Online Thai Language Learning

[Jun]

What's are appropriate Thai phrases to suggest someone has a nice slim body or is looking fit ?

I'm sure even most farang tourists have heard the word "bpoom bpui" used for fat. Not a phrase I hope to use with any boy I'm trying to pull.

[christianpfc]

That would be
ผอม pŏm (slim, skinny),
แห้ง hâeng (main meaning dry, in context of body very skinny, bony) and
ลีน leen (transliteration of English lean).

I tricky issue. Many a time I messaged a boy "Sorry, I like slim boys" as a polite way to say he is not my type, only to get a reply "But I'm not fat!" - well, regardless of what you think or what others say, you are fat by my standards.

[Jun]

Thank you. I'm intending to use the words for complements only. If I don't want to meet a boy, I try to avoid telling him why, as I have little to gain from that. Even if the reason were something he could correct in 5 minutes by using a razor or removing a nose ring, I still don't go there.

I've since noticed some of these words in use, having figured out where to look.

[Gaybutton]

Even if the reason were something he could correct in 5 minutes by using a razor or removing a nose ring, I still don't go there.

Same for me. If I'm turned off right from the start I stay turned off no matter what he does. For example, if he's got one of those scraggly mustaches, but shaves it off because he knows I don't like it, for me that doesn't help - I know he didn't want to.

[Jun]

This is along the right lines.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DI8rEhZzWxC/

[Dodger]

What's are appropriate Thai phrases to suggest someone has a nice slim body or is looking fit ?

If the boy has a fit athletic body "kao dee maak maak" would work.

If he's slim (my type) "phaawm phrilao maak maak" works. If I want to compliment his ass as well I usually follow this up with "duit dee maak maak (sp?)

I wouldn't win any spelling bees in Thai so just pronounce them like you see them.

[Jun]

Currently, http://www.thai-language.com is down. I hope this is only temporary, but I fear it may be permanent. This has been quite a good resource.

On the other hand, I've just been experimenting with AI, using google AI and Chat GPT. Both seem quite useful for language topics, just as long as I start by specifying what I want to learn in English.

[ilz]

The thai-language.com site is still down, seemingly because of a server failure.

This was by far the most useful free website for improving one's thai language as it had not only translations, but also sounds, examples, synonyms and antonyms, grammar details, context for using the words (colloquial / slang / formal / ...) and much more.

It could come back ... or not ; it would be a disaster for many should such an amount of work and knowledge go down the drain :
some more details on this reddit thread : https://www.reddit.com/r/learnthai/comm ... t/nhhyhmq/

[Gaybutton]

The thai-language.com site is still down

How long has it been down? When did you first notice?

[ilz]

I used it every day but did not record the day it disappeared. I would say about 15/ 20 days ago..