Thai for latin

[benny27 3]

Hi folks, does anyone know what 'Latin teacher' would be in Thai? I've looked on lots of translation sites but no joy so far.

Cheers,

[joekicker 53]

Hi folks, does anyone know what 'Latin teacher' would be in Thai? I've looked on lots of translation sites but no joy so far.

Cheers,

 

Good one! Far as I know, the Thai for Latin languge is Latin (la-TIN, I'd guess), but I'm not actually sure. I don't think I've heard anyone refer to it. I'll ask around, try to make sure.

 

They call a church "wat roman" but I think that's from the Roman Catholic, not the days/country/language of Rome. However. If "paasa la-tin" draws a "huh?" try "paasa ro-MAN".

 

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[benny27 3]

Hi Joe, thanks, does 'paasa' mean teacher? The reason for all this is my mate, who is a Latin teacher, is going to Thailand and wants to tell the girls what he does for a living.

[joekicker 53]

Hi Joe, thanks, does 'paasa' mean teacher? The reason for all this is my mate, who is a Latin teacher, is going to Thailand and wants to tell the girls what he does for a living.

 

Negative. "Paasa" is the classifier that means "language". You speak "paasa angrit" or "paasa cheen" or "paasa yipoon".....

 

For this, I'd use "archan" (ah-jahn) for teacher.

 

EDIT: Yeah, I've confirmed it's "la-tin" in Thai. I predict lots of people won't actually grasp it, it's not exactly the first elective in Thai primary schools, eh? If they go "huh?" just say "I'm an archan" and leave it at that. Being an archan is a good thing.

 

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Edited August 30, 2011 by joekicker

[Grandpollo 366]

อักษรลาติน

 

ak (low) saawn(Rising) laa(Mid) dtin(Mid)

 

noun - Latin alphabet

 

Breaks down to alphabet + Thai transcription of a foreign loanword

[CheshireTom 1,377]

อักษรลาติน

 

ak (low) saawn(Rising) laa(Mid) dtin(Mid)

 

noun - Latin alphabet

 

 

It means Latin alphabet/script (A,B,C,D...) as opposed to Thai alphabet/script (กขค...).

[joekicker 53]

Breaks down to alphabet + Thai transcription of a foreign loanword

 

This is not what the OP wants, which it how to tell someone he teaches the Latin language. It's how you tell someone to write it in "English" rather than Thai. The word for language is phasaa, as I said - your "alphabet" is the equivalent of "script" - Latin script, Thai script.... In regular spoken Thai, you'd never hear a regular person refer to it as "aksan latin" though - they'd say English or western or something like that to differentiate the alphabet from Thai. "aksan latin" isn't wrong, it's just not generally used. But it is NOT the Latin language.

 

The word "Latin" in Thai *is* used pretty much as in English. Latin dancing, say.

 

I must say I don't remember anyone ever referencing the Latin *language* ever, I had to get advice from my betters on that one. Turned out I guessed right but it was a guess.

 

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[atlas2 4,329]

Yeah he can say "Pom ben cru (or ajarn)...........Pom sorn passa lat in krap."

 

And she can reply...."Estne volumen in toga,a solum tibi libet me videre" Trans...Is that a scroll in your toga or are you just pleased to see me!!"

Edited August 31, 2011 by atlas2

[Bushcraft 2,591]

Lux lice lat inbutita int

Looks like Latin but it ain't

[atlas2 4,329]

Lux lice lat inbutita int

Looks like Latin but it ain't

 

 

Truth and wisdom is your words Bushy.

 

 

My favourite schoolboy latin saying, applicable to Thailand and to life everywhere....... almost became my PT 'signature' is, ''struit insidias lacrimis cum femina plorat.''

 

Trans "When a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears.''

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Yeah he can say "Pom ben cru (or ajarn)...........Pom sorn passa lat in krap."

 

And she can reply...."Estne volumen in toga,a solum tibi libet me videre" Trans...Is that a scroll in your toga or are you just pleased to see me!!"

 

"a solum"? Surely, "an solum"!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8

[atlas2 4,329]

"a solum"? Surely, "an solum"!

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8

 

 

I'm English and 58 and I had never gotten round to watching the complete film until about a month ago.

 

Thanks for posting.