New Thai Coin: 2 Baht

Last week I took a bus, I got 2 baht coin, light brass color, from a bus boy.
"What's this? Why is this color? Why is not silver color? I said to myself.
"It's new. Another color. It's not heavy and cheaper budjet to make it."
One young lady said to me.
"Really? I just knew it. It's nice color and it's easy to separate from 1 Baht coin." I said to her and didn't forget to say thank you to her.

When someone wants to know more about Thai language, he can read the article following:

"rian" (Down and up sound) means coin in English.
There are 6 types of coins in Thailand; they are 25 sa-dtaang and 50 sa-dtaang, golden color,
1 Baht, silver color, 2 Baht which has silver and light brass color, 5 Baht which is silver color.And 10 Baht coin which has silver and golden colorin 1 coin. The golden color is in the middle. Every coins have round shape; except, 5 Baht coin.
Therefore Thai people say: rian 25 (yee-sip-haa) sa-dtaang or 1 sa-lueng, rian 50 (haa sip) sa-dtaang, rian 1 (nueng) baat or rian baat, rian 5 baat and rian 10 baat.

"kor laek rian yoi noi?" means "May I exchange small coin, please?"
"laek" means "To exchange"
"rian yoi" means "Small coin"

PS:Interesting meaning of "yoi" which means to digest so after meal some Thai people like to say "doen len yoi aa-haan dee gwaa" (It's better to take a walk to digest.)

LET'S TAKE A BOAT ALONG THE SAEN-SAEP CANAL

When someone has limited time to journey, it's better to take a boat along the Saen-saep canal.
The starting pier is at Wat Pra Sri Boon Rueang as for Pratuu Nam (Water Gate) is the destination and also is the interchanging point for someone wants to go to Pan Fah Leelart, near the Golden Mountain temple and the Democrazy Monument. It's not too far from the Grand Palace.

For someone who wants to stop by the MRT Petchaburee station, he can stop at Asoke pier and 3 minutes walking.

The fare starts from 10 Baht to 20 Baht.Should try it because someone can save a lot of time to jouney.

Some Thai words are useful when you take the boat.

taa ruea (Pier) ท่าเรือ
kaa ruea (Boat fare) ค่าเรือ
taa ruea yuu tee-nai? (Where is the pier?) ท่าเรืออยู่ที่ไหน
long ruea (Take on a boat) ลงเรือ
kuen ruea (Take off a boat) ขึ้นเรือ

*** Actually "long" means "Get off", "kuen" means "Get on", used for other vehicles.

Adjectives in Thai language (Part 2)

Let's know more adjectives about the weather.

naao (Cold)
yen (Cool)
rawhn (Hot)
un (Warm)

The weather means "aa-gaat" in Thai language.

kun chawhp aa-gaat baep nai? (What type of the weather do you like?)
mai naao mai rawhn (Not cold not hot.)
yen sa-baai (Cool)

***We don't use "naao" for any drink, we use "yen" for drink.
Example: dtuua-yaang
gaa-fae yen (Iced coffee)
nam yen (Cold water)
chaa yen (Iced tea)
As for "kaao yen" means "dinner"

SA-WAT-DEE BPEE MAI: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

SA-WAT-DEE BPEE CHA-LUU (HELLO THE YEAR OF THE OX)
IT'S THE YEAR 2552 IN THAILAND.
IN THE BUDDHA ERA WAS HAPPENED BEFORE CHRISTIAN 543 YEARS.
SO IT'S 2009 IN CHRISTIAN YEAR.

EVERYBODY HOPES LESS PROBLEMS IN THIS YEAR AND AS WELL IN THE FUTURE.
BETTER ECONOMY.
BETTER POLITIC.
BETTER LIFE.
LET'S MAKE A WISH: A-TIT-TAAN GAN TOE, SAYS IN THAI LANGUAGE.
KOR-HAI TUK-KON CHOOK-DEE (GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.)

Adjectives in Thai language (Part 1)

"Adjective" says "kam kun-na-sap" in Thai language.

Taste: rot-chaat
waan (Sweet)
pet (Spicy)
bpriao (Sour)
kem (Salty)
kom (Bitter)
juuet (Tasteless, not spicy not sour)
a-roi (Delicious)

In Thai language, we can use some adjectives to compare with what kinds of people you are; example,
puu-ying waan (Sweet lady)
puu-ying bpriao (Sexy lady)
puu-yang juuet (Not interesting lady)
kon kem (Stingy person)

khun bpen kon baep nai? (What kinds of people are you?)

jai-dee (Kind)
jai-dam (No sympathy)
geng (Smart for ability)
cha-laat (Intelligent)
dee (Good)
ngoh (Stupid)
suai (Beautiful)
lawh (Handsome)
naa-rak (Cute)
naa-buuea (Boring)

Public Parks in Bangkok: suan saa-taa-ra-na nai grung-tayp

"suan" means "Park" in Thai language
"saa-taa-ra-na" means "Public" in Thai langauge
When we want to say "Public Park", we should say "suan saa-taa-ra-na"
Let me recommend everyone to know some great public parks in Bangkok, near the BTS station and MRT (the subway)

"suan Benjasiri":"Benjasiri Park" is located on Sukhumvit road, between Soi 24 and 22. There are the Emporium Department store beside and the Queen's Park Hotel behind. It takes time about 5 mins by walking from the Prom Pong BTS station. Open Daily. There are many activities in the park, yoga, taichi etc.

"suan Lumpini", Most of Thai say shortly "suan Lum":"Lumpini Park" is near the MRT, Silom Station, Rama 4 Rd. It's the biggest public park in Bangkok. Plenty of many trees and beautiful colorful flowers. Big pool in the park. Spending your free day in the park. When someone goes, never forget to walk to Lumpini Night Bazarr. There are many restaurants and many gift shops.

"suan Chatuchak" or "JJ" is on Paholyothin road, adjacent to the BTS and MRT, Chatuchak station. On weekend, there are many thousand people along the street because the weekend market, JJ Market or "dta-laat nat Chatuchak", is next to the park.

Don't forget to spend your worthy time with nature, then you will love it.

Says "Colors" in Thai language

"see" means Color" in Thai language

see daeng (Red color)
see som (Orange color)
see chom-puu (Pink)
see lue-ang (Yellow)
see dam (Black)
see kaao (White)
see kiao (Green)
see faa (Blue)
see nam-ngoen (Dark blue)
see tao (Gray)
see muang (Violet, purple)
see nam-dtaan (Brown)
see tong (Golden color)
see ngoen (Silver color)
see .....kem (Dark..... color)
kiao kem (Dark green color)
see .....orn (Light..... color)
chom-puu orn (Light pink color)

What do you work?/What is your job?

'kun tam-ngaan a-rai?' the meaning of What do you work?

pom/chan bpen kruu (I'm a teacher.)
pom/chan bpen nak-rian (I'm a student.)
pom/chan bpen aa-jaan (I'm a teacher, a master.)
pom/chan bpen nak-suek-saa (I'm a university student.)
pom/chan bpen nak-tu-ra-git (I'm a businessman.)
pom/chan bpen pa-nak-ngaan bawh-ri-sat (I'm a company staff.)
(***"staff" means "pa-nak-ngaan")
pom bpen pawh-kaa (I'm a merchant.) : Used by a man.
chan bpen mae-kaa (I'm a merchant, a woman monger in the marketplace.): Used by a lady.
(***"pawh" means "Father, Dad" and "mae" means "Mother"
pom/chan bpen mawh (I'm a doctor.)
pom/chan bpen puu-chuai mawh (I'm a doctor assistant.)
chan bpen naang-pa-yaa-baan (I'm a nurse.)
pom bpen bu-rut pa-yaa-baan (I'm a male nurse.)
pom bpen bu-rut prai-sa-nee (I'm a postman.)
pom bpen dtam-ruat (I'm a policeman.)
pom bpen ta-haan (I'm a soldier.)
pom/chan bpen kaa-raat-cha-gaan (I'm a government official.)
pom/chan bpen nak-gaan-mueang (I'm a politician.)
pom/chan bpen nak-kaao (I'm a journalist.)
pom/chan bpen nak-kian (I'm a writer.)
pom/chan bpen jit-tra-gawhn (I'm a painter, an artist.)
pom/chan bpen chaang-paap (I'm a photographer.)
pom/chan bpen nak-rawhng (I'm a singer.)
pom/chan bpen daa-raa/nak-sa-daeng (I'm a super star/actor/actress.)
pom/chan bpen nak-wi-jai (I'm a researcher.)
pom/chan bpen nak-wit-ta-yaa-saat (I'm a scienctist.)
pom/chan bpen aa-saa-sa-mak (I'm a volunteer.)
pom/chan bpen nak-a-nu-rak sing-waet-lawhm (I'm a person who conserves the environment.) (***"sing-waet-lawhm" means "Environment")
pom/chan bpen nak-gee-laa (I'm a sport player.)
pom/chan bpen nak-don-dtree (I'm a musician.)
pom/chan mai tam-ngaan a-rai, yuu baan choei choei (I do nothing, just stay at home.)
pom/chan bpen nak-tawng-tiao (I'm a tourist.)

Let's study how to say 12 months in Thai language.

"duean" means "Month" in English and "getsu" in Japanese.
duean mak-ga-raa-kom (January)
duean gum-paa-pan (February)
duean mee-naa-kom (March)
duean may-saa-yon (April)
duean preut-sa-paa-kom (May)
duean mi-tu-naa-yon (June)
duean ga-rak-ga-daa-kom (July)
duean sing-haa-kom (August)
duean gan-yaa-yon (September)
duean dtu-laa-kom (October)
duean preut-sa-ji-gaa-yon (November)
duean tan-waa-kom (December)

***kom=31 days, yon=30 days and pan=28 or 29 days
We can omit "kom, yon and pan" when we speak. The easy way to speak we can speak duean neung till duean sip-song like Japanese language. Be sure you can count 1 to 12 in Thai language.

Let's learn how to say 12 months in Japanese language.
"getsu" means "month", but when we speak 12 months, we have to change "getsu" into "gatsu" as the following.
-ichi gatsu (January)
-ni gatsu (February)
-san gatsu (March)
-shi gatsu (April)
-go gatsu (May)
-roku gatsu (June)
-shichi gatsu (July)
-hachi gatsu (August)
-ku gatsu (September)
-juu gatsu (October)
-juu-ichi gatsu (November)
-juu-ni gatsu (December)

Seasons in Thailand

"rue-duu" means "season" in Thai language.
There are 3 seasons in Thailand: Winter, Summer and Rainy.

"rue-duu naao" or "naa-naao" the meaning of Winter.
"rue-duu rawhn" or "naa-rawhn" the meaning of Summer.
"rue-duu fon" or "naa-fon" the meaning of Rainy season.

"bplaai fon dton naao" says in Thai language for changing
the weather from rainy season to winter that happens at the
end of October till the beginning of November. It has been raining
heavily lately because the rainy season is nearly finished and winter is
coming soon. Most of people in Bangkok will be happier because everybody can go everywhere without an umbrella that's called "rom (ร่ม)" in Thai language. It's good time to prepare a nice jacket or a lovely coat that should not be a red one or yellow one.