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How to say villagers, ordinary local folk
in Thai
ไทบ้าน
tai-bâan
villagers, ordinary local folk
tai midbâan falling
From Isaan, now used across Thailand for "regular folks" (versus officials or city people). Proud, not rude.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ไทบ้านเขาไม่ได้รวย แต่มีน้ำใจtai-bâan kǎo mâi dâai ruai dtàae mii náam-jaiVillage folk aren't rich, but they're generous.
From the same situation: Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish
- เฮ็ดto do, make (Isaan)
- หยังwhat (Isaan)
- ไสwhere (Isaan)
- จั่งใด๋how (Isaan)
- กะalso, then (Isaan ก็)
- ซิwill (Isaan จะ)
- ฮู้to know (Isaan)
- เบิ่ดall, completely, all gone (Isaan)
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