"Thai" vocabulary at thaiboxing.com

[ajarn farang]

The Thai vocabulary section on thaiboxing.com is in dire need of revision. The boxing terminology looks like it was hijacked from Hardy Stockman's old book Muay Thai. The transilteration is way off. The mistakes are too numerous to list here, but just to point out a few: there is no "sh" sound in Thai, no final "b" sound (a "b" at the end of a word is pronounced as a "p"), and there is no final "d" (it's pronounced as a "t"). Confused yet? Good, you get my point. Don't even think of using any of the "commonly used phrases" unless you like making a fool of yourself.

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Hello Ajarn,
Just had a test on this subject so when I got home I pulled out the Dictionary that Kat and I worked on for the Newsletter. Hope this helps some of you guys in the future.

Body Parts
Baak / Mouth.
Hua / Head.
Huajai / Heart.
Jamook / Nose.
Kaa / Leg.
Kaen / Arm.
Kang/ Chin.
Kow/ Knee.
Chaikrong / Floating ribs.
Dtaa / Eyes.
Dtai / Kidneys, a vital point.
Kagangai / Jawbone, a vital point.
Kamab / Temples, vital points.
Linpee / Solar Plexus, a vital point.
Look Gradueak/ Adam's apple.
Na Kaeng / Shin.
Na Paang / Forehead.
Sok / Elbow.
Taitai or Taitoi/ Nap or neck, a vital point.
Tao / Foot.
Thai Hua Jai/ Region under the heart, a vital point.
Ting / Throw.
Tong / Stomach.
Tong Noi / Lower stomach, a vital point.
*every word in this category is a noun

Words Around the Ring
Aenken / Anklet, protecting instep and shin.
Andap / Ratings.
Bat / Block.
Champ / Champion.
Chok / Fight.
Choraked Faad Haang / Turn kick, i.e. 'crocodile thrashes its tail'.
Dermpan / A form of betting.
Dhe / To kick.
Dhe Kow / Knee kick.
Dhe Tao / Kick with foot.
Dhe Wiyang/ Round kick.
Dontree Muay / “Fight Music”.
Dtaai / To die.
Dtai Tai / Knee kick lower.
Dtee / To hit.
Dtee Mat / To hit with the fist or punch.
Dtee Sok / To hit with the elbow.
Dtoi or Chok/ To box, boxing.
Dtoi Lom / Shadow boxing, i.e. to box with the air.
Faad / To thrash/ wipe/ swipe.
Fai daeng / The red corner.
Fai na-mnerng / The blue corner.
Gaan Dadsin / Judging.
Gamagan / Referee.
Gangkeng Muay / Boxer's trunks.
Gawn Welaa / Novice bouts held before the pro bouts.
Gra Dode / Jump.
Gra Dode Dhe / Jump kick.
Grajaab / Groin guard.
Grammom Srisa/ Top of head, a vital point.
Grasawb / Bag, punching bag.
Hook / Hook, word borrowed from English.
Jad / to promote.
Kai / Camp.
Kai Muay / Boxing camp.
Khru Muay / Boxing teacher.
Khuen Khru / Ceremony teacher accepts new student.
Koo Ek / Main bout on a card.
Kow Dhrong/ Frontal knee kick.
Kow Keuwng / Over-arm knee kick.
Kow Kratai/ Fast knee to legs.
Kow La/ Farewell knee.
Kow Lod / Lower knee.
Kow Loy or Gra Dode/ Jumping or flying knee kick.
Kow Noi / Small knee to the leg.
Kow Tone / Straight knee.
Kruang Rang / Bands worn around biceps.
Kwaa / Right, to the right.
Lang Tao / Instep.
Lop / To duck.
Mao Mud / "Punch drunk".
Mongkon / The ceremonial headband.
Muay Acheep / Professional boxing.
Muay Sakon/ International-style boxing.
Muay Thai / Thai-style kickboxing.
Mud/ Fist.
Mud At / Uppercut.
Mud Dhrong / Straight punch.
Mud SoeI / Box up.
Mud Wiyang / “Sawing” or Swing punch / Hook.
Nak Muay / Boxer.
Namnak / Weight.
Neb/ Stop kick.
Nuam / Gloves.
Paa Pan Mue / Bandages worn under gloves.
Paak / to break (Referee says to separate fighters).
Pang-nga / To dodge, evade.
Pee Liang / Seconds, corner men.
Raigaan Muay / Boxing program.
Ram Muay / Boxing dance, pre-fight ritual
Saai / Left, to the left.
Sanam Muay / Boxing stadium.
Sangwien / Ring ropes.
Sok Chieng (Sok Dhee / Sok Fun) / Diagonal Elbow.
Sok Glab / Reverse Elbow.
Sok Hud / Levering Elbow.
Sok Ku / Double Elbow.
Sok Sob / Chopping Elbow.
Sok Tad / Jab Elbow.
Sok Tong or Sap / Smashing Down Elbow.
Teeb / Push or thrust kick.
Teeb Dan Lang / Foot thrust to the rear.
Teeb Dhrong / Straight forward foot push.
Teeb Duen Son / Heel push.
Thad Sin / To judge, to decide.
Uppercut / Uppercut, borrowed from English.
Wai Khru / Part of the pre-fight ritual for teacher.
Way-tee / The ring, a stage.
Wong don tee / Band.
Wong Muay / The orchestra, plays during bouts.
Yaang Saam Khum/ Three step dance, part of Ram Muay.
Yaeb / Jab. (Borrowed from English)
Yang Gan fan / Mouth guard.
Yok / Round.
Yuud / Stop (used by referee).


Common Phrases
Bangkok / Capital of Thailand.
Chiang Mai / Provincial capital in the North.
Sa wad dee/ Hello.
La kon/ Goodbye, or bon voyage
Aroon sa wad, / Good morning.
Or sawad dee dhon chow
Sa wad dee Dhon yen /Good evening.
Ra tree sa wad, / Good night.
Or sawad dee dhon gang Kuen
Chan shue….. / My name is…..
Khob chai mark / Thanks, very much.
Kho tonne rub tharn- / Welcome to the new place.
Tharn sa bi dee rhuee/ How are you?
Chan mai khao chai / I don't understand.
Shuay chan noi dai mai?/ Can you help me?
Chan ma chark America. / I am from the U.S.
Tharn wa yarng rai? / What do you think about that?
Wae la tao rai? / What time is it?
Chan pood thai mai dei. / I can't speak Thai.
Ann knee leaak wa a-rai? / What do you call this?
Chan pood dai tae pasa English /I speak English.
Ka-ru-na-pood char char noi / Please speak more slowly


Basic Numbers 1 Thru 10
Nueng One
Sorng Two
Sarm Three
See Four
Ha Five
Hok Six
Ched Seven
Paed Eight
Kao Nine
Sib Ten

Advanced numbers:
100 –900 Roi : example 500 / Ha Roi
1000 –9000 Paan: example 5000 / Ha Paan
10,000-90,000 Muen: example 50,000 / Ha Muen

[ajarn farang]

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Looks like you had your work cut out for you on that list. You've added quite a few more useful terms.
However, there are still some mistakes with the transliteration/definition. I hope these corrections help:

Change final "b" to "p": Grajap=groin guard, Grasawp=heavy bag, Yaep=jab

Final "d" becomes "t": Gradote=jump

"Sh" should be "ch": Cheu=name, Chuay=help

Many Thai words begin with a consonant midway between a "b" and a "p": Bpat=block, Bpaak=mouth

Another common Thai consonant is midway between a "d" and a "t": Dtae=kick, Dtatsin=judge, Dtrong=front

Misc:

Naa paak=forehead
Jorakay=crocodile
Sangwien=boxing ring (as does "way-tee muay"); Rope(s) in Thai is "cheuak"
Nam ngern=blue; Fai nam ngern=blue side; Moom nam ngern=blue corner

Bangkok is the English name for the capital of Thailand. The Thai name is Krungthep.

There's a half decent online dictionary at: www.thai-language.com

If you want to speak Thai well, you MUST learn the tones (Thai has five).
This next site has some really retarded graphics, but it does provide the basics on the language,
and you can listen to the words being pronounced: www.learningthai.com

Good luck!