I\u2019d like to describe the day when I first learned the Thai word which means \u2018a lot\u2019. I had gone down to Phuket about 2 weeks after the tsunami that hit at the end of 2004. Why did I go? Well, I had already planned the trip months before and felt it wasn\u2019t worth canceling. Being that it was already two weeks after, it turns out the cleanup had long since finished. But most tourists canceled their trips and people were afraid of going down to the beach.<\/p>\n
In other words, the beaches were pristine clean, quiet, and relatively empty. All the nice viewing areas up on the cliffs were relatively empty, too. It was my first time in Phuket, but I was fairly sure that wasn\u2019t normal (that there weren\u2019t many people there).<\/p>\n
Anyway, a week later I again went back to one of the popular scenic viewing areas with some friends. This time it was really crowded. So I stated to my friends, incorrectly, \u2018\u0e04\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u2019 (kon1 maak3). I thought that \u0e21\u0e32\u0e01 (maak3) can mean \u2018a lot\u2019. Nope!<\/p>\n
The word that should be used is \u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30 yuh4.<\/p>\n
(note that there really isn\u2019t any good way to spell it in English, so ask a Thai friend to pronounce it for you)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Following is example usage of how to use the word:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
There are a lot of people.<\/p>\n
Wrong -> mee1 kon1 maak3<\/p>\n
Wrong -> \u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01<\/p>\n
Correct -> mee1 kon1 yuh4<\/p>\n
Correct -> \u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e19\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
There is a lot more (where that came from).<\/p>\n
Mee1 eek2 yuh4<\/p>\n
\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e35\u0e01\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not [just] a little.<\/p>\n
Mai3 noi4<\/p>\n
\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Tons.<\/p>\n
Yuh4 yae4<\/p>\n
\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e41\u0e22\u0e30<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
There are tons of things to eat.<\/p>\n
Mee1 kawng5 gin1 yuh4 yae4 loi1<\/p>\n
\u0e21\u0e35\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e41\u0e22\u0e30\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Ten people is a lot already.<\/p>\n
Sib1 kon1 gaw3 yuh4 laew4<\/p>\n
\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e19\u0e01\u0e47\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e41\u0e25\u0e49\u0e27<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not a lot.<\/p>\n
Mai3 yuh4<\/p>\n
\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Not a lot of people.<\/p>\n
Kon1 mai3 yuh4<\/p>\n
\u0e04\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Watch the movies that people have watched the most.<\/p>\n
Duu1 nang5 kon1 duu1 yuh4 tee3 sud2<\/p>\n
\u0e14\u0e39\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e07\u0e04\u0e19\u0e14\u0e39\u0e40\u0e22\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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