Deserted Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 How do we say 'to knock someone back' in Thai. I mean let's say you make an offer and someone rejects or refuses it. Or if more to the point I want to make, or rather closer to the context it will be inserted into, if you ask someone out of a date and they say no. I'm sure there is a phrase in Thai for it but I don't know what it is hence the post. I can find out what 'reject' and 'refuse' mean so please don't post saying that there must be something phrasal or slang based that is used, that's what I am after. Thanks for help offered. Anything I discover I shall post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshadow Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 put it into google and ask for it in THAI easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Excuse me, this thread was posted for those who can provide an answer and not for those who can't Do you understand that? I don't need the likes of you telling me to go look at google. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Deserted said: Excuse me, this thread was posted for those who can provide an answer and not for those who can't Do you understand that? I don't need the likes of you telling me to go look at google. You are correct. The phrase is slang and doesn't translate into Thai. My friend is fond of using it in the Philippines, oblivious to the fact that it won't be understood. It needs to be translated into proper English before Thai. Edited December 22, 2022 by ozimoron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 There is no such thing as proper English as a classification. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Deserted said: There is no such thing as proper English as a classification. OK, then widely understood English. Will that work for you? I meant proper English as opposed to slang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 No because my background is linguistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Deserted said: No because my background is linguistics. And the rest of us don't understand linguistics? I studied Latin, French and speak English, Thai and Tagalog reasonably well. I also studied linguistics as part of a sociology degree. Edited December 22, 2022 by ozimoron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BananaStrong Posted December 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, Deserted said: Excuse me, this thread was posted for those who can provide an answer and not for those who can't Do you understand that? I don't need the likes of you telling me to go look at google. This is NOT a very polite response~!!!! He was helping. He said go to Google. That's helping. Go to a website call YouTube. Search "how to say no in Thai" and watch the one by "ThaiwithMod". Don't thank me!!!!!! I don't need the likes of you thanking me!!!! lol Merry Christmas!!!! Happy New Year!!! Have a great day!!!!! lol 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Ok apologies but the 'thai language' section has far too many people saying just use google, and its bloody annoying because google is not very reliable, particularly when it comes to phrasal verbs and complex language, in fact its best avoided. I assumed that was obvious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huangnon Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 To reject or refuse in Thai is: "patisett" (Phonetic pronunciation). ปฏิเสธ in Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 Yes, I know but I was looking for something phrasal or slang based. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Deserted said: Yes, I know but I was looking for something phrasal or slang based. I missed the part that you were looking for Thai slang so my apologies for that. As a linguist you should be aware that there aren't typically 1 to 1 equivalences for slang between languages. I doubt that Americans would ever us the phrase as part of their normal parlance. Not sure about the English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, Deserted said: No because my background is linguistics. Well, you tell us! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee65 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Deserted said: No because my background is linguistics. Well, you'll find many cunning linguists here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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