Thomaspaul Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well Ive been in this coutry for over 9 years and when I wamt to buy something always take empty box package or piece off in my hand show the sales person and say same same We;ll today I took a empty black printer cartrige in to the local co,puter shop in Thoeng showed it to the 2 young sales staff and said same same Had 2 blank faces and dead silence so repeated myself again dead silence followed by grins so I turned round and walked out. My first failure in over 9 years Asian 2015 is just round the corner t camt get any worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Should have spoke Thai mate piece of piss then. 9 years to learn same same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You're not even a little bit embarrassed to be that clueless after 9 years here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksomchai Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just how hard is it to learn to say Ow mai and point ? 9 years and still not a word of Thai <deleted> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just how hard is it to learn to say Ow mai and point ? 9 years and still not a word of Thai <deleted> No to be pedantic but I think you mean me mai. It just gets funnier by the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just how hard is it to learn to say Ow mai and point ? 9 years and still not a word of Thai <deleted> No to be pedantic but I think you mean me mai.It just gets funnier by the minute. Don't be so quick to judge,if you can't get it right lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelomsak Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I think both ow mai and me mai are ok ow mai is asking to get it (assuming the store has it) and me mai is asking if they do have it. I am learning thai so i may be wrong also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Meuan derm = same as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just how hard is it to learn to say Ow mai and point ? 9 years and still not a word of Thai <deleted> No to be pedantic but I think you mean me mai. It just gets funnier by the minute. No, in this case he should have said "ow eek kap" (or as my 4 yo puts it in English, "one more please") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I think both ow mai and me mai are ok ow mai is asking to get it (assuming the store has it) and me mai is asking if they do have it. I am learning thai so i may be wrong also. Yes of course, you are absolutely wrong. Ow mai would mean 'do you want it?' and mee mai would meam 'do you have it?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 After 9 years in this country, you cant speak even a basic level of thai to say that you want another piece of a sample which you take to a shop? Sure, cant get any worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Just how hard is it to learn to say Ow mai and point ? 9 years and still not a word of Thai <deleted> No to be pedantic but I think you mean me mai.It just gets funnier by the minute. No, in this case he should have said "ow eek kap" (or as my 4 yo puts it in English, "one more please") As in ow ik mai ? Would you like a little more. Mmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Meuan derm = same as before. Yes but you've taken it to a much higher level with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Speak louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Moderators, don't move this thread to the Thai language forum, because they gone have to pick themselves up from the floor after reading the comments from the Thai language experts in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawpcorn Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Same same, lol Tough crowd here on TV, not the place to come for sympathy, to be sure...Koh jai, mai? Next time...say "Mee, mai, krup" then go looking yourself if you still get blank stares... Easy even for the simple above question to come out with the wrong damn tonal, and not be understood by a Thai who expects to hear perfectly spoken Thai (tonals). Reminds me of the time I went to Boots with an empty lozenge package... and went "Mee Mai, Krup" She directed me OUTSIDE the store, to the toilets, totally mystifying me, in the process... Was there a Lozenge Dispenser machine near the toilet? I went back to my class, and when I told my student what happened, she explained to me WHY... she figured out that apparently the Boots clerk thought I was asking like... where's the bin, I want to throw this away... ) ) Later I returned to Boots, found the darn lozenges myself... When I went to pay for them, she avoided me... guess LOS of face had set in... Nine years here too, and still... rarely a day can pass without thinking "Amazing Thailand"... but I'm also rather sure I'll never be able to mimic Thai "logic", no matter how long I live here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Meuan derm = same as before. Yes but you've taken it to a much higher level with that one. OK, let's ratchet it down. One word Nee = This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You've got to admire a guy who can look around and find someone else to blame for his own shortcomings. This is a classic Chiang Rai topic. On a more helpful note, next time save the packaging so you have the appropriate part number available or better yet take a picture and store it in your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchiangmai Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Not two people agree on the correct terminology yet all critisize the OP. Stick to same same OP, you will have more success by the sounds of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 When in doubt..... take the wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recycler Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 You're sure you didn't walk in a pharmacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdecas Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Well, at least you're not Churchill speaking French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiJePZ_gAbY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardeh Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 "Mee a ni mai, krap?" = "Do you have this?" Maybe this'll last you another 9 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB4 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Should have spoke Thai mate piece of piss then. 9 years to learn same same. I don't speak Thai by any stretch but at least I learned how to say Muan Gun = the same, not hard to say or remember and very useful. I'd say you have only yourself to blame after this much time, cheers..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Just how hard is it to learn to say Ow mai and point ? 9 years and still not a word of Thai <deleted> jesus mate, you are not much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthai Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 SAME SAME kind of TV topic. Just posters to criticize the OP and/or other posters. I replied at the bottom of page 1, am not going to bother with reading next pages/posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardeh Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 SAME SAME kind of TV topic. Just posters to criticize the OP and/or other posters. I replied at the bottom of page 1, am not going to bother with reading next pages/posts. So we should be commiserating with the OP that after nine years living here, he can't even muster a very basic question in Thai? If a foreigner came to live in your country and acted the same way, what would you have to say to them? Also, most posters have at least attempted (with varying amounts of accuracy) to teach the OP how to ask the question he needed in this situation, not just criticized him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Same Same Did not Work Today next time try wearing the matching t-shirt while venturing forth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebyrd Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Just how hard is it to learn to say Ow mai and point ? 9 years and still not a word of Thai <deleted> No to be pedantic but I think you mean me mai.It just gets funnier by the minute. No, in this case he should have said "ow eek kap" (or as my 4 yo puts it in English, "one more please") As in ow ik mai ? Would you like a little more. Mmm Need to be a bit careful with that one as in certain circles it can be taken to mean would you like another sh*g? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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