{"id":1607,"date":"2013-02-22T08:40:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T08:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2014-08-27T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T15:04:59","slug":"thai-valentines-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/thai-valentines-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Valentines, part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that you have the basics down, let\u2019s get more advanced with some practical sentences.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve found someone, so now you need to exchange contact information. There are two ways you can do this with a Thai person. First is to ask for a phone number. The other is to ask for a Facebook name \u2013 if you did not know already, Thais are Facebook addicts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Can I have your phone number?<\/p>\n

Kaw5 ber1<\/p>\n

\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the above example, kaw5 means \u2018to ask for\u2019 or \u2018request\u2019, and ber1 comes from the English word \u2018number\u2019. Now, he\/she will probably ramble a bunch of Thai numbers back at you, and you may or may not understand depending on your fluency. Verify that you got it right by sending a text message.<\/p>\n

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Do you have Facebook? (a coy way of asking \u2018what is your facebook name?\u2019)<\/p>\n

Mee1 fate4 buk4 mai4 krap4<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e1f\u0e2a\u0e1a\u0e38\u0e4a\u0e04\u0e21\u0e31\u0e49\u0e22\u0e04\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a?<\/p>\n

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One word that foreigners have trouble with is the Thai word for \u2018pretty\u2019, which is suay5 \u0e2a\u0e27\u0e22. This absolutely must be said with a rising tone. If you say it with a falling tone, which the hapless foreigner often does, you end declaring the girl cursed (a bad thing). Don\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n

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Now for what you\u2019ve been waiting for . . . sex! How do you say it in Thai? Well, there are several ways. The easiest way is just to use the English word, but change the \u2018x\u2019 to a \u2018k\u2019 sound. Do you want to have \u2018sek\u2019 with me?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To have sex<\/p>\n

Mee1 sek2 gan1<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e0b\u0e01\u0e0b\u0e4c\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19, \u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e0b\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e4c\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19 (multiple spellings)<\/p>\n

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Now to some people that might be a little too crude, so a much more common way to say it is:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018to have something together\u2019<\/p>\n

Mee1 a1rai1 gan1<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Or if you want to be really formal, such as for a newspaper or medical literature, you should go with this:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Have intimate relations<\/p>\n

Mee1 pet3 sam5 pan1<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e19\u0e18\u0e4c<\/p>\n

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Of course, just like in English, there are many many other ways to say it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Learn the [Thai] language of Love!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[10208,3],"tags":[7952,4913,94532,100,254663,10177,154444],"class_list":["post-1607","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-beginner","category-culture","tag-dating","tag-day","tag-girl","tag-love","tag-romantic","tag-thai","tag-valentines"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t