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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 2005
December 20: 'Phai' comes in close friend's dream — khao fan December 13: '.... follows govt wish — set December 6: There's no 'phuut Thai kap khaao' this week due to production problems.
NOVEMBER 2005
November 22: A student took his own life! — khaa-tua-taai November 15: A student took his own life! — khaa-tua-taai November 8: Fake auto parts! — alai plawm November 1: Rains attack BKK! — fon thalom krung OCTOBER 2005
October 11: Soi names! — chuue soi October 4: (I) won't sell shares! — mai khaai hun SEPTEMBER 2005
September 13: Sentran or Central? — Sentran ruue Central September 6: Then let's go pai tiew! — pai thiew kan dii kwaa AUGUST 2005
August 23: How much is it a kilo? — loo la thao rai August 16: What time is it? — kii moong laew August 9: Mother's Day! — wan mae August 2: To drop off and pick (someone) up! — pai rap pai song JULY 2005
July 19: Do you know..........? — khun ruu mai waa....? July 12: Classifiers in questions. — kii khrang? July 5: Classifiers for newspaper, letter and paper! — chabap, sawng, andphaen
June 21: Classifiers for a cake, a pen and a piece of silk! — kawn, lem, daam and chin June 14: One table and one cup! — tua kap bai June 7: It's so hot! — rawn jing jing!!
May 24: Taxi! — thaeksii May 17: Today's not that hot! — mai rawn thaorai May 10: All right now? — riaproy May 3: Since when? — tangtae muuearai
April 19: We went to the same place! — pai thiew thii diew kan April 12: Going with you! — pai pen phuuean April 5: To run an errand! — pai tham thura
March 22: Which way is the best! — pai thaang nai dii March 15: A crash! — rot chon kan March 8: I'm going to exercise! — pai awk kamlang March 1: I can't walk properly! — phom diang sia laew
February 15: Noone loves me! — maimii khrai rak phom laew February 8: Chinese New Year — piimai jiin February 1: Did you watch Australian Open? — duu thennit ruueplao
January 18: Pouring aids to tsunami victims — namjai chuay phai suunaami January 11: Tsunamis — khluuen yak January 4: The year of the rooster — piirakaa ruue piikai
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