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Thai Signs: Do Not Enter

September 21, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

If you don’t want to get into trouble then you should try and remember this sign. In Thai it says “haam kao” which means forbidden to enter. ห้าม เข้า (haam kao)

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Thai Signs: Mailbox

September 19, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

You probably don’t need to remember this sign unless you are a postman of course. In Thai it says “dtoo rap jot-mai”. The last word is “letter” which might be useful. A literal translation is “box receives letters”. ตู้ รับ จดหมาย (dtoo rap jot maai)

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Thai Signs: Photocopy

September 17, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

If you need to get some documents photocopied then this is the sign that you need to remember. It says “tai ayk-ga-saan”. ถ่ายเอกสาร (taai ayk-ga-saan)

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Thai Signs: Garbage Pail

September 16, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 1 Comment

I guess if you have a litter bin that looks like this then you might need a sign that tells you what it is. In Thai it says “tang ka-ya”. ถัง ขยะ (tang ka-ya)

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Thai Signs: Do Not Litter

September 12, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

You don’t really need a sign to tell you not to do this. “Haam ting ka-ya” which means “forbidden to discard trash”. ห้าม ทิ้ง ขยะ (haam ting ka-ya)

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Thai Signs: Beware of Slippery Floor

September 11, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

Another useful sign you should remember if you don’t want to get hurt. The first word is seen often on warning signs and says “rawang” which means “be careful”. The whole sign says “rawang peun leun” which means, word-by-word, “beware floor slippe…

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Thai Signs: Today’s Menu

September 10, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

There are two interesting things to note about this sign. The first word is actually a borrowed English word “menu” and is pronounced “may-noo”. The second word is Thai “wan-nee” which means today. So, “Today’s Menu”. Notice it is back-to-front co…

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Thai Signs: Do Not Sit on the Steps of the Shrine

September 8, 2011April 30, 2013 Richard Barrow 0 Comments

Another useful sign to remember if you don’t want to get into trouble. You should by now recognise the first word “haam” which means “forbidden”. The sign says “haam nang ban-dai saan” which means “forbidden to sit on steps of shrine”. ห้าม นั่ง บ…

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