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John:

nuek waa ja maa thamngaan maithan sia laew wannii

 

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I thought I might not get to work in time today.

Jong:

mii arai koet khoen roe

 

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Did something happen?

John:

mii ubatheyt nai soy baan phom  rot chon kan

 

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There was an accident in my soi. There was a collision.

Jong:

doon khun duay ruueplao

 

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Did you also get hit?

John:

kuueappai  rot mawtoesai lom long  laew thalai trong khao maa haa rot phom  chookyangdii phom biang lop than

 

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Almost! A motorbike fell down and skidded towards my car. Luckily, I was able to dodge to one side.

Jong:

laew yangngai taw la

 

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What next?

John:

thanon luuen maak  kae kaw thalai pai haa rot iik khan nueng  chon khanchonnaa khao yaangraeng

 

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The road was very slippery. He then slid towards another car and hit its front bumper very forcefully.

Jong:

waatsiew  kae jep maak mai

 

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That’s awful! Was he badly hurt?

John:

khong jep maak  mii luueat tem tua  khonkhap rotyon mai pen rai

 

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I think so. There was blood all over him. The car driver was all right.

Jong:

naasongsaan  laew rot la siahaai mai

 

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àÊÕÂËÒÂäËÁ

I feel sorry for him (the motorcyclist). And how about his motorbike? Was it damaged?

John:

rot mawtoesai khao pai tit yuu tai khanchonnaa khawng rotyon  dueng mai awk

 

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The motorbike got wedged under the front bumper of the car and couldn’t be pulled out.

Jong:

mawtoesai nii antaraai maak loey na  thamhai koet ubatheyt boy maak

 

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Motorbikes are very dangerous. (They) often cause accidents.


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  • Language check:

    Two common expressions, waatsiew and naasongsaan, are used in Thai when we hear some bad news.

    The first, waatsiew, comments on a frightening or a terrifying event like the accident in the conversation.

    The second, naasongsaan, reflects the speaker’s feeling of sympathy for a person — in this case, the motorbike driver.

    Other situations when we’d express waatsiew and naasongsaan are when:

  • a motorbike dashes into the traffic (waatsiew)
  • a high-wire performer walks unsteadily 50 metres above the ground (waatsiew)
  • a dog is searching for food in the middle of a busy road (waatsiew or naasongsaan)
  • an old woman selling small things on a road side (naasongsaan)
  • a friend sobs quietly at her husband’s funeral (naasongsaan)
  • Vocabulary check:
    How do you say these words and phrases in Thai?

    1. An accident = ………………
    2. A crash = ………………
    3. To get hit = ………………
    4. Almost = ………………
    5. A motorbike = ………………
    6. To fall down = ………………
    7. To skid = ………………
    8. Towards = ………………
    9. Luckily = ………………
    10. To dodge to one side
      = ………………
    11. What happened next?
      = ………………
    12. Slippery = ………………
    13. Knocked = ………………
    14. Bumper = ………………
    15. Very forcefully = ………………
    16. There was blood all over him = ………………
    17. To be all right = ………………
    18. I feel sorry for him = ………
    19. Was it damaged? = …………
    20. Dangerous = ………………
    Answer keys:
    1. ubatheyt 2. rot chon kan
    3. doon 4. kuueappai
    5. rot mawtoesai 6. lom long
    7. thalai 8. trong maa haa
    9. chookyangdii 10. biang lop
    11. laew yangngai taw la
    12. luuen 13. chon 14. kanchon
    15. yaangraeng
    16. mii luueat tem tua
    17. maipenrai 18. naasongsaan
    19. siahaai mai 20. antaraai

    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.

    ñõ miinaakhom òõôø  ( 15 March 2005)     

    rot chon kan

     

    Motorcycles help us get around town very quickly by zigzagging
    through jam-packed traffic. Nevertheless, if you follow local news
    reports regularly, you will know that motorcycles are often involved
    in road accidents. If you are a daily commuter in Thailand, it is
    almost certain that you’ll be involved in a road accident some time
    or another. Thus, accidents are a frequent topic in everyday
    conversations. Here, John is relaying his recent accident experience
    to his Thai friend, Jong.