prb said:

Thank you!

Dave1992 said:

you say it like this:

giddoi moyte

good luck!!!!! let us know how u go!

がんばってください！

TheVoid said:

Easiest. Language. EVAH!

How's your reading and writing going though? You put me to shame.

Oh, and chohk dii na...

Dave ja pen phuu chana!

Fauxie said:

poo bum

ZombieKitten said:

55555

Fauxie said:

Says the guy who mispronounced beef.



It's stagnant. I know 36 letters of the albphabet and need to finish the rest.


So I know how to read Soi Nana in Thai and Cafe' Yen , but that's because they use letters that I've learned.



I've been busy.

can I get an el thank youo?

Fauxie said:

is this code?

thejason said:

tonight we are having chickon for dinner, that's spanish for chicken

ZombieKitten said:

thats caliente...lets do ito...

TheVoid said:

But then I'm smart enough to know that if only I say 'wua' after it it won't matter what tones I use. They'll know I'm saying beef There's always a workaround.

I think the importance of tones is over-emphasized anyway. Thais are very lazy with their colloquial language so I just copy them to make sure I'm understood. I can't face actually formally trying to learn tones for all the words I know. I think it might even confuse me!

I can sometimes piece together words when reading Thai, by recognizing the odd vowel or consonant and then using context and guessing. Reading and writing is actually something I'd like to make an effort to sit down and formally learn though.

Tones... pffft. If they don't automatically find their way into my brain so I can instinctively use them then I'm not learning them shits.

ZombieKitten said:

5 in Thai is 'haa', so it's net speak for Thais for 'ha ha ha', i.e. laughing, or 'lol'.

Fauxie said:

that's amazing!

jejejejejejeje!!!! (that's spanish for laughing)

ZombieKitten said:

Brilliant!

Thais also often type eieieieieieie... say, 'charlotte eieieieieieie', which would be like saying 'oh charlotte dear! (followed by something like 'what have you done this time? what happened?! etc.). It's kinda affectionate.

Fauxie said:

that's weird

ZombieKitten said:

I think it's cute. It's similar to how they say 'ja', meaning something like 'dear'.

Charlotte ja

or jaaaaa

Or like the polite words Thais use at the end of sentences, 'khrap' (by men) and 'ka' (by women). Those can be used by themselves as just 'ok' or to answer in the affirmative.

e.g. Bai talaat mai khrap? (are you going to the market?) .... khrap

You can just say 'ja' instead or 'ja ja ja', like 'yep, ok, sure, no problem, ok ok ok'

So in Thai chat rooms it's common to see something like...

Fauxie: Charlotte ja eieieieieie 55555

thejason said:

Un Thancolio Youo Muy Biggo!

WHUT THEE FUCK IS A...

TheVoid said:

Fauxie said:

Fauxie said:

I've stumbled upon chat rooms like that before I thought holy hell what's going ON in here!!!

After ten hours of talking, discussing and presenting I'm finally home and can call myself the champion of all competitors from my state!



The "huge" final will be on 9th of April, where I will battle out the place for the champion of my nation with the other eight state winners




Thanks again for wishing me luck - It did pay off!
[Edited 3/10/10 10:28am]

Dave1992 said:

Well done!

Serious said:

Thanks

Dave1992 said:

This is just too awesome.

As the Germans say, Sehr Goat!

TheVoid said:

Serious said:

Serious said:

!!!!!