What Is " Som Nam Naa " In English ?

[baennaenae]

Can someone help please ?

Oops !....

" Som Narm Naa " not Som Narm Haa, sorry !

Edited November 25, 2006 by baennaenae

[Soph]

Serves you right, as far as I know. I have used it on many occasion and got a good few belly laughs out of my Thai friends!

[Jockstar]

Yes. Soph is right. It does mean. Serves you right!

[baennaenae]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

[Soph]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

Im confused - if you know its not quite correct, why were you even asking in the first place? Was this some kind of test

[mosquitoman]

I would be intersted to know the literal translation

MM

[chuchok]

sucked in.

[britmaveric]

get what you deserve

[Sophon]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

Im confused - if you know its not quite correct, why were you even asking in the first place? Was this some kind of test

I believe the OP is Thai and knows exactly what "som nam naa" means but are looking for the English equivalent. Appearantly she doesn't feel "serves you right" quite catches the meaning of the frase.

However, I too thought "serves you right" was the nearest English equivalent.

Sophon

[toptuan]

Can someone help please ?

Oops !....

" Som Narm Naa " not Som Narm Haa, sorry !

Do you want a word-for-word literal translation or an idiomatic translation?

They are very different for this phrase, I'm sure.

[JacknDanny]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

Im confused - if you know its not quite correct, why were you even asking in the first place? Was this some kind of test

I believe the OP is Thai and knows exactly what "som nam naa" means but are looking for the English equivalent. Appearantly she doesn't feel "serves you right" quite catches the meaning of the frase.

However, I too thought "serves you right" was the nearest English equivalent.

Sophon

And looking at her previous posts, her English is excellent, so I really do not know why she has posted what she has. She will know exactly what it means

[baennaenae]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

Im confused - if you know its not quite correct, why were you even asking in the first place? Was this some kind of test

I believe the OP is Thai and knows exactly what "som nam naa" means but are looking for the English equivalent. Appearantly she doesn't feel "serves you right" quite catches the meaning of the frase.

However, I too thought "serves you right" was the nearest English equivalent.

Sophon

And looking at her previous posts, her English is excellent, so I really do not know why she has posted what she has. She will know exactly what it means

Thanks but I am still not convinced that ' serves you right ' is the one but I maybe wrong that's why I brought up the thread. Though, we use " Som Narm Naa" to disapprove someone when things go wrong with that person. Do you use ' serves you right ' to disapprove someone ? Please correct me if my understanding about ' servers you right ' is incorrect

[Mossfinn]

It is a sort of disapproving statement.

It is used when you tell someone not to do something, then you do it and it obviously goes wrong.

So a light shrug of the shoulders and " Som Narm Naa".

Thats my interpretation, not surprisingly, one of the first phrases I learnt.

Good Luck

Moss

[JacknDanny]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

Im confused - if you know its not quite correct, why were you even asking in the first place? Was this some kind of test

I believe the OP is Thai and knows exactly what "som nam naa" means but are looking for the English equivalent. Appearantly she doesn't feel "serves you right" quite catches the meaning of the frase.

However, I too thought "serves you right" was the nearest English equivalent.

Sophon

And looking at her previous posts, her English is excellent, so I really do not know why she has posted what she has. She will know exactly what it means

Thanks but I am still not convinced that ' serves you right ' is the one but I maybe wrong that's why I brought up the thread. Though, we use " Som Narm Naa" to disapprove someone when things go wrong with that person. Do you use ' serves you right ' to disapprove someone ? Please correct me if my understanding about ' servers you right ' is incorrect

Yes you would use it to disapprove of someone. If for example they did something that you considered to be 'wrong' and at a later stage the same person suffered as a result of the'wrong' thing they did, then you would have no pity for them, you would just say 'serves you right'

[baennaenae]

Okidoki, I got it now. Thank you very much Maybe my English comprehension does not quite reach that level YET ! Oh well ....

Edited November 26, 2006 by baennaenae

[JacknDanny]

Okidoki, I got it now. Thank you very much Maybe my English comprehension does not quite reach that level YET !

Well I just wish my Thai comprehension was half as good as your English comprehension

[Farma]

“Serves you right” or “you got what you deserve” would be the closest I could explain Som Narm Naa

A couple of examples

If someone was standing on a swivel chair instead of a ladder to reach an item stored up high, and you warned them of the danger but they didn’t heed your advice and fell off the chair, you would say “serves you right” or Som narm naa”.

You told someone not to buy rolex watch from a man on the street as they were copies. The guy doesn’t believe your warning and buys a watch for a high price only to find out its fake. You would say “Serves you right”

A guy meets a girl and falls in love with her. You can see she’s only after his money and doesn’t love him. You warn him but he won’t believe you. A couple of years later you meet this guy who is now penniless and divorced. You would say “Serves you right”

[Rinrada]

Thats the way it ...or...thats the way it goes....usually when you make a bit of a poo baa...

......similar to hard luck...lifes sucks.... ...but maprai too much....

[baennaenae]

Okidoki, I got it now. Thank you very much Maybe my English comprehension does not quite reach that level YET !

Well I just wish my Thai comprehension was half as good as your English comprehension

Khorb khun yaang soong kaaaa * taking a bow*

[katana]

Another example of SOM NAM NA สมน้ำหน้า that I heard recently from some Thais discussing Thaksin being exiled abroad.

One of them had little sympathy and said "SOM NAM NA" - Serves him right!

[Buckwheat]

I was told it's the English equivalent to "in your face"

Wrong?

[baennaenae]

Another example of SOM NAM NA ????????? that I heard recently from some Thais discussing Thaksin being exiled abroad.

One of them had little sympathy and said "SOM NAM NA" - Serves him right!

I would say that to him,too Hope he is long gone ...Saa-too

Edited November 27, 2006 by baennaenae

[baennaenae]

I was told it's the English equivalent to "in your face"

Wrong?

What is the difference between ' in your face ' and ' serves you right ' ?

[Briggsy]

Another example of SOM NAM NA ????????? that I heard recently from some Thais discussing Thaksin being exiled abroad.

One of them had little sympathy and said "SOM NAM NA" - Serves him right!

I would say that to him,too Hope he is wrong gone ...Saa-too

I think you mean "I hope he stays away for a long time." "Long gone" means ไปต่างแต่นานแล้ว

[baennaenae]

Another example of SOM NAM NA ????????? that I heard recently from some Thais discussing Thaksin being exiled abroad.

One of them had little sympathy and said "SOM NAM NA" - Serves him right!

I would say that to him,too Hope he is wrong gone ...Saa-too

I think you mean "I hope he stays away for a long time." "Long gone" means ????????????????

Oh okidoki, Thanks . I wanted to say ' hope he would never be allowed to come back ' Go going Goneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...

But geeez, you were as fast as lightning, you didn't wait for me to fix the word ' wrong ' it was the typo..

Edited November 27, 2006 by baennaenae

[Buckwheat]

I was told it's the English equivalent to "in your face"

Wrong?

What is the difference between ' in your face ' and ' serves you right ' ?

I didn't post to debate semantics, I simply asked if "in your face" was right or wrong

And OBTW, the difference is the spelling.

[baennaenae]

I was told it's the English equivalent to "in your face"

Wrong?

What is the difference between ' in your face ' and ' serves you right ' ?

I didn't post to debate semantics, I simply asked if "in your face" was right or wrong

And OBTW, the difference is the spelling.

Ouch ! I only asked a simple question because I want/ need to know how you use it I don't want to make a mistake with it like I did with ' serves you right ' . And THANKS for telling me the difference of the two words, it helps a lot. It helps to let me know how some English native speakers clarify THINGS

Edited November 27, 2006 by baennaenae

[johnh101]

My understanding ahs always been "Serves you right" or "got what you deserved" as a result of your own actions.

Similar in context to "What goes around comes around" which I am sure any buddhists understand.

[khonnaarak]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

Serves You right. It's correct also means " you deserve it " but the diffirent is

" som nam naa " : normally quite impolite way to say it ( Negative )

" som khuan " : you deserve it can be a good way and bad way , it depends on situation

Cheers.

[baennaenae]

Thanks but Hmmmmmmmm...that's not quite correct.

Serves You right. It's correct also means " you deserve it " but the diffirent is

" som nam naa " : normally quite impolite way to say it ( Negative )

" som khuan " : you deserve it can be a good way and bad way , it depends on situation

Cheers.

True, but they both have the same meaning, ' Serves you right ' , in the bad way