Tag: thailanguage
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THE LOST IN TRANSLATION TRAP: WHY THERE WAS A “GRANDMA” IN MY BED
If you rely 100% on Google Translate to talk to Thai women, you are playing a dangerous game of Russian roulette. One of the most hilarious, yet deeply confusing translation errors happens around the word “Yai” (ยาย). Literally, Yai means “maternal grandmother.” But in Thai female subculture, it’s a heavy piece of slang. In a…
