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VIDEO: 12 Useful Thai Idioms to Sound Like a Native Thai Speaker

Saturday February 22, 2020 by Mod 3 Comments

Compound words are formed when two or more words are joined together to create a new word that has an entirely new meaning. In this lesson teacher Pear is talking about useful compound words that you can use in daily life, it can also helps you improve your vocabulary as well as makes you sound like a native Thai speaker.

Here is the list of all 12 words mentioned in the video:

  1. พ่อพระ /pâw prá/ = Gracious

พ่อ /pâw/ = father

พระ  /prá/ = monk

2. เรื่องมาก /rûeang mâak/ = high-maintenance, picky

เรื่อง /rûeang/ = story, matter

มาก /mâak/ = a lot, very

3. ปากหอยปากปู /bpàak hŏi bpàak bpuu/ = gossiper

ปาก bpàak = mouth

หอย hŏI = clam

ปู  bpuu = crab

  1. ปากหนัก /bpàak nàk/ = keep true feeling to oneself

ปาก bpàak = mouth

หนัก nàk = heavy

  1. ปากสว่าง /bpàak sà-wàang/ = have a big mouth

ปาก bpàak = mouth

สว่าง sà-wàang = bright

  1. หูเบา /hŭu bao/ = believe other people easily

หู /hŭu/ = ear

เบา /bao/ = lightweight

  1. ขัดหูขัดตา /kàt hŭu kàt dtaa/ = unpleasant to see

ขัด / kàt/ = scrub

หู /hŭu/ = ear

ตา /dtaa/ = eye

  1. คอแข็ง /kaw kăeng/ = heavyweight

คอ /kaw/ = neck

แข็ง / kăeng/ = hard

  1. คอทองแดง /kaw tawng daeng/ = heavyweight

คอ /kaw/ = neck

ทองแดง /tawng-daeng/ = copper

  1. มือหนึ่ง /mue nùeng/ = An expert or top-rated individual, crackerjack

มือ  /mue/ = hand

หนึ่ง /nùeng/ = one

  1. ขายขนมจีบ / kăai kà-nŏm-jìib/ = flirt on someone

ขาย / kăai/ = sell

ขนมจีบ / kà-nŏm-jìib/ = Steamed dumpling

  1. ใส่หน้ากาก /sài nâa gàak/ = Pretend to be good

ใส่ sài = to wear, put on

หน้ากาก / nâa gàak/  mask

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  1. Patrick Boyle says

    Sunday April 5, 2020 at 17:24

    Dear Khun Pear, Excellent! You are also a very good teacher.

    Kawbp khun mahk krabp,
    Patrick

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  2. Julia Birkett says

    Wednesday March 11, 2020 at 16:06

    Very helpful Pear, thank you. This is the sort of real Thai you don’t find in language books.
    In the list for 8 and 9 you could add that it is for people who don’t get drunk easily. When I read ‘heavyweight’ I think of boxing more than drinking.

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  3. Jon netts says

    Wednesday March 11, 2020 at 11:53

    Excellent. Very helpful.

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