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Ian: |
pen ngai toklong Thai dai thangmot kii rian |
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เป็นไง ตกลงไทย |
Well, well, how many medals has Thailand won so far? |
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Oot: |
paet rian duay kan nap pen prawatkaan loey la |
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แปดเหรียญด้วยกัน |
eight altogether. This is a record! |
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Ian: |
roe Thai khaoruam Oolimpik maa kii pii laew na |
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เหรอ ไทยเข้าร่วม |
Really? How long has Thailand participated in the Olympics? |
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Oot: |
Thai khaoruam pen khrangraek nai pii nueng kao haa sawng |
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ไทยเข้าร่วมเป็นครั้งแรก |
We first took part in 1952. |
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krang nii pen krang thii sipsaam ruam welaa haa sip sawng pii |
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ครั้งนี้เป็นครั้งที่ 13 |
This is our thirteenth (Olympics) 52 years altogether. |
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Ian: |
Thai dai rian Oolimpik rian raek muuearai |
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ไทยได้เหรียญโอลิมปิค |
When did Thailand get its first Olympic medal? |
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Oot: |
Muuear pii nueng kao jet soon pen rian thawngdaeng jaak muay |
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เมื่อปี 1970 เป็น |
In 1970. It was a bronze medal in boxing. |
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Ian: |
Thai khoey dai rian ngoen mai |
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ไทยเคยได้เหรียญเงินไหม |
Has Thailand ever gotten a silver medal? |
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Oot: |
khoey jaak muay muueankan nai pii nueng kao paet sii |
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เคย จากมวยเหมือนกัน |
Yes, also in boxing in 1984. |
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jon thukwan nii rao dai rian ngoen phiang rian diew thaonan |
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จนทุกวันนี้เราได้เหรียญเงิน |
Up to present weve had only one silver medal. |
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Ian: |
laew rian thawng la Thai dai rian raek muuearai |
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แล้วเหรียญทองล่ะ |
What about gold medals? When was the first? |
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Oot: |
nai pii nueng kao kao hok jaak muay iik muueankan langjaak khoy maa sii sip sii pii |
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ในปี 1996 จากมวย |
In 1996, from boxing again after a wait of 44 years. |
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nai pii nan rao dai rian thawngdaeng iik rian nueng |
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ในปีนั้นเราได้เหรียญ |
In that same year, we got another bronze medal. |
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Ian: |
jaak muay muueankan chaimai |
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จากมวยเหมือนกันใช่ไหม |
From boxing, too, I guess. |
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Oot: |
chai rian thawg rian thii sawng kaw maa jaak muay muueankan nai pii sawngphan |
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ใช่ เหรียญทองเหรียญ |
Right! The second gold medal was also from boxing, in 2000. |
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pii nan Thai dai saan ruan duaykan rian thawng lae thawngdaeng jaak muay |
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ปีนั้นไทยได้ 3 เหรียญ |
In that year, we got three medals altogether a gold and a bronze in boxing, |
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lae uuj rian thawngdaeng jaak yok namnak ying |
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และอีกเหรียญทองแดง |
and another bronze from womens weightlifting. |
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Ian: |
roe yok namnak ying kaw mii waew maa tangtai Oolimpik khrang thiilaew si |
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เหรอ ยกน้ำหนักหญิง |
Really! (That means) womens weightlifting has been in the spotlight since the last Olympics! |
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Oot: |
na pii nii jueng tham phon-ngaan dai yawtyiam pai loey |
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นะ ปีนี้จึงทำผลงาน |
Right? They really did a great job this year. |
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Ian: |
phom diijai duay jing jing tae siadaai nak baetminton na |
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ผมดีใจด้วยจริงๆ แต่ |
Im really happy for you! But its a shame for the badminton player. |
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khao plaat rian thawngdaeng pai yaang chiatchiw jing jing |
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เขาพลาดเหรียญทองแดง |
He just missed the bronze medal. |
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Oot: |
siadaai jing jing tae thiim thekwamdoo kaw tham phon-ngaan dai dii chendiewkan |
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เสียดายจริงๆ |
Its a shame! But the Taekwando team did very well also. |
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Ian: |
phom khaatwaa khrangnaa Thai khong dai rian maakkwaa nii |
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ผมคาดว่าครั้งหน้าไทยคง |
I think Thailand will win more medals in the next Olympics. |
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Last modified: August 30, 2004 |
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๓๑ singhakhom ๒๕๔๗ ( 31 August 2004)
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| Thai kap rian Oolympic
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| Olympics width Thailand as a participant. Thai athletes from 13 different sports took part, garnering 8 medals. The women weightlifting team had a record performance. Other teams showed great improvement even though they failed to snatch any medals. Oot is recapping on all Olympic medals Thailand has won since the very first one. |