{"id":1766,"date":"2013-07-08T06:06:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T06:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1766"},"modified":"2013-07-07T23:11:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T23:11:32","slug":"arai-means-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/arai-means-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Arai means What(?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">There is a joke students like to play on their Thai speaking teachers, one similar to the \u2018who\u2019s on first base\u2019 joke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Student: What does \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 mean?<br \/>\nTeacher: What<br \/>\nStudent: What does \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 mean?<br \/>\nTeacher: What<br \/>\nStudent: What does \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 mean?<br \/>\nTeacher: What!!!!!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">The joke is that <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\"> means \u2018what\u2019 . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">During class the other week a student of mine pointed out that the word a<\/span><sup>M<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">rai<\/span><sup>M<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">is confusing due to the many ways it can be used. It has two other meanings, roughly translating to \u2018something\u2019 and \u2018anything\u2019. But in some cases it doesn\u2019t directly translate over very well, so the best way to learn the word would be using the below examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is something that I don\u2019t want.<\/p>\n<p>man<sup>M<\/sup> bpen<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> tee<sup>F<\/sup> pom<sup>R<\/sup> mai<sup>F<\/sup> ow<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is it?<\/p>\n<p>man<sup>M<\/sup> kue<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Are [you] ok?<\/p>\n<p>bpen<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> mai<sup>R<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e21?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s up?<\/p>\n<p>Something you want to say?<\/p>\n<p>Do [you] have anything?<\/p>\n<p>mee<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> mai<sup>R<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e21?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want anything.<\/p>\n<p>a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M <\/sup>a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> gaw<sup>F<\/sup> mai<sup>F<\/sup> ow<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e46\u0e01\u0e47\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e32<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What am I looking for?<\/p>\n<p>pom<sup>R<\/sup> haa<sup>R<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m looking for something to read.<\/p>\n<p>pom<sup>R<\/sup> haa<sup>R<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> aan<sup>L<\/sup> yuu<sup>L<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Is there something [you] want to eat?<\/p>\n<p>mee<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> tee<sup>F<\/sup> yaak<sup>L<\/sup> gin<sup>M<\/sup> mai<sup>R<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e32\u0e01\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e21?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There wasn\u2019t anything.<\/p>\n<p>mai<sup>F<\/sup> mee<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> loy<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t need anything.<\/p>\n<p>mai<sup>F<\/sup> dtawng<sup>F<\/sup>gaan<sup>M<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> ka<sup>F<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e04\u0e48\u0e30<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is it?<\/p>\n<p>a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> laaw<sup>R<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e2d?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are [you] doing?<\/p>\n<p>tumM a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> yuu<sup>L<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e17\u0e33\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What color is it?<\/p>\n<p>see<sup>R<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What does \u2018what\u2019 mean?<\/p>\n<p>a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup> blaee<sup>M<\/sup> waa<sup>F<\/sup> a<sup>M<\/sup>rai<sup>M<\/sup><br \/>\n\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e41\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During class the other week a student of mine pointed out that the word arai \u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23 is confusing due to the many ways it can be used. 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