

My current Thai teacher claims she doesn't hear the 'ow' sound and doesn't know where I got that misconception???

Uh, from my ears.

I swear, getting a straight answer from a Thai teacher is about as easy as getting your dog to explain Physics.

Your teacher is right, these are all different sounds.

You misspelled drunk and take, those should be เมา and เอา

From the other words the only one that sounds like ow is: long ยาว

Have a look here, under 4, /w/ glide endings:

http://www.thai-language.com/ref/vowels

ดี in this case is used to ask someones opinion on what to do

In English it's usually translated as would or should.

In your example, since ต้องการ can also be translated as "would like", there isn't much of a difference in translation.

Still, if you leave ต้องการ out, the 2 sentences become really different:

สั่งอะไร - what did you order?/ what are you ordering?

สั่งอะไรดี - what should I/we order?

In the link from t-l.com you posted there are a couple of example sentences that use ดี in this way:

ทานที่นี่หรือที่บ้านดี - "Would you like to eat here or would you like this to go [take away]?

เวลาไหนจะดีที่สำหรับโทรหาคุณคืนนี้ - What would be the best time to call you tonight?

แต่ยังไม่รู้ว่าจะไปไหนดี - But, I still don't know yet where I [we] should go.

ฉันจะทำอะไรก่อนดี - What should I do first?

คืนนี้ไปเที่ยวไหนกันดี พวกเรา - Where should we hang out tonight?

Chat spelling for ยังไม่เมา - I'm not drunk yet

That's an excellent idea! Keep it up!

Any suggestions for us lazy people that have been negligent with that for several decades?

You can do a vocab test to get a rough estimate of how many words you know, like this one:

http://linguee.me/vocabularytest/index

กิ๊ก originally means a casual sex partner/fuckbuddy, but with it's popularity it's meaning has also expanded.

It can also be normal, regular friends who you talk with, confide in, hang out with, etc. It doesn't necessarily involve sex.

This explanation also based on Marvin Brown's work, but maybe a bit easier to understand:

The easiest solution would probably be to copy/paste the Thai lyrics into www.thai2english.com

It will give the transliteration and a word for word translation so you can at least get an idea of the meaning

Something to read:

http://www.thai-language.com/ref/double-consonants

http://www.thai-language.com/ref/cluster-tone

Then there is chern, when you want to invite someone to do something: chern kao maa - please come in

And chuai if you want someone to do sth for you: chuai bpid bpradtoo - please close the door.

This can be followed by duai, noi, or dai mai to make it even more polite

If you're past the beginner stage and are able to read Thai, the audio clips from this site are excellent practice:

http://thairecordings.com

I don't think it's a difference between written and spoken Thai.

It probably has more to do with different transcription systems.

Some like to use g and k for ก and ข

Others like to use k and kh for ก and ข

It can be a bit confusing at times, but it is how it is.

Better to learn how to read Thai, then you won't have to bother with that anymore

On a sidenote:

You should type the vowel before you type the tonemark

I don't understand why it's always writen "Yingluck" because it's " Ying lak " ( falling and high tone ) look here http://www.thai-language.com/dict

So the average English speaker will pronounce it correctly, as in the English word "luck".

That the rest of the world will pronounce it as ying look is probably not important.

It looks like the last 4 lines of this poem:

กลอนสุนทรภู่ บางตอนจาก "นิราศภูเขาทอง"

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