Its So Easy To Put Your Foot In Your Mouth

[stevehaigh]

very subtle pronunciation differences make a world of different over here

i've got into trouble many times pronouncing 'khoi', which in essan mean 'me' but if you say it wrong, means private parts

now i've just found a new one, 'ah-moi' means 'chinese girl' or a girl that is very willing to help, but if you say it wrong, like me, it means 'pubic hair'

[klons]

I recall Peppy addressing this one before. Isn't ah moi actually อาหมวย - ah muay and not ah moi

[meadish_sweetball]

sn't ah moi actually อาหมวย - ah muay and not ah moi

Yes, it is. But it seems some people have a tendency to pronounce diphthongs as single vowels. It's not necessarily that you're mispronouncing it, it could just be that the Thai person is keen on finding a dirty meaning for laughs.