{"id":1709,"date":"2013-05-13T11:25:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T11:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2013-05-25T23:15:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-25T23:15:31","slug":"the-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/the-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are three distinct levels of vocabulary all language learners must pass to become truly natively fluent. A beginner learns basic vocabulary, like \u2018snake, cow, horse, pig, fish, and bird\u2019. Branching out, an intermediate learner learns more specific vocabulary, such as \u2018rattle snake, side winder, cobra, python, and serpent\u2019. An expert learner would get even more detailed, learning the individual species names of each rattle snake: \u2018diamondback rattlesnake, dusky rattlesnake, South American rattlesnake, Timber rattlesnake\u2019, etc. Native speakers rarely learn this last level as its very specialist knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the last post we learned the basic body parts. Now that you\u2019ve learned a general list of body parts, let\u2019s go to the intermediate level and get more specific with one of them: the hand (meuu1 <\/span>\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d<\/strong>).<\/span><\/p>\n

This article will teach you the parts of a hand, and other related vocabulary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the finger names:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Thai<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Karaoke<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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English<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27<\/td>\nNew4<\/td>\nFinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e49\u0e07<\/td>\nNew4 bong3<\/td>\nThumb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e49<\/td>\nNew4 chee4<\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27\u0e01\u0e25\u0e32\u0e07<\/td>\nNew4 glaang1<\/td>\nMiddle finger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27\u0e19\u0e32\u0e07<\/td>\nNew4 naang1<\/td>\nRing finger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27\u0e01\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22<\/td>\nNew4 gawy3<\/td>\nPinky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27\u0e40\u0e17\u0e49\u0e32<\/td>\nNew4 tow4<\/td>\nToe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e19\u0e34\u0e49\u0e27\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d<\/td>\nRoy1 new4meuu1<\/td>\nFingerprint<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With reference to the above list, chee4 \u0e0a\u0e35\u0e49<\/strong> means \u2018to point\u2019, glaang1 \u0e01\u0e25\u0e32\u0e07<\/strong> means \u2018middle\u2019, and tow4 \u0e40\u0e17\u0e49\u0e32<\/strong> means \u2018foot\u2019.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sometimes, instead of holding hands, a Thai couple would hold pinky fingers. This is called:<\/p>\n

\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e27\u0e01\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22<\/p>\n

Giew2goy3<\/p>\n

to hold pinkies together<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u0e02\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d<\/p>\n

Kaw3 meuu1<\/p>\n

wrist<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Thai word for \u2018grab\u2019 or \u2018to hold\u2019 is jab2 \u0e08\u0e31\u0e1a. To hold hands is:<\/p>\n

\u0e08\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d<\/p>\n

Jab2 meuu1<\/p>\n

Hold hands<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The word for \u2018raise\u2019 is yok4 \u0e22\u0e01. To raise your hand, to ask a question or whatever, is:<\/p>\n

\u0e22\u0e01\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d<\/p>\n

Yok4 meuu1<\/p>\n

Raise [your] hand<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Practice raising your hand:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In English, an expert can be referred to as an \u2018old hand\u2019. You can also say this in Thai, where gow2 \u0e40\u0e01\u0e48\u0e32 means \u2018old\u2019:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e01\u0e48\u0e32<\/p>\n

Meuu1 gow2<\/p>\n

experienced person, \u2018old hand\u2019<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

But that above expression is uncommon, so it\u2019s better to say:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e1e<\/p>\n

Meuu1 aa1cheep3<\/p>\n

experienced person<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A beginner is called a \u2018new hand\u2019, where mai2 \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48 means \u2018new\u2019:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48<\/p>\n

Meuu1 mai2<\/p>\n

novice, beginner<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Your right hand is:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e02\u0e27\u0e32<\/p>\n

Meuu1 kwaa5<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And your left is:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e0b\u0e49\u0e32\u0e22<\/p>\n

Meuu1 saai4<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A cellphone, referred to as \u2018a hand carry\u2019 in Thai, is:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e16\u0e37\u0e2d<\/p>\n

Meuu1 teuu5<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A gunman has a gun in his hand, so he is a:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e1b\u0e37\u0e19<\/p>\n

Meuu1 beuun1<\/p>\n

Gunman<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Someone who is empty handed, or unarmed, or whatever, is:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32<\/p>\n

Meuu1 blaow2<\/p>\n

empty handed<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A second hand item, something already used, is just like in English:<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e07<\/p>\n

Meuu1 saawng5<\/p>\n

second hand<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A \u2018couple\u2019 is called \u0e04\u0e39\u0e48. A \u2018manual\u2019, or instruction booklet, is the \u2018couple\u2019 for your hand.<\/p>\n

\u0e04\u0e39\u0e48\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d<\/p>\n

Kuu3 meuu1<\/p>\n

manual<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This following political term below has two definitions:<\/p>\n

1) a euphemism for the monarchy and those in the inner royal circles<\/p>\n

2) outside unknown individuals, not directly connected to any known political groups, but intent on causing political violence for specific political purposes<\/p>\n

\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21<\/p>\n

Meuu1 tee3 saam5<\/p>\n

the Third Hand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the last post we learned the basic body parts. Now that you\u2019ve learned a general list of body parts, let\u2019s go to the intermediate level and get more specific with one of them: the hand (meuu1 \u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d).<\/p>","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[10208,3,10340],"tags":[378826,275331,275329,35697,10177,96706],"class_list":["post-1709","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-beginner","category-culture","category-thailand-politics","tag-beginner","tag-expert","tag-finger","tag-hand","tag-thai","tag-third"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1709"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1725,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709\/revisions\/1725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}