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Originally Posted by Charmaine
Quick question coming up, dear friend.. why is it that the last time I told a taxi driver "khop khun mak khrup" (which I presume translates to "Thank you very much"), the driver looked at me like I was some kind of alien? Is this a legitimate phrase at all? The next few times I said thank you, I dropped the "mak" and their reactions were back to normal. They respond with a polite "khrup pom" which I assume means "same to you too".
I'll back there by this time tomorrow but my Thai still sucks.  |
Hmmm.... I not linguist leh. Me thinks yr tone all wrong so sounds like "screw your mum"...555 but seriously there is nothing wrong with adding a "mak".
"Krap pom" doesn't mean "same to u". Its "krap" but even more polite form... its like "yes, Sir!" (krap pom) instead of "yes" (krap). Its more localized to use "krap pom" and makes u blend in more but plz dun use it with every answer or else u will sound like an alien again! Interspace it during your conversation will make it sound more natural. OK my 2 satangs worth, hope tats helpful!