Jump to content

Thai Proverbs


Russell
 Share

Recommended Posts

Ok enough of the rude words ...

I would like to learn a few more Thai sayings or words of wisdom ...

I think the best one is ...

"A blind wife and a deaf husband are a happy couple" ... or is it a deaf husband with a blind wife :? ... makes me laugh everytime ..

... Come teach us some more ...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

ÃÂèÒÊÒÇäÊéãËé¡Ò¡Ô¹

ya sao sai hai ga gin

Don't pull out your intestines to feed the crow.

Translated it would mean "Don't air your dirty linen in public". There are a couple more that mean the same sort of thing:

fai nai ya nam ok - (Don't take out the fire inside) and

fai nork ya nam khao - (Don't bring in the fire from outside)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

˹ÕàÊ×ûèÃÃà¢é

nee sua ba ja-ra-kay

Escape from the tiger, meet the crocodile.

Translates to

Out of the frying-pan into the fire.

PS Misty, sorry for grossing you out with the previous post, this one should be more palatable.

Althought maybe the picture for this one wass of a crocodile eating a little boy :wink:

Rich.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 5 months later...

Just a quick reply to your enquiry about Thai sayings. two of my favorites are

Whua gair gin yaa oon

Old buffalo eats young grass (old men like young girls)

and

See so hai qwai fung

playing a violin to a buffalo (wasting your time on something pointless)

Sorry about my Thai phonetics this PC doesn't do Thai script and I never learnt to write the phonetics

Dazza

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...