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26/02/2014

Idiom/proverb of the day

If you’re the clumsy type, Thai people might say this to you:
“ดู ตา ม้า ตา เรือ” – “Doo ta mar ta rue”
Literally: Look at the horse’s eyes & the boat’s eyes
(Look before you leap)

25/02/2014

Let’s learn an easy phrase for bargaining:

“โก่ง ราคา” – “Goang raka”
Literally: To bend the price upward
(To raise the price unnecessarily)
Next time you think somebody is inflating the price on you, try “P’ krub/ka, ya goang raka krub/ka."

14/02/2014

Dinner for two or three tonight?

Thai: “ก้าง ขวาง คอ” – “Gaang kwang kor”

Literally: Fish bone that blocks the neck.

English: Refers to the "third wheel" situation.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

13/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

True beauty may lie within, but few will disparage a good-looking suit. Hence this old saying:

“ไก่ งาม เพราะ ขน คน งาม เพราะ แต่ง” – “Gai ngam pror khon, kon ngam pror teang”

English: Fine feathers make fine chickens; fine clothes make the man.

Enjoy!

13/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

It is sometimes easy to over invest your efforts to solve a problem you're determined to fix.

“ขี่ ช้าง จับ ตั๊กแตน” – Khii chang jub takkatan”

Literally: Ride an elephant to catch a grasshopper

English: Burn your house to frighten away the mice; Use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

As they say, stay calm and carry on.

12/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

Are you a gossip girl(/guy)? Be careful because “กำแพง มี หู ประตู มี ตา” – “Gampeang mee huu, pratuu mee ta”

Literally/English: Walls have ears, doors have eyes.

Shh..

12/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

Some days some people just don't care to pay attention to what's going on around them: “เอา หู ไป นา เอา ตา ไป ไร่” – Aow huu pai na, Aow ta pai rai

Literally: Take your ears to a farm - take your eyes to a plantation.

English: To turn a blind eye, to turn a deaf ear

Enjoy!

11/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

Some things are so difficult to achieve that they aren't worth attempting: “งม เข็ม ใน มหาสมุทร” – “Ngom khem nai maha-samut”

Literally: To search for a needle in the ocean.

English: Looking for a needle in a haystack.

Of course, this doesn't apply to learning a new language with Thailingual. Enjoy!

11/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

In a situation that something hidden has been revealed, you can say: "น้ำ ลด ตอ ผุด” - “Nam lod tor phood”

Literally: Water comes down, stump comes up.

English: The truth comes out!

Enjoy!

10/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

If you want to warn somebody in order to prevent a bad thing from happening, say:
“กัน ไว้ ดี กว่า แก้” (“Gun wai dee gua gae”)

Literally: To prevent is better than to heal.

English: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Enjoy!

10/02/2014

Idiom/Proverb of the Day

Let’s start with something easy: sometimes you feel like saying “what goes around comes around”.

In Thai: “กรรม ตาม สนอง” (“Kam tam sanong”)

Literally: Your karma follows you.

Hope that you don’t have to use it that much though. Enjoy!