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Pichit: |
tawnnii thualook chuay Eysia kan temthii loey na |
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ตอนนี้ทั่วโลก |
At the moment, the world is helping Asia in a big way. |
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Peter: |
chai mii nakfutbawn dang dang laai khon na thii bawrijaak ngoen nakkhrickket kaw jat khrickket kaankuson duay dai ngoen yoe maak |
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ใช่ มีนักฟุตบอลดังๆ หลายคนนะ |
Thats right! Many football stars have donated money, and cricket players set up a charity match which made a lot of money. |
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Pichit: |
naaprathapjai jing jing tawnnii wongkaan thennit kaw roem laew |
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น่าประทับใจจริงๆ |
Really impressive! Now the tennis community has joined in. |
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Peter: |
chai chai muuea wan kawn Moya kaw yok ngoenraangwan thii khao dai thii Chennai hai |
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ใช่ๆ เมื่อวันก่อนโมย่าก็ |
Yeah, the other day Moya donated all the prize money he won at Chennai. |
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Pichit: |
tawnnii Fetdoeroe kap Aakatsii kaw ja jat thennit kaankuson baang |
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ตอนนี้เฟเดอเรอร์กับอากัสซี่ก็ |
Now Federer and Agassi are going to set up a charity tournament. |
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phom diijai na thii phom dai bawrijaak loong pai laew maiyaangnan naataek nae nae |
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ผมดีใจนะที่ผมได้บริจาค |
(And) Im glad I donated coffins; otherwise Id have lost face. |
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Peter: |
thammai tawng naataek phom mai khaojai |
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ทำไมต้องหน้าแตก |
Why (would you have to lose face)? I dont understand. |
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Pichit: |
phrohwaa phompen khonthai thaethae tawng chuay kawn chaat uuen uuen jingmai |
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เพราะว่า ผมเป็นคนไทยแท้ๆ |
As a Thai, I must help before other people do, right? |
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Peter: |
jing lae khun daw dai chuay laew naa kaw mai taek laew |
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จริง และคุณก็ได้ช่วยแล้ว |
Right, and youve already helped so you havent lost face. |
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Pichit: |
tae phom ruusuek waa phom chuay pai nitdiew eng phom yaak ja chuay arai dai iik |
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แต่ผมรู้สึกว่าผมช่วยไป |
But I still feel that Ive done only a little. Id like to help more. |
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Peter: |
dai khaao waa khaao tawngkaan witsawakawn aasaasamak nii |
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ได้ข่าวว่าเขาต้องการ |
Ive heard theres need for volunteer engineers. |
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Pichit: |
jing si ngan phom pai samak loey diikwaa |
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จริงสิ งั้นผมไปสมัครเลยดีกว่า |
Yeah, thats right. Ill enlist right now. |
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Last modified: Date January 17, 2005 |
| Language check: One useful prefix appear in the conversation is nak, which is placed in front of a verb or a noun forming a noun meaning a person who performs or takes part in the activity. For example nakfutbawn = a football player; nakthennit = a tennis player; nakkhrickket = a cricket player; nakrawng = a singer; nakwitthayaasaat = a scientist Vocabulary check:
Answer keys: 1. nakkhaao 2. nakkhian
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Phuut Phaasaa Thai gives you useful topical and seasonal Thai words and phrases used in daily-life conversations. The column will give you some instant Thai language to help you out in common situations.
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๑๘ mokkaraakhom ๒๕๔๘ ( 18 January 2005)
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| namjai chuay phai suunaami
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Following an outpouring of aid by local citizens, the rest of the world is helping Asian countries affected by the tsunami disaster in one way or another. Pichit and Peter are chatting about contributions from sports communities and how they themselves can help. |