How do you say...

[Secrets]

Grandfather (tha or loak tha) and grandmother (yey or loak yey) in Thai?

 

[takkie]

hm...idk but i if i wanna call my grandpa in khmer i call him 'Tha' but i call him 'kahong' and grandma is 'yey' if she ur grandma or 'loak yey' if u call an elder thats the same age as ur grandma the same goes for grandpa but in Thai idk

 

[Linn]

in Thai? shouldn't this be in its section..aw...I'll try to answer

Ta= khun Ta
Yey = khun yai

correct me if I'm wrong...this only based on watching lakorn

 

[iluvnumandoil]

hm...idk but i if i wanna call my grandpa in khmer i call him 'Tha' but i call him 'kahong' and grandma is 'yey' if she ur grandma or 'loak yey' if u call an elder thats the same age as ur grandma the same goes for grandpa but in Thai idk

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the correct way to say it is loak tha and loak yeh when u take short cuts like that and yeh its like slang..sorry i was taught that way, dont get offended
ma and kong in chinese i know that

 

[Secrets]

Thanks, Linn.

 

[thear]

Grandparents on your father's side:

Grandpa = khun bpuu
Grandma = khun yaa

Grandparents on your mother's side:

Grandpa = khun dtaa

Grandma = khun yaai

 

[untinnu]

^ exactly wat thear says. .

 

[Sawina]

ooo i see now.. so thai is liek the chinese .. they call their grandparents depending on their parents side not like khmer we just call anyone yey and tha. kool

 

[Num4ever]

ooo i see now.. so thai is liek the chinese .. they call their grandparents depending on their parents side not like khmer we just call anyone yey and tha. kool

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exactly!