Tongue twisters
Oct 29th 2013, 12:39 pm
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Tongue twisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iem5LTxJ-kY
this is a difficult one .
or try : yai gin lamyai , namlai yai lai yoi ( the old woman is eating langon , she's dribbling saliva )
this is a difficult one .
or try : yai gin lamyai , namlai yai lai yoi ( the old woman is eating langon , she's dribbling saliva )
Oct 29th 2013, 1:55 pm
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Re: Tongue twisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iem5LTxJ-kY
this is a difficult one .
or try : yai gin lamyai , namlai yai lai yoi ( the old woman is eating langon , she's dribbling saliva )
this is a difficult one .
or try : yai gin lamyai , namlai yai lai yoi ( the old woman is eating langon , she's dribbling saliva )
Nov 3rd 2013, 5:59 pm
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Re: Tongue twisters
Tongue twisters don't really work in Thai unless you fully appreciate the vowel lengths and tones.
e.g. Mai, mai, maai, mai means - Does new silk burn?
Mai, mai mai maai means - New silk doesn't burn.
Thai jokes often involve tonal confusion such as in farang kee nok.
e.g. Mai, mai, maai, mai means - Does new silk burn?
Mai, mai mai maai means - New silk doesn't burn.
Thai jokes often involve tonal confusion such as in farang kee nok.
Nov 4th 2013, 4:38 am
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Re: Tongue twisters
try : Yak yai lai yak lek , yak lek lai yak yai
big giant is chasing the small giant , small giant is chasing the big giant . very similar to red lorry yellow lorry in the way it works on your tongue.
big giant is chasing the small giant , small giant is chasing the big giant . very similar to red lorry yellow lorry in the way it works on your tongue.
Nov 4th 2013, 4:42 am
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Re: Tongue twisters
where's the confusion in that ? more of an insult than a joke .
Nov 4th 2013, 9:50 am
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Re: Tongue twisters
Mai, mai mai maai - It is actually the matter of intonation, which is a common problem of foreigners (or farangs), but has nothing to do with a Thai tongue twister. Please be careful to use the sensitive word 'farang kee nok' which is such an insult to westerners. A classic tongue twister in Thai is 'thahaan baeg puen boeg puun bai boog dueg' (ทหารแบกปืนเบิกปู� ��ไปโบกตึก; a soldier carrying a gun takes out clay/cement to build a building). This is a short sentence, but when repeating it more than twice it does not make sense anymore.
Nov 6th 2013, 2:44 am
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Re: Tongue twisters
Mai, mai mai maai - It is actually the matter of intonation, which is a common problem of foreigners (or farangs), but has nothing to do with a Thai tongue twister. Please be careful to use the sensitive word 'farang kee nok' which is such an insult to westerners. A classic tongue twister in Thai is 'thahaan baeg puen boeg puun bai boog dueg' (ทหารแบกปืนเบิกปู� ��ไปโบกตึก; a soldier carrying a gun takes out clay/cement to build a building). This is a short sentence, but when repeating it more than twice it does not make sense anymore.
