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But You’re Just Too Ugly! Posted by palmisano on Oct 19, 2010
My last post went over words for beauty. So to keep balance, now for the ugly phrases . . . this will get a bit ugly . . .
Hey There, Good Looking! Posted by palmisano on Oct 13, 2010
Learn Thai vocabulary and cultural customs for the meaning of beauty.
Thai Colors of the Day Posted by palmisano on Oct 8, 2010
Learn which colors represent which days in Thai . . . and learn both the Thai days and Thai colors.
So Embarrassing! Posted by palmisano on Oct 5, 2010
Learn how to translate the word ’embarrassed’ into Thai.
Useful Thai for the Pharmacy Posted by palmisano on Sep 11, 2010
Most pharmacists in Thailand speak enough English that you’ll never need to learn any Thai to get what you want. If they don’t understand, try saying what you want using ทัพศัพท์, intentionally mispronouncing the medicine name with a strong Thai accent. Or just print this out for them to read it. Anyway, if you wanted…
Regional Dialects of Thai, part 2 of 2 Posted by palmisano on Sep 6, 2010
The last major region is the north east, otherwise known as Isaan (อีสาน). This region is mostly arid farm land with the largest population in Thailand. It’s also the poorest and least respected among Thais of other regions. The Isaan region borders the country of Laos, so language and culture has been heavily influenced by…
Regional Dialects of Thai, part 1 of 2 Posted by palmisano on Sep 1, 2010
Reading this blog has probably mis-led you to believe there is only one ‘Thai Language’. There really isn’t. It’s a collection of four major regional dialects (ถาษาถิ่น), all summed up as the ‘Thai Language’ (ภาษาไทย). I know, you’re probably shocked and feeling a strong sense of disbelief, but trust me. As you should already know…