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Translation Of An Idiom

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hi...can someone help me with this translation?

"It's better to teach you to fish, then to give you a fish"

is it : sorn khun yang rai dtok plaa dii kwa hai plaa khun ?

should i use dtok plaa or dtok bek?

thank you!

hi...can someone help me with this translation?

"It's better to teach you to fish, then to give you a fish"

is it : sorn khun yang rai dtok plaa dii kwa hai plaa khun ?

should i use dtok plaa or dtok bek?

thank you!

Better would be

Sorn hai khun dtok pla dee kwa ao pla hai khao.

Tok bet not bek can also be used but I think it is not so polite and it is more Lao dialect

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hi...can someone help me with this translation?

"It's better to teach you to fish, then to give you a fish"

is it : sorn khun yang rai dtok plaa dii kwa hai plaa khun ?

should i use dtok plaa or dtok bek?

thank you!

Better would be

Sorn hai khun dtok pla dee kwa ao pla hai khao.

Tok bet not bek can also be used but I think it is not so polite and it is more Lao dialect

Khorp Khun Maaaaaaak :o

EDIT: it should read "...dee kwa ao plaa hai khun" and not khao correct?

Edited by khaojao

The translation is OK except you've got the original wrong and I think khon (a person/man) would be better than using khun (you).

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Lao Tzu เล่าซือ

Two translations I found online are these, I edited one because it was wrong.

เอาปลาให้คนก็กินไปได้วันเดียว แต่ถ้าสอนให้ตกปลาก็มีปลากินไปตลอดชีวิต

ao bplaa hâi kon gôr gin bpai dâai wan dieow dtàe tâa sŏn hâi dtòk bplaa gôr mee bplaa gin bpai dtà-lòt chee-wít

ให้ปลาแก่คนเท่ากับให้เขากินแค่วันเดียว สอนวิธีการจับปลาให้คนเท่ากับให้เขามีกินไปตลอดชีวิต

hâi bplaa gàe kon tâo gàp hâi kăo gin kâe wan dieow sŏn wí-tee gaan jàp bplaa hâi kon tâo gàp hâi kăo mee gin bpai dtà-lòt chee-wít

P.S. ตกเบ็ด dtok bet is a euphemism for female masturbation so I'd steer well clear of using that.

Edited by withnail

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เอาปลาให้คนก็กินไปได้วันเดียว แต่ถ้าสอนให้ตกปลาก็มีปลากินไปตลอดชีวิต

ao bplaa hâi kon gôr gin bpai dâai wan dieow dtàe tâa sŏn hâi dtòk bplaa gôr mee bplaa gin bpai dtà-lòt chee-wít

ให้ปลาแก่คนเท่ากับให้เขากินแค่วันเดียว สอนวิธีการจับปลาให้คนเท่ากับให้เขามีกินไปตลอดชีวิต

hâi bplaa gàe kon tâo gàp hâi kăo gin kâe wan dieow sŏn wí-tee gaan jàp bplaa hâi kon tâo gàp hâi kăo mee gin bpai dtà-lòt chee-wít

Thanks for that!! it's really concise!

P.S. ตกเบ็ด dtok bet is a euphemism for female masturbation so I'd steer well clear of using that.

and thanks for this too...i'll steer CLEAR of using it hahahaha :o

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