lubito Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hello, Recently I've read an article named 'Why I Never Married A Thai' and decided to test my Thai girlfriend a bit (asking her to express her love for me in her native tongue'. She said, 'Chan Rak Khun' and when I reminded her about the other ('Chan Rak Ther') way she said that she can't say that 'cause it's not polite. What is the exact difference between 'Khun' and 'Ther'? Thanks for your help/advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiphoon Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Moving to Thai language forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamboVilla Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I always thought ther was the politest of the polite, it's what they always use in Thai songs and a lot of the time on T.V. Khun is also polite. I've rarley heard people say ther in real life so she might just be talking the way normal people talk to each other, thinking that this would be more polite. Thais also like to use their own names even if they are just talking between the two of them, so instead of ,"I love you" they might say, "Puyi rak Sam" I'd only start to worry if she said,"Gu rak mung" I'm sure there's a more in-depth answer, but this is my two pennies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aitch Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Hello, From what i understand, Khun (คุณ) is a respectful common term. Ther (เธอ) used with Chan (ฉัน) this way would be informal (speaking to an intimate). I believe that when you hear Ther (เธอ) in songs, on t.v., etc . . more of an elegant type usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgeezer Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I think that you should be more concerned with the verb รัก rak than the pronoun if you want to test your girlfriend. I think that the meaning of 'love', which is the official equivalent of this word, will run and run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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