Deserted Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 How many words are there for the word wife? I only ever used Mia. But what if you have a good wife or a wife from a good background, is there another word there? What about a loving wife, what's the word for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 She may not like Mia Luang. I guess is suggests the existence of a Mia Noi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 ภรรยา par-la-ya Wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 I am being told by a very well educated thai friend that the word I want is "Sri-pan-ra-ya" which means good wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I would have thought ภรรยาที่ดี (pan-ra-ya tii dee) would translate to good wife. I suppose it means what exactly you mean by good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, JayClay said: I would have thought ภรรยาที่ดี (pan-ra-ya tii dee) would translate to good wife. I suppose it means what exactly you mean by good, though. ศรี (sri) is a prefix that can be used as praise of excellence or along those lines. Edited November 25, 2022 by KhaoNiaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said: ศรี (sri) is a prefix that can be used as praise of excellence or along those lines. Thanks. I've never encountered it before. I assume the ร is not pronounced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) On 11/25/2022 at 9:45 AM, JayClay said: I assume the ร is not pronounced? Correct. Edited November 28, 2022 by Puccini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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