May 8, 2017
Here’s a Thai idiom I recently learned:
It’s pronounced “ngoo ngoo bplaa bplaa” and it translates to “snake snake fish fish” but people use it to say that they know very little about something, especially a language.
Next time you tell a Thai person that you speak Thai a little bit (พูดภาษาไทยได้นิดหน่อย or poôt thai dâi nít nòy) try saying พูดภาษาไทยได้งูๆ ปลาๆ (poôt thai dâi ngoo ngoo bplaa bplaa) instead.
I’m still trying to figure out why they say snake snake fish fish so if you know, tell me please!