Archive for 'Culture'
If you say it enough times, it becomes the truth. Posted by palmisano on Feb 25, 2011
One of the most commonly used every day words of Thai is jing1 จริง, loosely translating into English as ‘true’ or ‘real’.
Ngaw and Ngawn Posted by palmisano on Feb 14, 2011
There are some words and concepts in the Thai language of which there is no equivalent in English. So I’m going to tell you a story about Thai relationships, of which I hope you can relate to.
Where Do Thais Get Their Nicknames? Posted by palmisano on Jan 31, 2011
As you should already know, most Thais have and go by their nickname. This is mostly because actual Thai names are long and complicated, making them hard to spell and hard to remember. Anyway, this is stuff you probably already know. What you probably didn’t know is how they got their nicknames.
The Gig Posted by palmisano on Jan 27, 2011
There is no word in English to describe what a Gig (กิ๊ก tone 4) is, although culturally westerners have gigs as much as Thais do. It’s a word that comes up often, and important for you to learn and understand.
6 Months of Thai Blogs Posted by palmisano on Jan 24, 2011
It’s been 6 months since I began this learn Thai language blog. As such I’d like to go back through the old posts and repost them here as a quick-reference of good information.
The Thai Wedding Reception Posted by palmisano on Jan 23, 2011
Experiences at a Thai wedding reception.
Titles in Thai (Mr, Miss, Mrs, etc) Posted by palmisano on Jan 6, 2011
Like in English, Thai has titles that you can add in front of names. In Thai society, it is important to establish who is ‘superior’ and ‘inferior’ from the get-go, and the language is designed to make it very simple to do so. From a westerners point of view this concept is offensive I agree…