Cigarettes

[mrt273nva]

When I am in a 7-11 buying cigarettes, why is it that every time i ask for Marlboro Lights they automatically grab Reds? Does the sound Red and Light really sound that similar to Thai's? And second, how do I say "LIGHT" in Thai.

OW BOOLI MARLBORO (LIGHT) KRAP. MAI OW DANG KRAP

Edited October 5, 2007 by mrt273nva

[rixalex]

When I am in a 7-11 buying cigarettes, why is it that every time i ask for Marlboro Lights they automatically grab Reds? Does the sound Red and Light really sound that similar to Thai's? And second, how do I say "LIGHT" in Thai.

OW BOOLI MARLBORO (LIGHT) KRAP. MAI OW DANG KRAP

Why don't you just ask for "Malboro see tong"?

[Etrigan]

You have to order "Marlboro Kow", or white marlboro, so called coz of that bleached filter!

[mrt273nva]

When I am in a 7-11 buying cigarettes, why is it that every time i ask for Marlboro Lights they automatically grab Reds? Does the sound Red and Light really sound that similar to Thai's? And second, how do I say "LIGHT" in Thai.

OW BOOLI MARLBORO (LIGHT) KRAP. MAI OW DANG KRAP

Why don't you just ask for "Malboro see tong"?

what is "see tong"?

[Etrigan]

see thong - gold marlboro.

[mrt273nva]

see thong - gold marlboro.

aaaAAAAaaahhh krap kun krap

[tijnebijn]

Its not booli but buri .

red -deng

light - si kgau or si thong or ligh (not pronouncing the T )

menthol/green - menthon/ kiau

just to enlighten a little .

[dboy]

i have a picture of l&m on my phone i just show them that, works everytime

[tijnebijn]

i have a picture of l&m on my phone i just show them that, works everytime

Handy when you cannot talk .Or being speechless .

[BalthazarBeefheart]

When I am in a 7-11 buying cigarettes, why is it that every time i ask for Marlboro Lights they automatically grab Reds? Does the sound Red and Light really sound that similar to Thai's? And second, how do I say "LIGHT" in Thai.

OW BOOLI MARLBORO (LIGHT) KRAP. MAI OW DANG KRAP

Its funny but in all my years of smoking I never once encountered this problem - I always said Ow Boori Marlboro Light Krap - I think maybe you should be saying Ow Booli Marlboro Right khrap then you will not confuse the issue with inconsistent pronunciation.

[JetsetBkk]

see thong - gold marlboro.

aaaAAAAaaahhh krap kun krap

So now you know how to ask for Marlboro Lights, do you want to know how to say "Thank you" ?

[soundman]

see thong - gold marlboro.

Well just to confuse the matter even more - Marlboro Gold has been released (a low nicotine ciggarette) & it is in a silver packet.

When ordering:

Marlboro Gold - "ao booree marlboroh gold song dee-oh krup."

Marlboro Light - "ao booree marlboroh light (see torng) song dee-oh krup."

Marlboro Red - "ao booree marlboroh see dairng song dee-oh krup."

Marlboro Menthol - "ao booree marlboroh see keeoh sahm song krup."

Marlboro Menthol Lights - "ao booree marlboroh mentol light sorng song krup."

Of course these will all have to be probounced correctly in Thai & if you are a little out on the pronuciation the staff at 7/11 won't understand you.

For tips on pronunciation check out the Thai Language forum on thai visa.

Link here.

Cheers,

Soundman.