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Phuut Phaasaa
Thai gives students of Thai language useful topical and seasonal Thai words and phrases to help you out in common situations.
It's very difficult in any writing system to create the sounds of Thai language, so we are giving you an approximate pronunciation as a help to your visual memory. But you'll need to ask a Thai native speaker to say the words for you. That way, you'll make a Thai friend, too.
Below is a list of the lessons that have appeared in this column. DECEMBER 2003
December 23: 'Gift giving' at Christmas — kaanhai khawngkhwan December 16: 'Please put litter in the bin' — karunaa thing khaya long thang December 9: Trail walk — sen thaang thammachaat December 2: Trekking — doen paa 2
November 18: National park regulations — kot rabiep utthayaan November 11: My 'fan' — faen chan November 4: The twelfth lunar month — duean sipsawng nam nawng taling
October 21: Topped with coriander — phakchii rooynaa October 14: Female & male leading roles — nang-ek kap phra-ek October 7: Teachers — khruu kap aajaan
September 23: The tenth lunar month — duean sip September 16: After-news drama — lakhawn langkhaao September 9: Thai newspapers — nangsuephim Thai September 2: Let's talk about something 'good' — dii AUGUST 2003
August 19: Who's kind and who's happy — diijai rue jaidii? August 12: On Mother's Day — nueang nai wanmae haengchaat. August 5: Stink bean season — naa sataw.
July 22: A temple boy — dekwat. July 15: A newly ordained monk — phra buat mai. July 8: Getting ordained — buat naak. July 1: Popped rice — khaaotawk. JUNE 2003
June 17: On rice cooking — waa duay kaan hung khaao. June 10: The raining season and farmers — naafon kap naanaa. June 3: Farmers are glad when rains come — fon maa chaanaa diijai.
May 20: Let's do some merit making — thambun kan noy May 13: Want to have a fortune told — pai duu maw kan mai ? May 6: Have you tried fortune sticks — siem sii ?
April 22: Going back home — klap baan maa April 15: On 'Family Day' — nueang nai wan khrawpkhrua April 8: Where to celebrate Songkran — pai chalawng songkraan thii nai dii? April 1: Shall we visit the North — paithiew nuea dii mai?
March 18: 'To tie one on' — muea khuen nak pai noi!!! March 11: 'Keep your nose to the grindstone' — tang ok tang jai tham-ngaan?! March 4: 'Go jump in a lake' — pai hai phon loey pai FEBRUARY 2003
February 18: A meditation retreat on Makha Puja Day — wanmaakha buuchaa February 11: Valentine's Day is coming — wanwaalentaai February 4: No-work days after Chinese New Year — pit wan trut jiin
January 21: Australian Open — Awstreylian Oaphen. January 14: Paradorn Srichaphan is dubbed 'Super Ball' — supphoe bawn. January 7: The (20th) World Scout Jamboree — kaanchumnum luuksua loek.
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