Here is a list of various interesting Thai
expressions I found in movies or books.
ตัวใครตัวมัน or "TUA KRAI TUA MAN" means "take care only oneself not anyone else".
ช่างมันเถอะ or "CHANG MAN THEU means "let it be".
ช่างมันฉันไม่แคร์ or "CHANG MAN CHAN MAI CARE" means "whatever I don't care".
คนใจสัตว์ or "KHON JAI SAT" means "very bad person".
ชายผ้าเหลือง or "CHAI PHA LEUANG" means "man being ordained".
ร่างกายสวยแต่ใจไม่สวย or "RANGKAI SUEY TEI CHAI MAI SUEY" means "A nice outlook doesn't always go with a nice heart".
เลี้ยงตัวได้ เลี้ยงหัวใจไม่ได้ or "LIENG TUA DAI LIENG HUA CHAI MAI DAI" means "You can educate a child but you cannot educate his heart".
ความดีต้องชนะความชั่ว or "KHWAM DEE TONG CHANA KHWAN CHUA" means "goodness needs to win over the badness".
ชีวิตบัดซบ or "CHIWIT BAT SOP" means "damned life".
ผีมีจริง or "PHI MEE JING" means "Ghosts are real".
เว่อร์จริงๆ or "VEUR JING JING" can be used as a reply to an overstated statement.
จะทำอะไรต่อไป or "CHA TAM ARAI TO PAI" means "what to do next?".
หมายความว่าอย่างไร or "MAI KHWAM WA YANG RAI" means "what is exactly your meaning?".
In year 2010 the Royal Institute
is putting new words used during protests into dictionary. They are such words as
"PHAO MEUANG" (เผาเมือง) - setting the city ablaze,
"KO KAN RAI" (ก่อการร้าย) - terrorist act,
"SUM SIANG" (ซ้ำเสี่ยง) - at high risk,
"KHO KHUEN PHUEN THI" (ขอคืนพื้นที่) - reclaiming the area.
A compound word is made when two words are joined to form
a new word. Many Thai words can be easily remembered as they are compound word.
ขอโทษ or "KHO THOT" means "excuse"
ขอ or "KHO" means "ask"
โทษ or "THOT" means "punishment"
เกิดใหม่ or "KEUT MAI means "rebirth"
เกิด or "KEUT" means "birth"
ใหม่ or "MAI" means "new"
ไล่ผี or "LAI PHI" means "exorcism"
ไล่ or "LAI" means "chase"
ผี or "PHI" means "ghost"
สัตว์ประหลาด or "SAT PRALAT" means "monster"
สัตว์ or "SAT" means "animal"
ประหลาด or "PRALAT" means "unusual"
More to be added soon!
Some Thai words are only a transcription of the English word.
