November 27 2003

Selling laughs to Thai bar girls

When you need a rest from the attentions of your Thai sweetheart, buy her a comic book like KƒÉi H??ar?? (Sell Laughs). You might find it interesting too. It's ideal for learning Thai and understanding Thai attitudes. Do you get the joke on the front cover? Be warned - it's not very PC.

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Boss: No good at typing; not proficient at shorthand; not got a degree; ermÔø? 39-24-38; no experience.
Pim m?¢i kl?¥rng; chawal?¢yk m?¢i g?®ng; m?¢i j? p parinyah; erm‚Ä¶ 39-24-38; yang m?¢i mee pr? s??pgahn.

Boss: Ok. You can come to work tomorrow.
Ok. Pr?ªngn?©e mah tam ngahn d?¢i.

KƒÉi H??ar?? is sold in every 7/11 in Thailand - price, 12 baht. For more tips about keeping your girl entertained, see 10 ways to keep Thai bar girls happy.

Vocabulary: 14 words

chawal?¢yk: shorthand
d?¢i: to be able
g?®ng: proficient
j? p: to get (passive)
kl?¥rng: skilful
mah: to come
m?¢i: not
mee: to have
parinyah: degree
pim: type/print
pr? s??pgahn: experience
pr?ªngn?©e: tomorrow
tam ngahn: work
yang: yet

[Posted to Learn Thai by David]

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Readers' comments

Raz says:

Looked at a few of these and a good way to pick up slang and colloquilisms although having someone around the help you may save flicking through dictionaries

August 8, 2004 3:21 PM

Kay says:

I grew up with these comics! really, they've been a part of my life since well, since I could ever read! too bad I can't find them where I'm living now (UK)

yeah but when I was a kid i've never thought about the implications behind these jokes, I just thought they're light entertainment, but as I got older I kind of realise how very un-PC these jokes are. Then again, Thai people don't have the sense of political correctness of westerners.

June 1, 2007 8:07 PM

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