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Thai language: Keun and Loeng
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In Thai language:
Keun is used to mean go up, get in, or get on.
Loeng is used to say go down, get out or get off.
Here are some examples of how to use them in Thai:
Keun Bondi means to walk upstairs; Loeng Bondi is downstairs. (Bondi means stairs, Bondi faa means escalator — faa is electric or electricity).
Keun Lif is to take the lift upstairs; Loeng lif is to do down in the elevator (lift).
At the beach, high tide is Naam Keun; low tide is Naam Loeng.
Get in a taxi? Keun Rot Taxi. To get out of the taxi is Loeng Rot Taxi.
Get on the train: Keun Rot Fai Faa. Get off the train: Loeng Rot Fai Faa.
The boat? Keun Reua or Loeng Reua.
It doesn’t translate for things like sit down/stand up, get in bed/get out of bed. But when you talk about moving through a building (stairs, elevator, escalator), most forms of transport (not motorcycles, bicycles or horses which use different words), and the tides then you’re pretty safe.
So when you want to barfine some beauty at Rainbow 4 and she asks you if you want to go to your room or the short time hotel, you can smile and tell her “keun bondi”.
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