Radar501 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I do believe my understanding of the spoken Issan language is improving. The other day at Buriram market, I just know a Thai lady was talking about me. But, I don't think it was in very glowing terms. This is what I heard: ጡᎄፙⶎልጅⶁⶼⷃዟFARANG!!!ዥቐᎇ Maybe it's a good thing that I only know a few words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuddy Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Those tough merchant women in the markets get bored so when u pop along it brightens their day and of course they talk about you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom21 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 it may be her guava is not selling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surin13 Posted September 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2014 I think you need to keep practising, I highly doubt she was speaking Issan in Buriram market, more likely Khmer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norlund Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I know I'm beautiful so it's normal that they talk about me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 inappropriate post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) I think you need to keep practising, I highly doubt she was speaking Issan in Buriram market, more likely Khmer Exactly and if the lady was Khmer it would have sounded more like "Prang / Parang" because that is the (Thai) Khmer word for Foreigner Just next time when you hear it just say: "Parang Chekoot" Edited September 27, 2014 by MJCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surin13 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Just next time when you hear it just say: "Parang Chekoot" I would think they are already thinking that, but should raise a few eyebrows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Your efforts to learn the "Spoken Isaan Language" is recommendable. Once you hit Bangkok you will discover that nobody understands you. Better chance in a select tourist-hub, because that's where most employees originate from. The N/E of Thailand (Isaan) was a playing ground for the Khmers and their Lao Co-Raiders for centuries.(How many languages and dialects have been interjected over this long period of time?) Thanks to Television, there is slowly but surely something like a "common-language" evolving in Thailand. In the near future, Thais will discover that Thai/Khmer, Thai/Lao, Thai/Bangkok is not a world language.English? As far as I know the Department of education has stricken mandatory english from the ground school curriculum (=useless) about a year ago. And this with ASEAN and all it's sub-contracts around the corner. The future in paradise looks bright, right? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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