BuffaloRescue Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Ive noticed.. almost every time i say "Two" in English.. they understand as "Three". Im just wondering if i mumble or have strange accent or something because I cant actually think of a time when a Thai has understood when ive said "Two" correctly. Usually I speak to people in Thai unless they speak English well then I use English but even educated people who speak English well can never seem to understand "Two". To me it sounds quite different.. Two and Three - totally different sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelaos Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rijb Posted March 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2013 It's inflation. It used to be two for one. Now, it's three for two. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRescue Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelaos Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 It's inflation. It used to be two for one. Now, it's three for two. It's inflation. It used to be two for one. Now, it's three for two. Eh???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRescue Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 It's inflation. It used to be two for one. Now, it's three for two. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 What a strange post, when I say two, they normally mistake it for 343,759,966,004,373 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelaos Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO Did someone say something? <deleted> is an estuary accent? Edited March 12, 2013 by lovelaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barabbas Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) <deleted> is an estuary accent? Google's to the rescue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary_English Edited March 12, 2013 by Barabbas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nima Posted March 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2013 Gesturing with your fingers will give them a faster clue, I've had problems with all basic numbers, I finally decided to learn them in Thai as it was almost always a problem. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookedondhamma Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 <deleted> is an estuary accent? Google's to the rescue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary_English My god! That is interesting! Maybe they hear 'choo' instead of 'two'?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomthai Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) <deleted> is an estuary accent? Google's to the rescue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary_English I'd never heard of that which surprised me since I originate from that neck of the woods. Then I scrolled to the bottom of the wikki page and saw "This page was last modified on 28 February 2013 at 02:35." - well that explains it - only existed for a couple of weeks no wonder.... one, two 333,345,535,535,523,875,333 Edited March 12, 2013 by Pomthai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO If you've got a real estuary accent then English people won't understand you. Which would explain it as I've never had this problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amusements Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) Maybe it is because Thais have difficulty in pronouncing the number three, and it sounds similar to your pronunciation of two? Edited March 12, 2013 by Amusements 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaidDown Posted March 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO I'm sorry but that definitely sounded more like 3 to me . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slip Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO If you've got a real estuary accent then English people won't understand you. Which would explain it as I've never had this problem. Nonsense! Estuary English is perfectly understandable, if a little coarse for most gentlemen's clubs in the City... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Reminds of a Japanese gal I met years back. No meant yes, and yes meant no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunta71 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO As an American I have a hell of a time understanding some English accents. Face to face and one on one I can usually understand without much trouble. For myself it is about the same as understanding a Thai speaking English. Understanding over the phone can be seemingly impossible with some. Now I have a new neighbor from somewhere in England and we talk a lot between ourselves. He has maybe the most soft spoken voice I have ever encountered and there is no way I can hear his words let alone sort out his accent when he does finally project his voice. When I indicate I cannot hear him he sits up straighter, takes a deep breath and has this appearance that he will turn the volume up. Then he speaks even quieter than before. I miss about a good 50% of what he says but I always agree 100% with him on whatever it is I failed to hear. After all this rambling my point is that it could be as you say...maybe you speak too softly and do not project your voice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO Did someone say something? <deleted> is an estuary accent? estuary accent? ... isn't that when someone can talk underwater? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommoPhysicist Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) That's nothing When I stop at a petrol station and ask for 'gair-so-hol' they seem to think I wanted 'ben-seen' How in hell can they confuse those two words in their own language. Edited March 12, 2013 by TommoPhysicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 That's nothing When I stop at a petrol station and ask for 'gair-so-hol' they seem to think I wanted 'ben-seen' How in hell can they confuse those two words in their own language. Because it's usually not petrol pump workers language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO As an American I have a hell of a time understanding some English accents. Face to face and one on one I can usually understand without much trouble. For myself it is about the same as understanding a Thai speaking English. Understanding over the phone can be seemingly impossible with some. Now I have a new neighbor from somewhere in England and we talk a lot between ourselves. He has maybe the most soft spoken voice I have ever encountered and there is no way I can hear his words let alone sort out his accent when he does finally project his voice. When I indicate I cannot hear him he sits up straighter, takes a deep breath and has this appearance that he will turn the volume up. Then he speaks even quieter than before. I miss about a good 50% of what he says but I always agree 100% with him on whatever it is I failed to hear. After all this rambling my point is that it could be as you say...maybe you speak too softly and do not project your voice. As an American I have a hell of a time understanding some English accents" And the reverse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunFon Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Doctor doctor it hurts when I do "this" - Well maybe you should stop doing that! I don't know about that kind of UK accent, but some do "swallow" their T's and warp the vowels a bit. Talking with foreigners, even when trying to do so in their own language, requires greater mindfulness than when you're chatting with friends back home. Don't worry I know a NES would think you were treating them like an idiot doing this, but you won't have that problem with most Thais. If you thoroughly aspirate the opening T sound with a proper plosive that would blow out a candle, and lengthen the oooo vowel sound, you should be alright. Saying the same thing again in exactly the same way, or god forbid just speaking more loudly doesn't help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) Sorry. That's the closest I can find. Edited March 12, 2013 by arthurwait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted March 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2013 Our lad is 17, goes to a farang school. Cannot count to 10. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) That's nothing When I stop at a petrol station and ask for 'gair-so-hol' they seem to think I wanted 'ben-seen' How in hell can they confuse those two words in their own language. You won't have that problem if you buy a dee-sen. Edited March 12, 2013 by chickenslegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Is the Op talking about arranging a meeting at 2.00 but the Thai turns up at 3.00 ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoutsider Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm a Londoner and I say free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slip Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) I'm not a Londoner, being from Cheam. When I tried that 'f' for three, Miss Jenkins hit me with a stick. That larn'd me. PUNKTOOHAYSION Edited March 12, 2013 by Slip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm a Londoner and I say free Are you referring to the number of feathers on a thrush's throat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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