cognos Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I will start with a few, and hopefully someone will add to the list..perhaps we could get enough to speak in english and thai at the same, sanook mak mak loyy sensitive=sensitive beer=beer idiot=idiot free=free vitamin= vitamin spaghetti=spaghetti pizza=pizza Free beer, spaghetti, vitamin, pizza (for) sensitive idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patong Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) kcf mcdonalds whiskey joke airport coke Edited March 4, 2010 by patong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognos Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 KFC..but of course in Thai you are right..Kentucky chicken fried.. signed: adjective AFTER noun for thais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hamburger Cheeseburger Sofa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThailandTommy Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 slope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEEYEDTHAI Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickBradford Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 to die=ตาย ('dtai', almost the same, a slightly harder edge to the consonant) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchan42 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 ริม = rim ปริ่ม = brim Pickup truck = รถปิ้กอัพ Screwdriver = สกูไร motorcycle = มอไซ Not pronounced exactly the same but close enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognos Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 amazing carbohydrate ice cream broccoli carrot taxi bus lottery lorry jacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pomthai Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 computer microwave Paaalastic Bag 7-11 normally abbreviated to just 7 TV and of course "Hello welcome" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Sexy man Big money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Sexy man Big money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikenyoy Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 stamp computer strawberry apple (ap-pun, close enough?) condo apartment steak chocolate romantic coffee (cafe) bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mosha Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Technology. Video (VDO) CD DVD Album (Alabam) (It's not words that are the same that bothers me, it's words that when spoken mean something different. eg ow ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikenyoy Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 [quote name='Mosha' (It's not words that are the same that bothers me, it's words that when spoken mean something different. eg ow ) I hope this doesn't bother you too much...there must be thousands of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoydy Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 discoteque football fashion free furniture lipstick idea postcard serious shopping stamp taxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 air, Thai, you, I, BMW, Dr, function (programming languages), wai, OK Most of the English and Thai alphabets Most chemical elements India, America computer, web, farm jeep (sort of - /c/ for /j/), guard (on a train?), gas, Greek - but /k/ for /g/ If we allow /w/ for /v/: caravan Other similar words, allowing sloppy enough English: lift Coincidental sound-alikes: die/taai, Parker/paakaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mauberley Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Dinosaur Margarine (yeuch!) Volley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 If we ignore the vowel Thai inserts to break up the cluster, we have: sloop, steak, swing (the music), slang Except that I have been assured by some Thais that the /l/ is silent, we also have 'flat'. If we ignore the lack of aspiration in Thai: cock (= tap), copy, guitar (vowel length also different), classic (except that Thai has a long vowel) If we ignore dropped consonants, we get oodles more, but as I found 'Counterpain' unrecognisable with the 'n's dropped, they may not be valid. A less than obvious example seems to be phaen = 'plan'. 'E-mail' is just about recognisable. Can we count fim/film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Coincidental sound-alikes:die/taai, Parker/paakaa Correction: paakkaa, not paakaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 cake, TV, broccoli Very similar: microwave, shirt, snooker, supermarket Unsure: OT (=overtime - not in my English, and in Thai I'm more acquainted with '[M]tham [M]oo' = 'do overtime') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mxyz250newb Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 As I found out yesterday to my delight, Salmon is same-same sounding english and thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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