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    Thai ‘couplets’
    - repeated words, for emphasis -


    English


    Thai spelling

          Transliteration

    word meaning

    take it easy

    เบา  ๆ

    bow bow

    bow = light touch

    various

    ตรง  ๆ

    tong tong

     

     

    completely all

    ทุก  ๆ

    tuk tuk   

     

    tuk = all

    often

    บ่อย  ๆ

    boi  boi   

     

     

    be careful

    ค่อย ๆ

    koi koi     

     

     

    go faster

    เร็ว  ๆ

    reo reo   

     

    reo = fast

    go slower

    ช้า  ๆ

    cha cha 

     

    cha = slow

    slightly different

    เพี้ยน  ๆ

    pian pian  

     

    very much

    มาก   ๆ

    maag maag

    maag = much

    less amount

    น้ อย  ๆ

    noi noi

    noi = lesser

    very small

    เล็ก  ๆ

    lek lek

    lek = small

    very big

    ใหญ่  ๆ

    yai yai

    yai = big

    dumb as a doornail

    โง่   ๆ

    gno gno

    gno = stupid

    beautiful

    สวย  ๆ

    suwai suwai

    suwai = pretty

    awful

    เลว   ๆ

    laeo laeo

    leo = bad

    emaciated

    ผอม   ๆ

    pom pom

    pom = thin

    stay put

    อยู่   ๆ

    yu yu

    yu = at a place

    excellent

    ดี   ๆ

    dee dee

    dee = good

    multitude

    เยอะ  ๆ

    yeu yeu

    yeu= many

    dark skinned

    ดำ   ๆ

    dam dam

    dam = black

    light skinned

    อ่อน  ๆ

    on on

    on = light colored

    hushed

    เ งียบ   ๆ

    gniab gniab

    gniab = quiet

    very tall, high

    สูง  ๆ

    soong soong

    soong = high

    very low

    ต่ำ  ๆ

    tam tam

    tam = low

    very warm

    อุ่น  ๆ

    uen uen

    uen = warm

    sizzling

    ร้อน  ๆ

    ron ron

    ron = hot

    late afternoon or keep a cool head

    เย็น  ๆ

    yen yen

    yen = cool

    fatso

    อ้วน  ๆ

    uwan uwan

    uwan = obese

    groovy, fashionable
    or very hard/firm

     แข็ง  ๆ

    kaeng kaeng

    kaeng = hard, solid

    as usual, continuously

    เรือย  ๆ

    ruay ruay

     

    same thing, similar

    แชม    ๆ

    same same

    ‘tap sap’

     inept

     

     

    เคี้ยว ๆ

    chewy chewy       
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