bluesofa Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Regarding the recent news with Prompt Pay, I just saw a sign with the name in Thai and English. It’s the first time I’ve seen the Thai translation of it: พร้อมเพย์ I suppose the word ‘prompt’ is not an easy word for Thais to pronounce due to the three consonant ending – m-p-t (Is that a triphthong?) So to write it in Thai script must be nearly impossible, although I would have perhaps expected to see the ‘p’ and ‘t’ added with a garan above both(?) of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thais like a bit of word play so I think they've intentionally used the Thai word พร้อม. It's not meant to be a transliteration of the word 'prompt'. But they've come up with something that can give it meaning both in Thai and English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Ah, thanks. Talk about missing the obvious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 years ago DTAC, the Mobile company called their pay as you go line DPrompt, and in Thai it sounds like ดี พร้อม Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Regarding the recent news with Prompt Pay, I just saw a sign with the name in Thai and English. It’s the first time I’ve seen the Thai translation of it: พร้อมเพย์ I suppose the word ‘prompt’ is not an easy word for Thais to pronounce due to the three consonant ending – m-p-t (Is that a triphthong?) The OP's words above. I would have thought a Thai translation of prompt would be ฉับไว or รวดเร็ว But as Khao Niaw points out Thais love puns and word play, so the meaning of พร้อม- ready, prepared, fits in so well with the meaning in English prompt that it works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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