Learn how to post comments about a smiling baby picture
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Thai Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Baby. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Jay: And I'm Jay. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Thai about a smiling baby picture. ฟ้า (fáa) plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Jay: ลูกแม่น่ารักที่สุด (lûuk maâe nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| Eric: Meaning - "My baby is the cutest." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| ฟ้า: ลูกแม่น่ารักที่สุด (lûuk maâe nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| แพร: น่ารักมากเลยค่ะ (nâa-rák mâak looei khâ) |
| น้ำฝน: อยากหยิกแก้ม (yàak yìk gâaem) |
| ไอติม: อยากไปเล่นด้วย (yàak bpai lên dûuai) |
| นนท์: น้องน่าชังมากเลยครับ (náawng nâa-chang mâak looei khráp) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| ฟ้า: ลูกแม่น่ารักที่สุด (lûuk maâe nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| Eric: "My baby is the cutest." |
| แพร: น่ารักมากเลยค่ะ (nâa-rák mâak looei khâ) |
| Eric: "so cute." |
| น้ำฝน: อยากหยิกแก้ม (yàak yìk gâaem) |
| Eric: "wanna pinch his cheek." |
| ไอติม: อยากไปเล่นด้วย (yàak bpai lên dûuai) |
| Eric: "I want to play with him." |
| นนท์: น้องน่าชังมากเลยครับ (náawng nâa-chang mâak looei khráp) |
| Eric: "He is malicious!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to ฟ้า (fáa)'s post. |
| Jay: ลูกแม่น่ารักที่สุด (lûuk maâe nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| Eric: "My baby is the cutest." |
| Jay: (SLOW) ลูกแม่น่ารักที่สุด (lûuk maâe nâa-rák thîi-sùt) (Regular) ลูกแม่น่ารักที่สุด (lûuk maâe nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "My baby." |
| Jay: ลูกแม่ (lûuk maâe ) |
| Eric: Thai people love to softly pinch a baby or small child’s cheeks if they think the baby or child is cute. However, if you're not close with the parents, you should ask them first if they are ok with you touching their child. Listen again- "My baby" is... |
| Jay: (SLOW) ลูกแม่ (lûuk maâe ) (REGULAR) ลูกแม่ (lûuk maâe ) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "is the cutest..." |
| Jay: น่ารักที่สุด (nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| Eric: In Thailand, there is a belief that one should not call a new-born baby 'cute', because this will invite a ghost to come steal the baby away. Some people prefer to use the word 'ugly' or 'malicious' instead of the word 'cute' to prevent the ghost from coming near their babies. However, this is a belief that is normally practiced by the older generation. Young people nowadays mostly don't follow this belief but of course, some still do. Listen again- "is the cutest." is... |
| Jay: (SLOW) น่ารักที่สุด (nâa-rák thîi-sùt) (REGULAR) น่ารักที่สุด (nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| Eric: altogether, "My baby is the cutest." |
| Jay: ลูกแม่น่ารักที่สุด (lûuk maâe nâa-rák thîi-sùt) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, ฟ้า (fáa)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, แพร (phraae), uses an expression meaning - "so cute." |
| Jay: (SLOW) น่ารักมากเลยค่ะ (nâa-rák mâak looei khâ) (REGULAR) น่ารักมากเลยค่ะ (nâa-rák mâak looei khâ) |
| [Pause] |
| Jay: น่ารักมากเลยค่ะ (nâa-rák mâak looei khâ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, น้ำฝน (nám phŏn), uses an expression meaning - "wanna pinch his cheek." |
| Jay: (SLOW) อยากหยิกแก้ม (yàak yìk gâaem) (REGULAR) อยากหยิกแก้ม (yàak yìk gâaem) |
| [Pause] |
| Jay: อยากหยิกแก้ม (yàak yìk gâaem) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her nephew, ไอติม (ai-dtim), uses an expression meaning - "I want to play with him." |
| Jay: (SLOW) อยากไปเล่นด้วย (yàak bpai lên dûuai) (REGULAR) อยากไปเล่นด้วย (yàak bpai lên dûuai) |
| [Pause] |
| Jay: อยากไปเล่นด้วย (yàak bpai lên dûuai) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show your interest. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, นนท์ (non), uses an expression meaning - "He is malicious!" |
| Jay: (SLOW) น้องน่าชังมากเลยครับ (náawng nâa-chang mâak looei khráp) (REGULAR) น้องน่าชังมากเลยครับ (náawng nâa-chang mâak looei khráp) |
| [Pause] |
| Jay: น้องน่าชังมากเลยครับ (náawng nâa-chang mâak looei khráp) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be old-fashioned. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a smiling baby picture, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Jay: บาย |
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