Why are Thai girls confused about Central Festival?

[Hal65]

2 out of 3 Thai girls seem confused when I tell them I'm near Central Festival. I have to say it a few times and say things like "near Pattaya Klang" to get the message across sometimes.

Why is this? Does they have another name for Central Festival? I know the Thais call 7/11's "Seven" so I'm thinking this might be the issue.

[SoiBiker]

Try 'centran'.

[Woody1]

Just say, "I'm in Apple shop looking for a phone for you", think you'll find your beau is at your side before you have time to hang up!

[MJCM]

Maybe because of this ?

https://goo.gl/maps/JCtZe7b7guK2

[JHolmesJr]

Try 'centran'.

Or 'Centrun'

Both work.

Rule of thumb....no full sentences to ever be used.

[balo]

Yes drop the word Festival, that will give them too mutt to think about. Central is what is used by Thais anyway, and theres only one Central in Pattaya.

[MJCM]

Yes drop the word Festival, that will give them too mutt to think about. Central is what is used by Thais anyway, and theres only one Central in Pattaya.

True, but .....

Remember that CentralFestival in Pattaya is different from Central Festival Pattaya Beach because CentralFestival has been an alternative name for the Big C North Pattaya for several years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentralFestival_Pattaya_Beach

[KhunBENQ]

Sentrun beech lod

Seriously: its NOT a joke.

The Thai script (small letters above the 2nd road entrance) is transcribed as:

S E N T R L

(no C in Thai)

An L at the end morphs to an N by rules.

S E N T R A N

(A spoken like a single U in English)

One of the many examples why it is so difficult to handle foreign loanwords

[SoiBiker]

Sentrun fessatiwun?

[KhunBENQ]

Sentrun fessatiwun?

sentrun fet-ti-wan ?

AND: don't be fooled by educated promo girls etc. who will pronounce it English (at least close).

[boike]

Central festival was/is the big c at Pattaya north. Try just central

Sent from my S4 LTE

[lonewolf99]

Try getting them to say Royal Garden ( Yhaw yhan gaah den ) and squirell or its Latin form - Sciuridae

[slipperylobster]

If I am going to the mall, I sure don't want them coming with me...anyways.

So I tell them Central Festival.

[digbeth]

The Central "Center" where big C is on 2nd road between north and central used to be called Central Festival and is indeed owned by the Central Group, even though they never had a Central department store in there.

When the Central 'proper' on Soi 9 opened, they transferred the name over, so old Pattaya hands might still cling to the old name

[anto]

Why tell them where you live in the first place .If you do have to ,say something like Nirun Condo ,so that they think you have little money ;-).

[slipperylobster]

To avoid the confusion, I just give the girls my hotel and room number.

[Hal65]

I live in a small apartment building so that's why I use CF as a reference point.

Thanks, I'll try the Thai way of saying it.

[curtklay]

As others have said, pronounce it "Sentran" and they will immediately know what you mean.

[Qman]

Sentrun beech lod

Seriously: its NOT a joke.

The Thai script (small letters above the 2nd road entrance) is transcribed as:

S E N T R L

(no C in Thai)

An L at the end morphs to an N by rules.

S E N T R A N

(A spoken like a single U in English)

One of the many examples why it is so difficult to handle foreign loanwords

+1 Thais also say "hospitun" for hospital and "Royun" for Royal Garden.

[brewsterbudgen]

Just say Shabushi. They all know where that is.

[fosseway]

Try 'centran'.

Better try Centan Thais are not good with the Rs

[AbeSurd]

Sentrun beech lod

'Sentun beesh lod' would be better.

[chickenslegs]

I live in a small apartment building so that's why I use CF as a reference point.

Thanks, I'll try the Thai way of saying it.

You would be better off saying "Big C North", which is what most people call it.

[anto]

^Is not big C north a totally different place ?I take Central Festival as being where the Hilton Hotel also is ?

[Hal65]

Big C North is close to Beach Road Soi 4, Central Festival is on Soi 9

[Pattaya28]

Keep it simple.

Meet them at "Royan".

[KhunBENQ]

^Is not big C north a totally different place ?I take Central Festival as being where the Hilton Hotel also is ?

Funny when looking at the thread title "Thai girls confused about Central Festival"

Meet at "police station", they will likely know and its just a stone's throw away

[chickenslegs]

^Is not big C north a totally different place ?I take Central Festival as being where the Hilton Hotel also is ?

My mistake. You are correct.

The one at Big C North is Central Centre.

[pmugghc]

Just say Shabushi. They all know where that is.

There is another Shabushi at the old Central.

[BWPattaya]

http://www.pattaya.net/images/mall_centralcenter.jpg

The Central Festival opposite Soi 2 has been called that for many years. I didn't know which one the OP was writing about