Can I open a TV??!?
Can you close the light??!!?
Maybe some foreigners used to hear some Thai people ask these questions.
Don’t be confused because they meant
“Can I turn on a TV?” and
“Can you switch offthe light?”
In Thai language, we say “bpèrt” which means “to open, to turn on, to switch on”,
And we say “bpìt” which means “to close, to turn off, to switch off”.
For example :
Kǒr bpèrt TV dâi mái (ká / kráp)?
= Can I turn on a TV?
Bpèrtbprà dtuu.
= Open a door.
Chûay bpìtfai dâi mái (ká / kráp)?
= Can you switch off the light?
Bpìt nǎng-sǔu.
= Closea book.
That’s why Thai people say “open” instead of “turn on”,and also “close” instead of“turn off”.
From now on, I hope you can understand Thai people more..
Umm.. It’s too bright here, could you please turn off the window for me?!?
Oops I did say it again!! ^o^
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