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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words Referring to People, part 2 |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ThaiPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Jay: And I'm Jay! |
| John: This is Must-know Thai Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 2. In this lesson, you'll learn more words for referring to people. These are words used to refer to a certain group of people or characteristics of people. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Jay: เด็กแว้น (dèk-wáen) |
| Jay: ติ่ง (dtìng) |
| Jay: ตัวพ่อ (dtuua phâaw) |
| Jay: ตัวแม่ (dtuua máae ) |
| John: Jay, what's our first expression? |
| Jay: เด็กแว้น (dèk-wáen) |
| John: The literal meaning consists of... |
| Jay: ... Dek ... |
| John: … meaning “kid(s)” and... |
| Jay: … Waen... |
| John: which is the sound of revving a motorcycle engine. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a motopunk." |
| Jay: [SLOW] เด็กแว้น [NORMAL] เด็กแว้น |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: เด็กแว้น |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when someone dresses or acts like a motopunk - a male teenager who likes to rev motorcycles to be noisy. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เวลามาแถวนี้ต้องระวังตัวนะเพราะแถวนี้เด็กแว้นเยอะ [SLOW] เวลามาแถวนี้ต้องระวังตัวนะเพราะแถวนี้เด็กแว้นเยอะ |
| John: "When you come around this area, please be careful, as there are a lot of motopunks." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เวลามาแถวนี้ต้องระวังตัวนะเพราะแถวนี้เด็กแว้นเยอะ |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jay: ติ่ง (dtìng) |
| John: This literally means "protrusion," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a die-hard fan, an obsessive follower, or an extremely loyal fan." |
| Jay: [SLOW] ติ่ง [NORMAL] ติ่ง |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ติ่ง |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression to describe someone (most of the time, a kid or a teenager), who is an obsessive follower of a person or group—for example, a band, celebrities, actors, or singers. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] น้องสาวของฉันเป็นติ่งเกาหลี [SLOW] น้องสาวของฉันเป็นติ่งเกาหลี |
| John: "My sister is a die-hard fan of a Korean band." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] น้องสาวของฉันเป็นติ่งเกาหลี |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jay: ตัวพ่อ (dtuua phâaw) |
| John: This literally means "father," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a male who is iconic or the best in a particular area." |
| Jay: [SLOW] ตัวพ่อ [NORMAL] ตัวพ่อ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ตัวพ่อ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when someone is publicly accepted as the best. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] พี่เบิร์ดคือตัวพ่อด้านการร้องเพลง [SLOW] พี่เบิร์ดคือตัวพ่อด้านการร้องเพลง |
| John: "P'Bird is an iconic singer." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] พี่เบิร์ดคือตัวพ่อด้านการร้องเพลง |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jay: ตัวแม่ (dtuua máae ) |
| John: This literally means "mother," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a female who is iconic or the best in a particular area." |
| Jay: [SLOW] ตัวแม่ [NORMAL] ตัวแม่ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ตัวแม่ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when a woman is publicly accepted as the best. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ถึงแม้เธอจะเป็นตัวแม่ในการแข่งขันนี้ ฉันก็จะไม่ยอมแพ้ [SLOW] ถึงแม้เธอจะเป็นตัวแม่ในการแข่งขันนี้ ฉันก็จะไม่ยอมแพ้ |
| John: “Even though you’re number one in this competition, I won’t give up.” |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ถึงแม้เธอจะเป็นตัวแม่ในการแข่งขันนี้ ฉันก็จะไม่ยอมแพ้ |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the correct expression. Are you ready? |
| John: My little sister is so crazy about this Japanese boyband that she flew to Japan to attend their concert. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ติ่ง |
| John: "a die-hard fan, an obsessive follower, or an extremely loyal fan " |
| John: Those guys always have motorcycle races at night and annoy people in the neighborhood. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: เด็กแว้น |
| John: "a motopunk " |
| John: Amy has an amazing voice and is the best singer in this country. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ตัวแม่ |
| John: "A female who is iconic or the best in a particular area" |
| John: Tiger Woods is a legendary golfer. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ตัวพ่อ |
| John: "A male who is iconic or the best in a particular area" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Thai slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ThaiPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jay: สวัสดีค่ะ. |
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