January 19, 200620 yr I travel between Korat and Bangkok by bus now and then and I've noticed that the bus attendants, when offering a beverage, always say, "Nam Mai Ka", even if the beverage being offered is Pepsi. In this case is "Nam" being used as sort of a generic term for beverage or is something else going on? [What they say is actually closer to "nam mae ka", but I assume this is just a relaxed form of "nam mai ka"....]
January 19, 200620 yr I travel between Korat and Bangkok by bus now and then and I've noticed that the bus attendants, when offering a beverage, always say, "Nam Mai Ka", even if the beverage being offered is Pepsi. In this case is "Nam" being used as sort of a generic term for beverage or is something else going on? yup, you're right. its a generic form of "drink". they're asking would you like a drink? or what would you like to drink? this is my understanding anyway. Taz...
January 19, 200620 yr I travel between Korat and Bangkok by bus now and then and I've noticed that the bus attendants, when offering a beverage, always say, "Nam Mai Ka", even if the beverage being offered is Pepsi. In this case is "Nam" being used as sort of a generic term for beverage or is something else going on? yup, you're right. its a generic form of "drink". they're asking would you like a drink? or what would you like to drink? this is my understanding anyway. Taz... Nam just means a liquid.....nam man is oil....nam bpla is fish sauce....nam som is orange juice....they are just asking if you want a drink of something.
January 19, 200620 yr Is Nam Kaeng not ice too....?redrus yes - it is kaeng meaning hard.. i believe ive heard this word used in other contexts too
January 19, 200620 yr Is Nam Kaeng not ice too....? redrus yes - it is kaeng meaning hard.. i believe ive heard this word used in other contexts too Ha ha.... Init funny how you pick things "up".... redrus
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