bifftastic Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I don't see why Calo would be hard to say for Thais. They have all of those sounds. Personally, I find it annoying when people make up nick names. In china and Korea all of my students had English names, but no one outside of the class knew them. Tends to be said either Kao, Klao, or Caol. Just use one of those then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifthcolumn Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Knew I guy many yrs ago in Phnom Penh. His name was Carl, the Khmer staff women at the lodging could not say it. Cow! I would snicker ever time I heard that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopy Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Absolutely--Thai's just shorten everything so your nick name is Calo. Spell it แคโล่. It's catchy and Thai's will remember it easy especially with that falling 'o' on the last syllable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi-So is a fitting name for starbucks and most bkk thais will probably know what it means and be amused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) My Thai nick name is "Daddy" to many. Many call me saparot, When people call me Farng I tell them that I am not a Guava ( farang ) and I am a pineapple ( saparot ). Lilith? good luck! You should hear my Thai wife try to pronounce the name Carl! The first couple of months she lived in the U.S. she could not help but giggle when ever she met a guy named Jim! Edited February 2, 2014 by willyumiii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loles Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 KalokelOOO SavatolEEE what is difficult? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 My nick name is Keenok, I have earned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 What's wrong with Sally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 The staff calls me Kuhn Khem, I think it means "Great One" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Just use farang. It is what they will call you anyway. Seriously just think of a standard thai nickname like Lek or Daeng or anything as long as it easy for you to pronounce correctly. It will save a lot of hassle. I don't know why he want to give his name at starbucks.... But there many additional farangs nicknames: Farang bah Farang sokprok Farang kineau Farang kee nok Farang walan I can't really decide which one fits me best..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1w4yR1da Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 When people call me Farng I tell them that I am not a Guava ( farang ) and I am a pineapple ( saparot ).Hahahaha, damn that's brilliant! I've never heard that before. Just hilarious in its originality.Give me strength! Suzuki GSX-R1000 L3 182 hp in-line 4 Superbike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im fine and you Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Yes........but, it'll make you sound like a total <deleted> to other westerners (and possibly Thais, too). Yeah cause my actual nick name is the same as a thai nick name, so yeah im a real <deleted>, posts like that make you sound like one or at best someone with a limited imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celso Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) Just use farang. It is what they will call you anyway. Seriously just think of a standard thai nickname like Lek or Daeng or anything as long as it easy for you to pronounce correctly. It will save a lot of hassle. I don't know why he want to give his name at starbucks.... But there many additional farangs nicknames: Farang bah Farang sokprok Farang kineau Farang kee nok Farang walan I can't really decide which one fits me best..... Have you guys never been to starbucks? They ask your name, same as they do at True Coffee.. and at most big coffee shops. Edited February 2, 2014 by celso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drx13 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I want to know if anyone except the goalkeeper can have Number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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