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Explanation of the title: > So what did Patnaree do to get charged? According to her lawyer, the only evidence the police have produced is an exchange on Faceb
by Bromskloss 10y ago
Explanation of the title:
> So what did Patnaree do to get charged? According to her lawyer, the only evidence the police have produced is an exchange on Facebook between her and a political activist, in which she responded to comments the police say are defamatory with the Thai word "ja", which translates as "I see", or "ok".
- ra1n85 10y ago"Ja" is the informal rural equivalent of "Ka", which is used here as an acknowledgement. "Ja" may have been interpreted as improper in this context, as it is not formal. Language is something different to Thais - the West does not really have an equivalent, which probably makes this confusing to some. For instance, royalty in Thailand have a whole unique language that they, and their servants, converse in (Ra-cha sap). The only thing I can think of that's even close is the use of Latin in Catholic churches.
- JBReefer 10y agoCan you source that? It sounds really interesting, but Google turns up nothing
- exthaicitizen 10y agohttps://thaitranslation.wordpress.com/tag/thai-royal-language/ https://thaitranslation.wordpress.com/tag/thai-royal-languag...