veeru_rocks Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Tonal Deafness Thai, like Chinese, is a tonal language, which makes it so hard for any speaker of European or Indic languages to learn. Each ‘word’ can have five completely different meanings, depending on the precise tone in which it’s said. For example "Mai mai mai mai mai" (each syllable said in its own appropriate tone) means "New wood does not burn, does it?"
Dirty_South Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Interesting :) I like to learn new languages ! I know Norwegian and French.But is there a language called "CHINESE" ??? Or is it a mix off Cantonese,Wu,Min and Mandarin ?Can anyone throw some light on this ??
veeru_rocks Posted February 18, 2009 Author Posted February 18, 2009 Interesting :) I like to learn new languages ! I know Norwegian and French.But is there a language called "CHINESE" ??? Or is it a mix off Cantonese' date='Wu,Min and Mandarin ?Can anyone throw some light on this ??[/quote'] There is no language called chinese I guess just like there is no language called Bihari yet people use terms like Bihari langauge..
flamy Posted February 18, 2009 Posted February 18, 2009 Thai culture is very interesting. I like their food, their movies, and some of their women. :agree:
vroomfondel Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
cowboysfan Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 my favourite memory of thailand(an amazing country)was eating the durian in a market.it was the most amazing thing i have ever eaten.the smell didnt bother me at all.
veeru_rocks Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 my favourite memory of thailand(an amazing country)was eating the durian in a market.it was the most amazing thing i have ever eaten.the smell didnt bother me at all. ewwwwwwwwk
Holysmoke Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Yeah... Durian is pretty similar to jackfruit. I like it too!
veeru_rocks Posted February 19, 2009 Author Posted February 19, 2009 Yeah... Durian is pretty similar to jackfruit. I like it too! Come-on jackfruit is much much better and I like that too but durian was too deadly for me.. Raw jackfruit-stew cooked the way you cook goat-meat is awesome.. in fact bengalis call it meat-from-tree.
Recommended Posts