This is one of those useful phrases you need to learn if you don’t want to get hurt. In Thai it says “rawang see-sa”. The first word means “to be careful” and you might see it a lot on road signs. The second word means “head” which is more formal than “hua” which you will hear more often.
better than KFC and McDonalds lol but the name...
Andy
20/08/2011 at 1:46 am
Er… thanks for the heads up? Have you ever noticed that a lot of stairs in Thailand are different heights too. Most are 6 inches high and then you get some that are about 13 inches high and then the odd one that’s 3 inches high. Can be a real back breaker when coming down the unaware. If you have stayed in the Corona wing of the Areca Lodge Hotel Pattaya you will know what I mean… nearly put me in hospital
Great post keep up the good work.
Bangkok Blog
21/08/2011 at 12:59 am
Why is the ร after see silent?
Andy
01/09/2011 at 8:42 pm
> Why is the ร after see silent?
It is not silent and does not come after the “si”, it is part of the “si”. It is actually coming from the Sanskrit word “Sri”, the polite way to address a person. See the Wikipedia article on Sri.
Leela
14/09/2011 at 6:28 am
Sorry, Andy. Have to disagree with you there. The Thai word for head comes from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣa) which has nothing to do with the word श्री (Śrī) which you’ve mentioned. The latter, which is more prevalent, in Thai is written ศรี with the vowel over the ร. Notice how the word ศีรษะ is written differently. The vowel is over the ศ. This signifies different etymologies. Regardless, in both instances, the R is completely silent once it has entered the Thai vernacular. The word is supposed to pronounced exactly as the post states, i.e. see-sa.
Thai Cook
09/10/2011 at 11:35 pm
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