Comments on: The fine line between slang and profanity.

By: Greer

Greer — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:13:23 +0000

“Zaap” is an Isaan (North East) term that means something close to “spicy delicious”, but with the understanding that it refers to the spiciness (hot chilli feeling) we get from eating food with chilli.
“Toot” or “Tood” roughly means your bottom. There is another slang meaning if using the word “tood” in reference to a guy, as it means he is gay.
So putting the two together, it is probably along the lines of meaning that the food will give you, or has given you, a “burning bum”… maybe a “ring of fire” I suppose…
That would be the most obvious answer I can think of, but knowing the way Thai slang works, it could easily have other meanings as well…

By: Gavin

Gavin — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:32:29 +0000

I work at a Thai restaurant. I have heard the term “sap toot” (?) to refer to the feeling one gets after your body digests really spicy food. I assume it must be slang, it is usually accompanied by laughter. I am curious to see if this is what I think it may be and if anyone else would know what it might translate to, as a phrase or literally.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:31:43 +0000

I was trying to get a good translation of the following two sentences that a Thai guy sent to my wife. Can you tell me what each sentence says? Thank you.
First: ตอนนี้ก็นอนกอดตังไปก่อนนะ
Second: งั้นไปอาบน้ำกันดีกว่านะ

By: Ray Elphick

Ray Elphick — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:10:26 +0000

I’m looking for an explanation of the translation “cuddle” in both Google and Translate eg cuddle baht but used in many other contexts.

By: leonard m

leonard m — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:39 +0000

yes i see in Google translate the word cuddle all the time but am unclear what they mean…
for example what is cuddle bhat?
Thanks for helping me understand

By: Greer Kemp

Greer Kemp — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 09:17:08 +0000

Just make sure to pronounce the “maak” with the “k” at the end… as “ma” has a number of meanings, and you might be saying horse, or dog, for example, or something else depending on the tone you use.

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 08:23:26 +0000

Thank you for the quick response. Good to know that I was not offending anyone except for the pronunciation.. ????

By: Greer Kemp

Greer Kemp — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 07:29:45 +0000

Kris – there is nothing inappropriate about it. He was saying “pet maak” which just means “very spicy” (“pet” means spicy, and “maak” means very). As Yeows mentioned below, the other way to say it is “pet pet”… obviously “spicy spicy”.

“Pet” is not to be confused with “rawn”, which means “hot” but related to physical temperature (hot day etc, hot drink etc), and cannot be used to indicate you want a “spicy” meal.

By: yeows

yeows — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 05:26:47 +0000

Kris, you can say ‘pet maak’ or ‘pet pet’, for extra spicy.

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 05:21:08 +0000

Quick question. I had an old boss who once told me if I wanted something extra spicy at a Thai restaurant, to order it “pit ma”. Not sure how it was spelled. He passed away many years ago, and I never asked him what it really meant. I assumed it was slightly inappropriate.