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Thai ‘couplets’
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Transliteration |
word meaning |
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take it easy |
เบา ๆ |
bow bow |
bow = light touch |
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various |
ตรง ๆ |
tong tong
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completely all |
ทุก ๆ |
tuk tuk
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tuk = all |
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often |
บ่อย ๆ |
boi boi
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be careful |
ค่อย ๆ |
koi koi
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go faster |
เร็ว ๆ |
reo reo
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reo = fast |
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go slower |
ช้า ๆ |
cha cha
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cha = slow |
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slightly different |
เพี้ยน ๆ |
pian pian |
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very much |
มาก ๆ |
maag maag |
maag = much |
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less amount |
น้ อย ๆ |
noi noi |
noi = lesser |
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very small |
เล็ก ๆ |
lek lek |
lek = small |
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very big |
ใหญ่ ๆ |
yai yai |
yai = big |
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dumb as a doornail |
โง่ ๆ |
gno gno |
gno = stupid |
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beautiful |
สวย ๆ |
suwai suwai |
suwai = pretty |
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awful |
เลว ๆ |
laeo laeo |
leo = bad |
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emaciated |
ผอม ๆ |
pom pom |
pom = thin |
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stay put |
อยู่ ๆ |
yu yu |
yu = at a place |
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excellent |
ดี ๆ |
dee dee |
dee = good |
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multitude |
เยอะ ๆ |
yeu yeu |
yeu= many |
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dark skinned |
ดำ ๆ |
dam dam |
dam = black |
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light skinned |
อ่อน ๆ |
on on |
on = light colored |
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hushed |
เ งียบ ๆ |
gniab gniab |
gniab = quiet |
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very tall, high |
สูง ๆ |
soong soong |
soong = high |
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very low |
ต่ำ ๆ |
tam tam |
tam = low |
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very warm |
อุ่น ๆ |
uen uen |
uen = warm |
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sizzling |
ร้อน ๆ |
ron ron |
ron = hot |
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late afternoon or keep a cool head |
เย็น ๆ |
yen yen |
yen = cool |
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fatso |
อ้วน ๆ |
uwan uwan |
uwan = obese |
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groovy, fashionable |
แข็ง ๆ |
kaeng kaeng |
kaeng = hard, solid |
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as usual, continuously |
เรือย ๆ |
ruay ruay |
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same thing, similar |
แชม ๆ |
same same |
‘tap sap’ |
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inept
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เคี้ยว ๆ |
chewy chewy |