rose33 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 The final part sounds similar to the 'sawat' is sawatdee ka/krup. Elsewhere, I heard that 'sawatdee' means 'i am giving a little piece of happiness to you'. Can this be confirmed? Thanks all ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I am going for Ratree Sawat. "Goodnight" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Daeng Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 1 minute ago, hotandsticky said: I am going for Ratree Sawat. "Goodnight" Goodnight is what I would guess.. Up here in Buriram, to me it sounds like "La Dee Sawat" when MiL says it to me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose33 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 34 minutes ago, hotandsticky said: I am going for Ratree Sawat. "Goodnight" My favourite massage place is called 'Ratree Massage'. Now I know what it means ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 11 hours ago, Mutt Daeng said: Goodnight is what I would guess.. Up here in Buriram, to me it sounds like "La Dee Sawat" when MiL says it to me. Up in Buriram (near Phanom Rung) they actually have a road sign that reds "Rahansai"...................L's and R's are not their strong suit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose33 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 6 hours ago, hotandsticky said: Up in Buriram (near Phanom Rung) they actually have a road sign that reds "Rahansai"...................L's and R's are not their strong suit. I also like the 'Rabyrinth' sign for the hedge maze at one of the big parks in Thailand's second city... (Although when I think how much I struggle with all of their tones and vowels, I don't want to be too critical if my Rs and Ls sound similar to their ears...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Daeng Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 21 hours ago, hotandsticky said: Up in Buriram (near Phanom Rung) they actually have a road sign that reds "Rahansai"...................L's and R's are not their strong suit. Yes, I agree. "L" and "R" seem to be randomly interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPMMUU Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 It is likely that the owner of your favorite massage place, "Ratree Massage," is named Ratree, as this is a common practice among businesses to name themselves after their owner. Although traditionally, the Thai letters ร and ล are not interchangeable, there seems to be an unofficial trend of using them interchangeably nowadays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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