learning the thai language

Post by **FrazeeDK** » March 15, 2019, 4:49 pm

can't see the 2nd for the glare but its Birth, ....... Pain, Death.. so is the 2nd one Life?

Post by **parrot** » March 15, 2019, 5:09 pm

The second one is แก่. Something I think we all can relate to.
By the way, I took that photo off of a city facebook website....from the funeral for a politician who died recently. The glare was in the fb photo........and a target of learning opportunity.

Even if you don't understand the chants, if you can read the four words, you'll have something to ponder as the long chant goes on.....and on.

Post by **parrot** » March 20, 2019, 6:50 pm

There's a good vocab/reading practice link for basic Thai words (3600 or so) at
http://thai-notes.com/freethai/FreeThai.shtml

Post by **Shado** » March 20, 2019, 7:25 pm

Great link parrot! Very useful. Thanks.

Post by **randerson79** » March 21, 2019, 2:05 pm

That’s a great resource. Thanks Parrot!

Post by **parrot** » March 21, 2019, 2:46 pm

Having gone though a good amount of levels, it's surprising how many words I know outright when I read them, but I'd never be able to recall them when speaking. And it's also surprising how easy it seems to deduce the correct answer from 4 choices, even when I don't really know the meaning.
I guess that's why people like multiple choice tests!

Post by **FrazeeDK** » March 22, 2019, 12:38 pm

liked it.. It seems to go back to previous words a number of times, perhaps to reinforce the learning process....

Post by **parrot** » March 22, 2019, 1:59 pm

I've sort of lost track of the number of reasons, but I'll guess #3192. Today, while returning home from a soup slurp, I was taking the shortcut past the airport to the ring road when I was pulled over at a police stop (both sides). I inquired........he said he saw me put on my seat belt as I passed the corner near the PTT station/school. I told him that was impossible (เป็นไปไม่ได้) but he directed me to the pay table on the other side of the road. I explained to the man that as I was coming from near the mosque, it would be intolerable for me to drive that far with my seat belt warning alarm chiming loudly. He directed me to the cop that pulled me over....where I again explained the situation. Ok......he handed back my license. End of story. Smiles and a wai and he waved me off.
That's the second time in the year that I've been able to talk myself out of a fine. I'm not opposed to paying when I'm in the wrong......and it's a good feeling to be able to contest it when I'm not.

Post by **parrot** » March 22, 2019, 2:00 pm

After not paying my traffic fine, I stopped to fuel up......and noticed the sign on the truck at the nearby pump.
Does anyone want to have a go at the Thai?

Post by **parrot** » March 23, 2019, 12:09 pm

parrot wrote: ↑
March 22, 2019, 2:00 pm
After not paying my traffic fine, I stopped to fuel up......and noticed the sign on the truck at the nearby pump.
Does anyone want to have a go at the Thai?

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Post by **parrot** » March 24, 2019, 7:30 pm

Today we went to the Sky View Temple in SangKhom district. A nice 300km or so roundtrip with a great Vietnamese beef noodle shop just before ThaBo and an excellent lunch spot along the Mekong in SangKhom after visiting the temple.
The name of the temple isn't Sky View.....rather, it's วัดผาตากเสื้อ which is an interesting name for a temple. It joins the ranks with our favorite temple in Udon (SW ringroad).....วัดป่าหัวหมู
The noodle soup shop is the sign in Thai......the lunch stop photo was the back of the shirt of one of the waitresses.

Post by **parrot** » April 11, 2019, 3:13 pm

Reason #3201 might be the need/desire to maintain situation awareness. For example, while most road signs these days are in Thai/English, there are many that are in Thai only. You see the sign below.....it's yellow....it's probably a cautionary sign.......but if you can't read it, you are at a disadvantage to other Thai drivers who can (IMO). The sign is just before the PTT gas station, kilo 8, as you're approaching Udon from Nongwahsaw. I've never seen a similar sign elsewhere.
Anyone want to take a stab?

Post by **jeebeeg** » April 11, 2019, 4:41 pm

stay left

Post by **parrot** » April 11, 2019, 6:00 pm

ชิดไซ้ = stay left

ผ่านตลอด = ??

Post by **jeebeeg** » April 11, 2019, 6:32 pm

something like `the whole passage`

Post by **parrot** » April 11, 2019, 6:56 pm

The three-way intersection at kilo 8, with a new PTT station just past it, is unique in Udon. As you're approaching Udon from Nongwahsaw, at a normal traffic light, you'd either stop at the red light or go at the green. But at this light......you have the option of staying left and going through the intersection.....even when the light is red. So, for me, the sign equates to....keep left and pass through anytime.

There are a few other 3 way intersections....similar: the 3 way at UD-town that allows you to bypass the light and continue on toward AEK. The 3 way just past Makkaeng school allows you to do the same.

But the light at kilo 8 is the only one where I've seen a sign like the one I posted.

Post by **FrazeeDK** » April 11, 2019, 9:25 pm

they could easily make the 3 way at the airport turnoff coming east from Nong Wau Sau have a similar straight through lane.. I'm surprised they haven't done it... There are a number of other 3 way intersections in town that could benefit from it too..

Post by **parrot** » April 14, 2019, 10:42 am

For those of you who show bones through your skin, you wife might refer to the depression in your collar bone area as ไหปลาร้า. Sound familiar??

Post by **Shado** » April 14, 2019, 11:29 am

A while back my wife had a slight injury to her right clavicle, not broken or cracked but quite painful. We went to see Dr. Chatchi on Si Suk Rd. and he took care of the problem. It was then that I learned that the Thai word for clavicle was gra duuk hai bplaa raa. I assumed it must have to do with the rim of the jar used in making bplaa raa.

Post by **Shado** » April 14, 2019, 12:02 pm

These are the jars that made me think they may have given the name to the clavicle. The rim looks a bit like a collarbone. That's just my take on it though.

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