Secret Code
How can Thai people tell if someone online is really Thai? Discover the “secret codes” Thai people use: viral phrases from dramas, songs and video clips that only someone immersed in Thai social media would recognise. Starting with an online argument between Thai and Chinese users, you’ll learn why machine-translated Thai is so easy to spot, then hear the stories behind several famous viral phrases, from a beauty pageant livestream to the drama แรงเงา (raeng ngao) and the Thai belief that blood type can affect your luck.
Viral Phrases:
พูดได้มั้ยพี่จี้ (phûut dâai mái phîi jîi) – Can I say it, Pee Jee?
นกอยู่ข้างพี่ตานะคะ (nók yùu khâang phîi taa ná khá) – Nok is on your side, Pee Ta
เลือดกรุ๊ปบี (lʉ̂at grúp bii) – Blood type B
Thai Vocabulary:
โค้ดลับ (khóot láp) – Secret code
จุดยืน (jùt yʉʉn) – Stance / Position
กระแส (grà-sɛ̌ɛ) – Trend