Tuesday 18 August 2009

English loan words in Thai

So we all know that thai has lots of english loan words, but it also has a lot of loan words from other languages that have been introduced. Most commonly found are sanskrit/pali loan words:

วิทยา : Withaya. English: science, knowledge, from Sanskrit Vidya

ภูมิ : Phumi. English: earth, ground, soil, from Sanskrit Bhumi.

Here are just a few of the common english loan words still used today:

บิล = bill;a tourist's favourite. often will be paired with เช็คบิล to ask for the check at a restuarant.

ออฟฟิศ = office.

คอมผิวตอร์ /ผีชี = computer/PC

ไปรเวต = private; used when talking about a private outfit.

แปลน = plan; i've come across this as an alternative to เเผน

แบงก์ = bank

ปิ่น = pin; e.g. ปิ่นเกล้า pin klao, pin used for holding up one’s hair.

ฟุ = foot (unit of measure)

เเสตมป์ = stamp

การ์ด = card as in คีย์การ์ด

I know I've left loads out, please post some in the comments if you want, and forgive me if i've got some of the spellings wrong it was quite late when i posted this. Cheers. :)

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