Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Thai,Lao,Khmer Language => Topic started by: Mod on November 07, 2011, 05:41:56 PM
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Thai Proverbs
The following are some Thai proverbs from the book "Fun with Thai Proverbs".
เอามะพร้าวห้าวไปขายสวน
ao maphrao hao bai kai suan
To take coconuts to sell in the orchard.
To carry coals to Newcastle.
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ไป่เห็นน้ำเร่งตัดกระบอก
bai hen nam reng dtut gra-bok
To cut the bamboo stem before before you see the water.
To count one's chickens before they are hatched.
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หนีเสือปะจระเข้
nee sua ba ja-ra-kay
Escape from the tiger, meet the crocodile.
Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
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ยิงทีเดียวได้นกสองตัว
ying tee-dee-o dai nok son dtua
Firing one shot and obtaining two birds.
To kill two birds with one stone.
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ได้อย่างเสียอย่าง
day yang sia yang
To get something, one must sacrifice something.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
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เข้าเมืองตาหลิ่วให้หลิ่วตาตาม
kao muang dta lew hai lew dta dtam
When you enter a town where people wink, wink as they do.
When you are in Rome, do as the Romans do.
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รักวัวให้ผูก รักลูกให้ตี
ruk wua hai fook ruk look hai dtee
If you love a cow, tie it up; if you love your child, beat him.
Spare the rod, spoil the child.
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สอนจระเข้ให้ว่ายน้ำ
sorn ja-ra-kay hai wai-nam
To teach a crocodile to swim.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
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ขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตน
kee chang jup dtuk-ga-dtaen
To ride an elephant to catch a grasshopper.
To use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
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อย่าสาวไส้ให้กากิน
ya sao sai hai ga gin
Don't pull out your intestines to feed the crow.
To wash dirty linen in pub
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I love these proverbs, they are always being thrown around at our home, when my wife's family ask what is JOn saying they always say ah dee mak with an understanding of what I have just said to the wife.Cracks me up lol