I've always had a bit of a problem when trying to attract the attention of a Thai who appears to be similar in age. I know 'nong' for younger, 'noo' for kids; 'loong' or 'pee' for older man and ba (have to be careful with the tone for that one:lol:). I've found 'pee nong' (garnered from Thai rallies) seems to get a generally favourable response. Is this correct?

I say pee, it comes across like 'hey friend' or 'excuse me friend'

When in doubt, say, "คุณครับ" or "คุณคะ". See

"pee nong" is not correct when you address 1 person. It's used when talking to a group (when you feel close to the group).

When in doubt, say, "คุณครับ" or "คุณคะ". See

You mean You (for a man) or, er, You (for a woman)? So that's where they get the annoying 'you, you, you' from then.

"pee nong" is not correct when you address 1 person. It's used when talking to a group (when you feel close to the group).

Yes I already get that, hence my remark about garnering it from the 'rallies'. However never been met with an unfavourable response/sneer. Maybe I've been addressing those suffering from multi personality disorder all this time

Never mind. Thanks anyway.

Edited September 20, 201015 yr by evanson

When in doubt, say, "คุณครับ" or "คุณคะ". See

You mean You (for a man) or, er, You (for a woman)? So that's where they get the annoying 'you, you, you' from then.

No, the ครับ and คะ is whether the speaker is a man or a woman, respectively. The คุณ represents the person you are speaking to and the gender is neutral.

When in doubt, say, "คุณครับ" or "คุณคะ". See

You mean You (for a man) or, er, You (for a woman)? So that's where they get the annoying 'you, you, you' from then.

No, the ครับ and คะ is whether the speaker is a man or a woman, respectively. The คุณ represents the person you are speaking to and the gender is neutral.

I always just say kor toot krab . excuse me , if i dont know wheather to say pee or nong.

คุณครับ

ขอโทษครับ / ขอโทษนะครับ

สวัสดีครับ

เลือกเอาวลีไหนก็ได้ ตรง "สวัสดีครับ" นั้นไม่ต้องยกมือไหว้ ให้พูดเฉยๆ

When in doubt, say, "คุณครับ" or "คุณคะ". See

I agree with you, I say คุณครับ when unsure. And I *do* love that commercial!