Thailand Stories

030 – Thai Phrasebook: Meals (mp3)

You don’t really need a sign to tell you not to do this. “Haam ting ka-ya” which means “forbidden to discard trash”.

029 – Thai Phrasebook: Food (mp3)

Another useful sign you should remember if you don’t want to get hurt. The first word is seen often on warning signs and says “rawang” which means “be careful”. The whole sign says “rawang peun leun” which means, word-by-word, “beware floor slippery”.

There are two interesting things to note about this sign. The first word is actually a borrowed English word “menu” and is pronounced “may-noo”. The second word is Thai “wan-nee” which means today. So, “Today’s Menu”. Notice it is back-to-front compared to the English.

See the full gallery on Posterous In the days before plastic bags and foam boxes, Thai street food was sold wrapped in a variety of different banana-leaf wrappers and containers. This weekend, Seacon Square invites food lovers who are concerned about the environment to enjoy a variety of traditional Thai savouries and desserts during …

Another useful sign to remember if you don’t want to get into trouble. You should by now recognise the first word “haam” which means “forbidden”. The sign says “haam nang ban-dai saan” which means “forbidden to sit on steps of shrine”.

028 – Thai Phrasebook: Transportation (mp3)

I need to follow a sign like this often when I turn up for media events. In Thai it says “jut long ta-bian” which means “place to register”.

027 – Thai Phrasebook: Buying a Fruit Smoothie (mp3)

This is a great sign to remember if you want to eat something for free. In Thai it says “chim free” which means “taste for free”.

See the full gallery on Posterous If you love cars then you should come to this museum in Nakhon Chaisi. Many different types of transportation on show. The only problem is that it is literally in the middle of nowhere and you will need your own

If you need to make a comment about something you can post it in this Suggestion Box. In Thai it says “dtoo rap kwaam kit hen.

This is one of those signs that you should know about or you might trip over. In Thai it says “prot ra-wang peun dtaang ra-dap” which translates as “please be careful of the floor that has different levels”. Or more simply, “mind the step”.

024 – Thai Phrasebook: Parts of the Body (mp3)

It is always a good idea to pay close attention to signs that start with “ra-wang”. It means “be careful”. The second word is “rot” which usually refers to cars but also to all vehicles in general. In this case it is motorcycles. The…

025 – Thai Phrasebook: Tomorrow (mp3)

This is an interesting one that you won’t see every day. In Thai it says “suan angkrit” which translates as English Garden. The word “suan” means garden. สวน อังกฤษ (suan angkrit)

024 – Thai Phrasebook: Yesterday (mp3)

This sign says simply “ban-dai” which means “stairs”. Incidentally, “lift” in Thai is the same as the English. บันได (ban-dai)