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Eddie: |
thî
mūeangthāi mī prākòttàkān thî àthíbāi mâi dâi bâng mǎi |
ที่เมืองไทยมีปรากฎการณ์ที่ |
Are
there any unexplained phenomena in Thailand? |
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Sunee: |
ē
mī mī khūn khōei dâiyīn rûeang
bângfāi pháyānâk rǔe plào |
เอ
มีๆ คุณเคยได้ยินเรื่อง |
Eh
Yes, there is. Have you ever heard of the naga fireballs? |
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Eddie: |
thî
kòet khôen thî nǒng khāi châi
mǎi |
ที่เกิดขึ้นที่หนองคาย
ใช่ไหม |
The
ones at Nong Khai, right? |
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Sunee: |
châi chǎn pāi hěn dûai tā tōn-ēng mā láeo
mûea pī sǒng hâ sì sì |
ใช่
ฉันไปเห็นด้วยตาตนเอง |
Right.
I went there to see them with my own eyes in 2001. |
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Eddie: |
rǒe láeo khūn khít wâ pēn rûeang chīng
rǔe mánût thām khôen |
เหรอ
แล้วคุณคิดว่าเป็นเรื่อง |
Really!
What do you think real or man-made? |
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Sunee: |
chǎn
tòp mâi dâi Eddie |
ฉันตอบไม่ได้
เอ็ดดี้.. |
I
cant answer that, Eddie. |
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Eddie: |
nǎi lâksànà mān pēn yàngrāi |
ไหน
ลักษณะมันเป็นอย่างไร |
Okay,
tell me what they are like. |
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Sunee: |
pēn
mǔean fōng ākàt sǐ chōmphū thâptīm
khànàt lûk thēnnît phùt
khôen chàk mâenám khǒng |
เป็นเหมือนฟองอากาศ
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(Theyre)
like ruby-pink bubbles the size of a tennis ball floating from the Mekhong
River. |
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Eddie: |
mī
sǐang mǎi |
มีเสียงไหม |
Do
they make sound? |
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Sunee: |
mâi
mī mâi mī sǐang mâi mī klìn tàe mī nám kràsēn
bāng lûk kô khôen sǔng |
ไม่มี
ไม่มีเสียง ไม่มีกลิ่น แต่มี |
No,
(theyre) soundless and odorless and create a splash. Some float up high. |
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Eddie: |
mûea
khôen mā láeo pāi nǎi |
เมื่อขึ้นมาแล้วไปไหน |
Where
do they go after that? |
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Sunee: |
chà
tàek pāi nāi ākàt mǔean kàp fōng sàbù tàek lōei |
จะแตกไปในอากาศเหมือน |
(They)
burst in the air just like the way a soap bubble does. |
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Eddie: |
khôen
mā yóe mǎi |
ขึ้นมาเยอะไหม |
Do
they come in big numbers? |
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Sunee: |
pī
nán khôen yóe mák tōn rôt klàp
òk mā ná chǎn yāng mōng hěn chàk
nâtàng rôt lōei |
ปีนั้นขึ้นเยอะมาก
ตอนรถ |
Loads
of them that year. When the bus was leaving the scene, I still saw a lot of
them from my window. |
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Eddie: |
ūem mī kān sùeksǎ thāng wîttháyāsàt mǎi |
อือม์
มีการศึกษาทาง |
Um,
is there any scientific study on this? |
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Sunee: |
mī
tàe yāng mâi mī khô sàrùp thî nâenōn |
มี
แต่ยังไม่มีข้อสรุปที่แน่นอน |
Yes,
but there isnt any convincing conclusion yet. |
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Last modified: October 29, 2007 |
Welcome back
to a new adaptation of Phût
Phāsǎ Thāi after our transitional Songkran
break. As per the valued suggestions of our readers, the transliterations
now follow the Royal Institute's system (http://www.royin.go.th/th/profile/index.php),
which includes tone markers. In terms of content, the column will
continue to provide you with
everyday language on specific topics.
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Phût phāsǎ Thai The naga fireballs / bângfāi pháyā nâk Are the fireballs floating from the Mekhong a supernatural occurrence made by naga in order to pay homage to Buddha, a hoax or a natural phenomenon?
Last Friday marked the end of Buddhist Lent Every year on this day, thousands of people are attracted to one particular place in Nong Khai, a northeastern province on the bank of the Mekhong River. The attraction is an unexplained phenomenon, 'naga fireballs', which are ruby-pink fireballs floating up from the Mekhong every year on the very same day - the full moon day of the eleventh lunar month. Many investigations and researches have been carried out to prove whether the cause was natural, supernatural, or man-made. So far, no conclusion has been reached. One systematic study is a 14-year research by Dr Manas Kanoksilp, a medical doctor at Nong Khai provincial hospital, who did not pay much attention to the fireballs, but experienced a fireball popping up five meters in front of him. According to Dr Manas, the river releases methane gas, and he is confident that this is the cause of the fireballs. However, there are still many more complicated factors to look into. |