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    ยามเย็นกับท้องฟ้าบ้านฉัน

    พระเจ้าอยู่เคียงข้างคุณเสมอ เพียงแค่คุณนึกถึง🪐🌎😇

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    2024/05/19
    02:44 UTC

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    Aday Nonglove

    บรรยากาศช่วงก่อนฝนตก ในวันที่ฉันออกวิ่ง🌨️🌪️

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    2024/05/19
    02:38 UTC

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    Tattoo for a loved lost one

    Hallo everybody, one and a half year ago my wife and love of my life suddenly passed away while on holiday in Thailand due to heart failure. She was from Thailand and we had been together for 30 years. Is there a special Thai tattoo to remember her. I already have a tattoo with her name and the words forever in Thai on my arm but i am wonderening if there is more special Thai tattoo to remember her or show respect for her?

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    2024/05/18
    16:08 UTC

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    Does anyone know the meaning behind this painting

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    2024/05/18
    15:24 UTC

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    Sak Yant meaning

    Hello, everyone! Could someone please help me understand the meaning behind this tattoo? I've come across conflicting information—one source suggests it's associated with business and success, while the tattoo artist claims it's for protection. Thank you!

    47 Comments
    2024/05/18
    13:12 UTC

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    ThaiTicketMajor Question

    Am i still able to attend the concert tho I misspelled my own Surname on my Lany Concert Ticket? Any idea about this?

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    2024/05/17
    17:36 UTC

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    Need Thai help

    How do you spell the below in Thai?:

    1. no fear 2) fearless

    Google translate is giving me different symbols. Need your help my fellow Thais :)

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    2024/05/17
    13:43 UTC

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    Hi, could anyone translate this tattoo please?

    Hello, I always wanted to get a similar tattoo as my friend had. Since she passed away, i will get this tattoo to remember her. Can anyone translate this tattoo please? Is this some kind of mantra or something else? This is my only chance. I will be very thankful for your help, it matters to me very much. Thank you🙏

    23 Comments
    2024/05/15
    21:44 UTC

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    Any help would be deeply appreciated:)

    Hello everyone,

    I hope you are all doing well :)

    I recently got accepted to an international programme at Chulalongkorn University. It is an amazing programme and highly accredited and that’s why I applied to the programme initially.

    I had few questions however, how is it like living in Thailand as international student?

    How is Chulalongkorn University? Good? Bad? The environment? Prospects wise? (This info is not readily available online)

    What is it like studying there?

    Thank you so much in advance :)

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    2024/05/14
    08:41 UTC

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    where is this in bkk

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    2024/05/13
    10:01 UTC

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    What do Thais mean when the say take contact?

    i saw this thai girl in a youtube video, she was saying take contact, what did she mean by it? was it give her contact number?

    https://youtu.be/XKj8-b2UawY?t=944

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    2024/05/12
    08:20 UTC

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    Thai Vegan Dishes

    My fellow Thai vegan friends, I am new to the vegan diet and I would want to hear you're favorit vegan thai dishes or vegan varieties of thai meat dishes.

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    2024/05/11
    02:51 UTC

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    Looking for a sub about growing Thai cannabis genetic/strains

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    2024/05/08
    18:29 UTC

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    Sad Thailand Commercial about Mom who likes to be angry with his son

    Hello everyone, I tried to find Thailand Commercial about a Mom who likes to be angry with her son (after the son is being adult). I can't get the video from Youtube or any website now 😔😔, but I really want to find this beautiful commercial. I remember the son has a daughter who asked to his father, "Why do you always be kind to Grandma while she always gets angry to everything Dad does to Grandma?"

    and then the father recall his childhood memory about the act of his mother who run to everywhere trying to find hospital for him when he was sick, in the big rainy days 🥹.

    Does anyone have this video or the link? Really appreciate for you guys help 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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    2024/05/08
    12:13 UTC

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    What does it say

    What does the writing on his shorts mean?

    25 Comments
    2024/05/08
    07:13 UTC

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    Help Interpret a Video About Uni Experience

    Hi! I tried to use google translate to understand, but for some reason it did not pick up anything the person was saying ://

    So, I am kindly asking anyone with free time on their hands if you could please help me summarise or highlight some important points from the video 🙏

    I am applying for graduate university studies so I’d love to hear as many reviews and impressions of potential programs as possible :))

    ขอบคุณ 🫶

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    2024/05/07
    12:46 UTC

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    Naga in Thai culture

    Hello everyone!

    I am a fashion design student currently doing a project over Naga as a relation to my part Thai culture. I was wondering if anyone could tell me any info regarding the Naga, such as stories you’ve heard growing up, or if there’s any type of tale of how the Naga came to be or just any information about Naga and its significance in Thailand for my thesis. I would really appreciate any type of information. Thank you.

    11 Comments
    2024/05/05
    15:49 UTC

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    I want to learn some cheesy pick up lines in thai

    I am meeting Engfa Waraha and Charlotte Austin and I want to make them laugh with some cheesy pick up lines. Edit: I feel like I should clarify I’m not actually trying to flirt/pick them up I just want to make them laugh ☺️

    25 Comments
    2024/05/05
    12:41 UTC

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    Original Thai name

    Hello! I am working on a story and need help with the surname for my main character. It is a story set in modern-day US, the character Is originally Thai but came to the States years ago. When I started I already knew that in Thailand surnames are unique to each family. I tried to look up how to create one and I came up with Napatarakul or นภตระกูล in Thai script. When I ran it through Google, it seemed there was no family with such a surname in Thailand. Also, one of the pages that came regarding the creating of a surname had a link to a website where you can put the surname in and look up if it exists in Thailand or not. That website also said it is not in use. I just want to know if it actually looks like a legitimate Thai surname and is okay to use or if it is complete nonsense. I would also appreciate some suggestions for the surname if you have any. Thanks for your input!

    9 Comments
    2024/05/05
    09:29 UTC

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    can a native thai speaker proofread a message for me?

    as what the title says, i have tried to write a thai message but i’m not sure if it sounds weird to native speakers or not. as i’m not comfortable with posting the whole message here so please dm me or just leave a comment if anyone can help out 🙏🏻 let me know please

    edit: solved!

    5 Comments
    2024/05/05
    08:21 UTC

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    What can I do to show my grandmother in law I love her?

    I have known Yai for 6 years. I’m marrying her first grandson tomorrow. She and the rest of temple call him by his middle name, Somchaay. I love it.

    Anyway, she is in her early to mid 70s. She met Da when he was stationed near her village in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A family cookout of sorts was organized by her sister who was dating his best friend.

    Yaiyai is one of the strongest, hardest working, most kind and compassionate people I have ever met. I have so so so much respect for her. She has been through some truly awful things. I only know second hand info, my MIL and I talk a lot, Yai doesn’t like to talk about things that might worry people.

    I have learned so much from her. I sit between her legs on the floor while she plays with my hair and tells me about when our Somchaay was a boy. She’s taught me how to cook traditional Thai food. She’s taught me gardening secrets. She’s brought me gifts like jewelry and clothes from temple. She prays over our relationship and our son.

    Yai can’t really go to temple anymore because being on the floor can be hard on her back and knees. It’s the same reason why in recent years she’s come to realize she probably won’t be able to visit home anymore. I live in Texas now, but I’m from Maine and I completely understand and empathize with the pain of missing familiar faces and being with people who know me. We transplants have a little kinship because while we don’t come from the same place, we know what it’s like to miss home.

    I love her more than words can describe and I want to show her my appreciation for herself and for sharing her Somchaay with me. What can I give her to do that? Food and plants are always nice gifts, but I want to try for something culturally important too. I want to show her I value her and where she comes from and that Thailand will always be a part of her even if she can’t be there.

    Please let me know if my idea of a gift might be offensive in any way. I don’t know as much as I’d like about Thai cultural norms and would pretty much die if I did anything to upset her lol

    11 Comments
    2024/05/04
    21:23 UTC

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    I'm going to Thailand, and I have an allergy to nuts. Did I translate this correctly?

    ฉันแพ้ถั่วทั้งหมด รวมถึงถั่วเพี้ยน เมล็ดมะม่วง มะม่วงหิมพานต์ และวอลนัทครับ/ค่ะ

    What I'm trying to translate:

    I'm allergic to all types of nuts, including peanuts, cashew nuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, and walnuts.

    62 Comments
    2024/05/04
    01:33 UTC

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    Enquiry about My friend BlackList in thailand

    My friend has gotten into a case where he removed a girl as a folower on instagram and he started to call her just to explain multiple times and then he tried to say sorry on instagram for calling her continuously and then he texted her incase if his account is locked out due to phone being malfuncioning and he forgetting his password and then he started to say hi to her from multiple accounts and then send recording to her explaining the situation then he stopped texting her

    13 Comments
    2024/05/02
    13:22 UTC

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    2024/05/02
    05:06 UTC

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    How often do you meet with your Thai language tutor? How many times per week do you think is ideal?

    The following is just a background on my decision to learn Thai: My reason for learning Thai is that I want to train muay thai in Thailand someday, and I would very much like to speak Thai with people whenever possible (especially my coaches) in order for the non-English-speaking folks to be able to articulate their thoughts much easier, which ofc is very important when training someone in martial arts. I have been told that it is not necessary to learn Thai in order to train in Thailand, but that it will enhance your time spent there the more Thai you know how to speak. I was wanting to learn a 2nd language anyway, so I decided on Thai because it has a practical application to my life.

    Anyway, that's why I want to learn Thai and am wondering how many times per week you think is ideal to meet with a tutor. Any helpful answer/advice will be much appreciated.

    4 Comments
    2024/05/01
    19:56 UTC

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    Recommendations for my first ภาษาไทย book

    Looking to increase my Thai reading skills (and all other skills along with it.)

    Anyone have any book recommendations written in Thai? Any kind of recommendations are welcome. Interesting, easy, difficult, fiction, non-fiction. Whatever you think might be a good read!

    20 Comments
    2024/05/01
    14:47 UTC

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