Hal65 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Try 'centran'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) Maybe because of this ? https://goo.gl/maps/JCtZe7b7guK2 Edited December 26, 2015 by MJCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmesJr Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Try 'centran'. Or 'Centrun' Both work. Rule of thumb....no full sentences to ever be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) 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 Edited December 26, 2015 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sentrun fessatiwun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) Sentrun fessatiwun? sentrun fet-ti-wan ? AND: don't be fooled by educated promo girls etc. who will pronounce it English (at least close). Edited December 26, 2015 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boike Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Central festival was/is the big c at Pattaya north. Try just central Sent from my S4 LTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Try getting them to say Royal Garden ( Yhaw yhan gaah den ) and squirell or its Latin form - Sciuridae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 If I am going to the mall, I sure don't want them coming with me...anyways. So I tell them Central Festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) 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 ;-). Edited December 26, 2015 by anto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 To avoid the confusion, I just give the girls my hotel and room number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal65 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtklay Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 As others have said, pronounce it "Sentran" and they will immediately know what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Just say Shabushi. They all know where that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosseway Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Try 'centran'. Better try Centan Thais are not good with the Rs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeSurd Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Sentrun beech lod 'Sentun beesh lod' would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 ^Is not big C north a totally different place ?I take Central Festival as being where the Hilton Hotel also is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal65 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Big C North is close to Beach Road Soi 4, Central Festival is on Soi 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Keep it simple. Meet them at "Royan". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 ^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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 ^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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmugghc Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Just say Shabushi. They all know where that is. There is another Shabushi at the old Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWPattaya Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) 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 Edited December 27, 2015 by BWPattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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