#thai spelling

[telomeke]

THAI (FOOD) SPELLINGS, PRONUNCIATION AND ROMANIZATION

Canada-based Thai chef Pailin Chongchitnant has a really informative video out on why romanized Thai spelling is so complex and inconsistent:

No hugely new revelations if you already have a base with Thai language and linguistics (or if you watch a ton of Thai BL 🤣), but it's a really fun watch nonetheless. 😍

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#thai spelling #thai food #thai cuisine #thai romanization #thai pronunciation #pailin chongchitnant #Youtube

[ineed-to-sleep]

I really need to remember to use speak with the dead more often in bg3 bc I keep running into reddit posts that go "oh I used speak with the dead on this important npc and got this extra bit of lore/backstory" and I just feel like smashing my computer into little pieces WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT

#I LITERALLY HAVE THE SPELL AVAILABLE TO ME AT ALL TIMES #I gave astarion the necromancy of thay and he's the party's speak w the dead guy he can cast AND recast it an infinite number of times #I just. FORGET #sleep.txt #I keep going oh wow I wish there was a way to get more information on this thing and this npc didn't tell me enough and- the spell. #cast the spell. idiot. I challenge you

[visualtaehyun]

Names, particles, aliens and ghosts, oh my!

Disclaimer: not a native Thai speaker, still learning 🙏

Ongsa & Alpha

Last week's episode started with the trio talking about the sisters' names:

Nunnapat Ampornsopon /Nan-na-phat Am-phaawn-soh-phohn/ Matthayom 4, class 6 (=10th grade) English

While we see this, Tin tells us Alpha's name too:

Napatsanun Ampornsopon นภัสนันท์ อัมพรโสภณ /Na-phat-sa-nan Am-phaawn-soh-phohn/

Her and Ongsa's first names have the exact same two words in them, just switcheroo'd: นันท์ /nan/ = joy, happiness; นภัส /na phat/ = sky, heaven

-> Quick pronunciation lesson: The final consonant in นภัส /na phat/ is called ส เสือ /saw seuua/ (= lit. S like the word for tiger) but in final position it's pronounced as a /t/. In Alpha's name, that same letter gets reduplicated to better link นภัส /na phat/ and นันท์ /nan/ so we get Napat-sa-nun!

Their last name Ampornsopon contains: อัมพร /am phaawn/ = sky; โสภณ /soh phohn/ = beautiful

Aylin

Her club application form was only shown in a Next Break preview last week, not the actual scene, but I wanted to take a look at it anyway:

Application to join the Astronomy Club Name: Aylin Kueaahree Grade: Matthayom 4, class 1 (=10th grade) Hobbies: Communicating with aliens Goal in joining the club: Searching for a friend/friends

Aylin is her first name, her last name is เกื้ออารีย์ /geuua aa ree/: เกื้อ /geuua/ = to aid, do a favor, assist, lend a hand; อารีย์ /ah ree/ = kind, generous

We saw her name properly this week, too, in the document she hilariously designed, wrote up, and filled out by hand:

Permit for spending the night at S-TAR school Subject: Asking for permission to stay the night at school for the duration of 1 night To: Counselling homeroom teacher I, (young Mr./young Miss/Mr./Miss) Aylin Keuaahree, ID number 406123, student of Matthayom 4/1, need to stay over at school ... on the date of the 24th of the month of August in the year of 2566 (2023) from 20.00 o'clock until 06.00 o'clock. Please kindly take it into consideration. Respectfully yours Aylin Keuaahree (Miss Aylin Keuaahree) Student

I've mentioned before that the subs are a bit too generous and don't quite show how much Aylin limits her speech to the minimum she needs to get her point across. One thing that consistently gets subbed is how she differentiates between aliens and humans. But not every instance of human is the same. She does seem to differentiate between general observations about human behavior and specific humans she talks to, now even addressing them appropriately (albeit with the 'human' descriptor).

1) มนุษย์ครูใจร้าย /ma noot khruu jai raai/ = [You] are mean, teacher human. 2) มันเป็นหนทางที่เลี่ยนจะได้เจอเพื่อนนะ /man bpen hon thaang thee alien ja dai juuhr pheuuan na/

มนุษย์ชอบถามแปลก ๆ /ma noot chaawp thaam bplaaek bplaaek/ = Humans like to ask weird questions.

1) มนุษย์พี่เคยบอกเอง ว่าเรื่องที่เชื่อไม่ใช่เรื่องที่ไร้สาระ /ma noot phi koei baawk ehng - waa reuuang thee cheuua mai chai reuuang thee rai saa ra/ = [You] said so [your]self, senior human - that what [I] believe in isn't nonsense. 2) ทำไมมนุษย์ชอบกลับคำพูด /tham mai ma noot chaawp glap kham phuut/ = Why do humans like to go back on their word?

Luna, Mawin, and Ton

Thanks again, Tin, for helpfully giving us all the names lol:

Luna Lalita Chanthaboriboon ลูน่า ลลิตา จันทบริบูรณ์ /Luu-naa La-lee-dtaa Jan-tha-baw-ree-buun/

Luna is her nickname, her first name Lalita ลลิตา means pretty, charming, lovely, and her last name จันทบริบูรณ์ contains: จันท /jan tha/ from จันทร์ /jan/ = moon; บริบูรณ์ /baw ree buun/ = complete, full, perfect, abundant

พี่เป็นดวงจันทร์ต่างหาก /phi bpen duuang jan dtaang haak/

Moving on to the boys-

Mawin Kow(a)charoen มาวิน โค้วเจริญ /Maa-win Khoh(-wa)-ja-reern/ -> the added 'wa' would be for the same ease-of-pronunciation reason I explained earlier with Alpha's name

Mawin isn't a Thai name but his last name โค้วเจริญ consists of: โค้ว* likely from หมูโค้ว /moo khoh/? = a pork belly dish เจริญ /ja reern/ = the same as Charoen's name, meaning to pray/chant, to prosper, to thrive

Edit, addition by @recentadultburnout: Based on the usual pattern, the *โค้ว in the surname โค้วเจริญ is likely a Chinese surname that got incorporated into a Thai one. โค้ว is one of the top ten most used ones among Chinese surnames in Thailand. As for [his first name] มาวิน, while it was indeed not originally Thai, it did have a meaning—a borrowed word plus slang of sorts. A winner or to win.

Ton Thanakorn Khajornyoo ต้น ธนกร ขจรอยู่ /Dtohn Tha-na-gaawn Kha-jaawn-yuu/

His first name ธนกร /tha na gaawn/ = to create assets/capital; rich, wealthy His nickname Ton ต้น might stem haha from the plant (ต้น)ขจร /(dtohn) kha jaawn/, a type of vine. ต้น /dtohn/ is a prefix used for plants but it can also mean leader, chief, leading, beginning, etc. His last name ขจรอยู่ /kha jawn yuu/ = is spread/spreading, emanating, diffusing

An addendum about Ton

Last week, I wondered if maybe Ton was a closeted gay guy because of a handful of instances where AJ's delivery of the typically-female polite ending particles ค่ะ/คะ /kha/ sounded pretty sassy (and because he's Ongsa's ex aka the biggest lesbian under the sun lol). After episode three, I'm pretty sure he's just a huge flirt with everyone regardless of gender, he just adjusts his particle use (and also his height!) accordingly to sweet-talk them all:

1) ว่าไงครับสุดหล่อ /waa ngai khrap soot laaw/ -> ครับ /khrap/ = typically-male polite ending particle 2) แต่คุณแอลคะ /dtaae khun Al kha/ -> คะ /kha/ = typically-female polite ending particle

And since he finger-guns his way into the student council room, I think we all know now that he's bi

"Filth-eating spirit"

ใครจะไปล่าแสงกระสือกับพี่ต้นบ้างครับ /khrai ja bpai laa saaeng gra seuu gap phi Ton baang khrap/

If that sounds familiar to you, you either know your Thai ghosts or you've seen this or other movies like it:

Inhuman Kiss or แสงกระสือ /saaeng gra seuu/, starring Minnie Phantira, Oab Oabnithi and Great Sapol

A Krasue is a type of evil spirit that possesses women and, when going out to hunt, leaves the body behind to be a floating head with internal organs still attached. It's translated as 'filth-eating' because a Krasue is cursed to feed on blood, organs, carrion etc. Ton calls the mysterious green light แสงกระสือ /saaeng gra seuu/ (=light of a Krasue) because sightings of a Krasue usually report them looking like a floating red or green orb. In that regard, they're comparable to will-o'-the-wisps!

#23.5 degrees #23.5 spoilers #thai gl #aylinluna #viewjune #view benyapa #june wanwimol #ford arun #aj chayapol #euro thanaset #inhuman kiss #local woman harps on about linguistics #if you're wondering why i keep spelling it Tin instead of how the subs do it- i refuse to adhere to the nonsense 'h' they put in there! #his name may have a silent h at the end (ติณห์) but that doesn't mean it's needed at all in the romanization and i stand by that 😤

[moerusai]

Something incredible just happened, Magical ManSuang-style.

So I was at a local library chilling and watching Man Suang reviews from Thai channels (instead of doing work, of course). And out of nowhere, this dude wearing all black and a man bun tapped my shoulder:

"I'm so sorry to disturb you but what you're watching, the visuals are so amazing. Can I ask what is that?"

And I, being the diligent advocate that I am, kept my chill and calmly explained this is a Thai movie. Yes, it's STUNNING as you can see and it has beautiful Thai cultures, political commentaries, class struggles and queerness (albeit a little understated).

"It's called ManSuang and it's on Netflix. You should totally check it out."

And that, my friends, is how I got a stranger to watch Man Suang, no epic fanvid involved lol.

I think I vaguely recognized him as one of the film students that usually came here. That would explain how ManSuang's visuals alone captured his attention and curiosity.

If we met again, I would definitely ask him how he liked the movie.

A very brief but wonderful encounter. Here's to visiting your local library and watch ManSuang to get random people hooked 🦚.

#dude was so excited it caught me off guard #I made sure to show him the spelling of the title so he could look it up later lol #mansuang #man suang #libraries #personal #stories #thai cinema

[mr-eatyourheart]

Stole this from the clock app and I don't regret it.

#mortal kombat #johnny cage #mk1 #hes one of a kind #if leonardo dicaprio can do it so can we #did i spell thay right #who cares

[cornyonmains]

There's a very real possibility that KinnPorsche could have just obliterated audience interest in BL at its current standard. From what I've been reading, things like metadata and analytics are showing plummeting interest in BL at its current standard, with almost no eyes coming across posts that don't have a KP hashtag on it. And it seems sponsors are seeing pretty big returns as well. That Royal Farmhouse bread from episode 8 sold out lmao.

What I'm saying is BOC walked in the door with almost no experience and made a BL that slapped so hard, it's looking like it's going to reset the entire industry. KP is making audiences laugh at other BL's. And you know what? Good.

I'm tired of bad acting, I'm tired of waiting an entire season to watch two tragically heterosexual actors have a dead fish kiss, I'm tired of the industry's refusal to hire queer talent, when it could be a real boon in a country like Thailand, where men are flat out too homophobic to portray these roles convincingly, I'm tired of college campuses, of the same story told a thousand times with new characters, and studios hiring actors so bad they have to change the cast in the second season. I'm tired of this industry turning queer people into a joke. It's why I only rolled my eyes at Build's stupid-ass Tweets. Because I know why I think he didn't delete them, and I think there's a lot of savvy audience members who have reason to know as well. That's all I'll say on that.

I think it's important that audiences show their financial support in any way they can, even if it's just the act of enabling ads on BOC's Youtube channel. The thing about me is that I don't like BL. I've maybe sat through six in their entirety, despite the vast catalog of these things that exist, because as a queer viewer, I just can't stomach the straight girl bullshit they're on with these yaoi tropes, if I can be blunt. I don't mind sexy in these shows. The queer community is infinitely more sexual than the straight one, because we don't have all those heteronormative hang-ups regarding sex. If straight girls wanna sex that shit up, I say let your freak flags fly. We stan sex positivity in this house.

That being said, I'm pushing 40. I grew up during the time when LGBTQ+ content wasn't simply getting made. Xena gave lesbians a few drops of Sapphic subtext 20 years ago and they're still driving Subarus. That's how thirsty people were for queer content in my day. That's my primary motivation. I just want good art merged with queer content and BL is the first genre I've ever encountered where there's a chance I can have that in meaningful amounts. We don't even have that here in America. Just look at the CW, an ostensibly queer friendly network, and what it did with Destiel. Malex, the most popular ship on the train wreck that is Roswell, New Mexico, got a literally 3 second sex scene, while straight girls got to ride their men like rodeo bulls. I want BL to do better.

I'm damn near willing to empty my bank account tomorrow and just give it all to BOC for what they've done. No matter how you feel about this show, it's going to change the face of BL, and I can't fucking wait.

#kinnporsche #vegaspete #kimchay #thai bl #kinnporsche the series #bible sumettikul #build jakapan #mile phakphum #apo nattawin #jeff satur #barcode tinnasit #I took second place in the city wide spelling bee as a kid and still can't remember how to spell these damn names #Thailand has my respect for this

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

I get people bullying you for being bri'ish, haha funny, but some of the other shit they send you is downright heinous. Hang in there.

It's ok, I recently found out that not only am I Scottish born but I am nearly 50% genetically Scottish - we are beating with English part of the British allegations

#ask #tabi.txt #its funny when ppl spell it like thay bcs i cant be mad bcs i don't usually pronounce my ts

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

Oh wait, lol, Gilear is Fig's warlock patron. That makes so much sense now. Every time Fig does warlock magic, something unlucky happens to her because that's the equivalent exchange. Fig gets magic and, in return, she absorbs Gilear's bad luck.

It's a contract. That's why there was such a focus on 'unspoken warlock contracts' and how 'they are more common than people think' and how 'they can be based on love', ect in the warlock class! Brennan is setting up the lore for the reveal.

I bet it's going to be that Fig asked her dad to be her warlock patron and she wasn't specific enough. Because Fig has 2.5 dads (legal/kinda-adoptive father, bio father, sorta-step father), so the offer to Gilear was just sorta... there. An open ended contract that Fig accepted in a moment of crisis during the Night Yorb quest.

Now, you might be saying 'How could Gilear possibly be Fig's warlock patron? He's Gilear' and I hear you, I do but it makes sense. Fig is an arch devil! She has the power to make these kinds of contracts. The power, as Brennan said during the warlock class, is coming from her. This is why I think the equivalent exchange part is important because, in a lot of ways, Fig is also Gilear's patron? He would do anything to protect his daughter and he promised that to his arch devil of a daughter (making a contract). He gets good luck and the cost for him is yet unknown to us, but I'm going to guess that it's like.... his health or his life force or something.

#guys that why every time fig does a spell Brennan mentions food on her shirt #cast darkness? fall into putty. minor illusion? pad thai on jacket. sense invisibility? corn on shirt. ect ect #fig faeth #fantasy high #dimension 20 #gilear faeth

[heretherebedork]

An established side couple that is the best friend of the main character and his older brother who are keeping their relationship a secret!? I have been handed a gift.

Can you imagine agreeing to keep your relationship a secret until your friend got a job because you're dating his older brother!? I love it, it's so stupid and I love it so much. @absolutebl I am so predictable.

It's a cheeky alert. Oh, it's a very cheeky alert. Oh no, I'm in love.

They're both cheeky. I love them so much.

#love in translation #love in translation series #love in translation the series #thai bl #thai drama #thai series #bl drama #bl series #thaibl #asian lgbtq dramas #asianlgbtqdramas #thai bl series #thai bl drama #i will need to learn their names at some point #but they have different spellings in iqiyi and on mdl #and he mostly called his boy munchkin #i love them so much

[bl-bam-beyond]

MY DEAR GANGSTER OPPA (2023, THAILAND)

Episode 8 The Finale

My Dear Gangster Oppa has a quiet ending. Well sure there was some over the top action. But you gotta love these two.

So Tew (NICHAKOON KHAJORNBORIRAK aka MEEN) and Guy (KRITTANUN AUNCHANANUN aka PING) have their little restaurant. And they are so in love. Love Wins. THE END

Did they really bow? Seriously?

And Cooktail. Shouldn't that be cocktail? 😂😂😂

@pose4photoml @lutawolf

#MY DEAR GANGSTER OPPA #THAI BL SERIES #HAPPY ENDING #MEENPING #TEWGUY #THEY ACTUALLY BOWED #AND SOMEBODY CAN'T SPELL #BUT I LOVE MEEN AND PING #I HATED MEEN IN LBC2 WELL I HATE LBC2 PERIOD #My GIFS #MYGIFSET #MY-GIF-EDIT #BL-BAM-BEYOND FAMILY OF BLOGS

[pharawee]

—A SECRETLY LOVE · Episode 1

#a secretly love #a secretly love the series #kimmon warodom #tanawat sukfuengfoo #k ut tanawat #pluemkhonprot #asecretlyloveedit #thai bl #thai drama #bl drama #bl series #my edits. #i didn't know what else to gif #the school uniforms weirded me out lmao #but k ut is so lovely i love how soft his voice is in this #what are the odds that pluem has waited all this time for khonprot to confess #yeah and sry for having to spell k ut like this #unfortunately tumblr hates his name

[dribs-and-drabbles]

The Thai Communal Wardrobe item #111

UMG ep 3:

Last Twilight ep 11:

#umg #umg series #umg the series #unidentified mysterious girlfriend #last twilight #last twilight the series #the thai communal wardrobe #at first I was distracted by thinking about the pink on only half of day's body #and NOT on the left side over his heart #spelling trouble for our couple #but then I realised it looked familiar #and went to hunt for it in my random screenshots folder #these eps aired almost ten months apart

[gunsatthaphan]

“you think I’m hurt?”

- requested by anonymous ♡

#oh my sunshine night #love at nine #love at 9 #phet x pie #piepetch #ohmfluke #love at 9 ep16 #thai bl #bl drama #heck i dont even know how to spell their names jdshgkfd #sorry #since im skipping everything in this show im not sure who they are lmao but yknow good for them lmao #let this show end im begging #my crops need to grow again #thank for the eclipse or else this week would be torture after torture kjdhjkgdfs #gif request #bye

[wahgifs]

rain, be honest with me. love in the air episode 4

#asianlgbtqdrama #bldramaedit #love in the air #love in the air the series #peat wasuthorn #noeul nuttarat #thai drama #long post sorry #and oops i'm still spelling it phayu just for consistency #anyway these two are the cutest!!! #and sky is just the best boy #😘

[mello-hello]

cringe lame ass art posting but

Lup taaco-bluejeans you will always be famous to me <3

#Also if i spelled anythkng wrong no the FUCK i did not. #Do her and taako bleach and dye their hair? Maybe. Dont ask me abt why she looks like thay thay is jusy wyat is looks like to my soul #I have no basis for any of my fandesigns they jusy come to me like visions #taz #taz balance #lup taz #lup taaco #lup adventurezone #taz fanart #the adventure zone balance #taako #Hes there too so im adding it :] #Drawing - 🗒 #Balance doesnr get a special tag rn maybe later

[maxescheibechlinichacheli]

Uea is breaking down bridges and finally taking his power back.

I'm so glad he could make that decission and is freeing himself from the bad people in his life. It takes so much courage to do that but it is really empowering and life is way more joyful after doing it.

#bed friend #bed friend the series #bed friend series #thai bl #bl drama #bl series #maxine gifs #edited for spelling