June 12 2004
Fluent Thai in just 30 seconds

Impress the locals without even opening a boring phrase book. Today we learn how to speak fluent Thai in just 30 seconds.
Air: Air con
Apart-men: Apartment
Arap: Arab
Ayt-cream: Ice cream
Bar: Bar
Beer: Beer
Boom boom: boom boom
Cee-dee: CD
Coh-cain: Cocaine
Com-piu-ter: Computer
Condo: Condo
Condom: Condom
Da-wid Bek-hairm: David Beckham
Dow: Down (cash deposit)
Dee-wee-dee: DVD
E-mai: Email
Fut-born: Football
Furni-ture: Furniture
Gan-jah: Ganja
Gay: Gay
Gin Tonic: Gin & Tonic
Gof: Golf
Green Tea: Green Tea
Hello: Hello (when answering phone)
Internet: Internet
Lesbian show: Lesbian show
Lif: Lift (elevator)
Lip-satik: Lipstick
Logo: Logo
Manches-ter U-nai-tet: Manchester United
Mar-ga-rin: Margarine
Wave: Microwave
Moto-cyc: Motorcycle
Offit: Office
Oi: Oil
Panda: Panda
Pep-see: Pepsi
Per-sen: Percent
Pik-ap: Pick-up (truck)
Plastic: Plastic
Promo-shern: Promotion (special offer)
Sa-deet: Sadist
Ser-ee-ert: Serious
Sexy: Sexy
Taxi: Taxi
Tek-noh-loh-yee: Technology
Tennit: Tennis
Tee-wee: TV
Wee-dee-oh: Video
Wai: Wine
This easy-to-remember Thai vocabulary is more than enough to get you both drunk and laid (catering to a variety of perversions at the promotional rate), while watching your favourite sports channel in air-conditioned comfort with an ice-cream in one hand and a spliff in the other - plus a taxi home.
What more could anyone need?
[Posted to Learn Thai by David]
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