{"id":967,"date":"2011-11-25T05:26:13","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T05:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=967"},"modified":"2011-11-16T05:29:38","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T05:29:38","slug":"making-worthiness-of-thai-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/making-worthiness-of-thai-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Worthiness of Thai Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using the word <strong>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32<\/strong> naa3 in Thai before a word is similar to adding \u2018\u2013worthy\u2019 to the end of a word in English. This, in most but not all cases, adds a positive implication that the item of interest is worth doing or worth having that feeling for it. It should only be added to verbs and adjectives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32<\/strong>, means \u2018should\u2019 or \u2018worthy of\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 glua2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scary<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 gin1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 worth eating<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 aan2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 worth reading<\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u00a0\u00a0 mai3 naa3 aan2 not worth reading<\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mai3 naa3 cheu3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 not worth believing; not believable; unbelievable!<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 song2saan5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pathetic; worth having empathy for<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e23\u0e39\u0e49\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 ruu4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 worth knowing; knowledge worth having<\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e23\u0e39\u0e49\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mai3 naa3 ruu4 not worth knowing; knowledge not worth having<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e01\u0e25\u0e35\u0e22\u0e14\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 glead2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ugly (note that this has a negative &#8211; not positive &#8211; implication)<\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e01\u0e25\u0e35\u0e22\u0e14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mai3 naa3 glead2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 not ugly (but not necessarily pretty!)<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 gawd2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 worth hugging; huggable<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e08\u0e30\u0e44\u0e1b\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 ja2 bpai1\u00a0\u00a0 it\u2019s worth going to\/traveling to<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e02\u0e33\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 kum5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it\u2019s funny, it\u2019s hilarious<\/p>\n<p>\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e02\u0e33\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mai3 naa3 kum5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it\u2019s not funny<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e14\u0e39\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 duu1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 worth seeing (like a TV show, or a travel attraction)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are two Thai words that are similar but can be a little confusing. Directly translated, naa3 rak4 <strong>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01<\/strong> would mean \u2018loveable\u2019. But it really means \u2018cute\u2019 (like your girlfriend). It should not be confused with naa3 en1duu1 <strong>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e19\u0e14\u0e39<\/strong>, which is the kind of \u2018cute\u2019 your little dog is.<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 rak4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cute\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (for your girlfriend, or a stuffed Pikachu doll)<\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e19\u0e14\u0e39\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 naa3 en1duu1\u00a0\u00a0 cute\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (for a little dog, or a baby)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>note: There is another word in Thai, <strong>\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32<\/strong> naa3, which has the exact same pronunciation but different spelling. It has several other meanings and should not be confused with <strong>\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the word \u0e19\u0e48\u0e32 naa3 in Thai before a word is similar to adding \u2018\u2013worthy\u2019 to the end of a word in English. 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