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Hi all,

I have read a few posts on this but as you can imagine, I am always a little paranoid about losing something that took such a lot of effort to get!

I have a British passport and need to get a new one, as I am very nearly out of space.

In my passport I have a 3 month Non Imm B issued in KL and an extension for 1 year (valid until July).  The extension was done outside of Bangkok.

Once I receive my new passport can I go to the immigration in Chaeng Wattana (as I now stay in Bangkok) and get the visa and extension moved over to the new passport straight away?  Is there any paperwork that I need to bring with me or just my new and old passports, and do I need to pay anything to get this done?

Your help as always is much appreciated.

Hi all,


I don't know if anyone will be interested in helping but I am struggling to find any definitive answers to a few questions that I have and maybe someone here can shed some light.  My issue is that I learn Thai simply by trial and error and although my spoken Thai is pretty good, I usually only know one way to say things and this leaves a lot of holes when having conversations unfortunately! Please note that I don't generally speak or use formal Thai very much as I speak almost exclusively with people in my own age range and "social" level and that I can't read Thai, only phonetic Thai!

1) Took bow? - I don't really understand the difference between this and "Chai bow", which I take to mean the same as "Chai mai"

2) Past tense - I know (or have been lead to believe) it doesn't really exist in the sense that I am used to it and use "leuw" or "reb roy" (which I don't think I fully understand!) depending on the situation which seems to work most of the time but phrasing something like "When I saw you last week I thought that you looked tired" stumps me, although I could say it in the present tense with no issue.

3) See you tomorrow  - I know "dio ma" means I am coming back and "dio ma mai" means I will "come again" but somehow that doesn't seem fitting for telling the trainer at the gym that I will see her again tomorrow!  Is there something more applicable?

4) To take - I know this as "ow ma", as it "phom ja ow ma prunee" (I will come and get it tomorrow), and "ow ma hai" means take as in "merai Khun Jai ja ow ma hai kong" but how do I say "I will go home and get my blue shirt and then come back", can't seem to phrase this properly.

5) Where do you come from?  I noticed recently that I can't really pick this up.  I was taught that it was "Khun ben con ti nai" (you come from where) but when I noticed most people seem to say something else and I can guess that is what they mean but don't know what they are actually saying.

6) Him/Her - Khao, ther, man.  I understand that "Man" is an impolite way to say in, like "goo" and "mung" but in dictionaries the difference between Khao and Ther isn't clear.  I have had people tell me that "ther" is rude, so I am very confused.

7) Can I have - I was taught that if something is free (let's say an ashtray or some tissue, i.e. something the place you are at won't charge for), you should say "kor .... noi kub" and if it isn't free say "ow... kub".  Today I was at a restaurant where water is free, should I be saying "kor nam plao ik gao noi kub" when I want a refill?

On a side note, I don't have time (or really the money to be honest) to go to language school or do a total immersion course but a freelance teacher for an hour or two a week would be great to have, in kind of a casual question answer, conversation kind of way and possibly to give me a start on reading Thai.  I live in mid Sukhumvit area, any recommendations?  I would love to get better at speaking much quicker!

Anyway that's it! Any help is appreciated!

Hi all,

I have come a little unstuck and would appreciate some help if anyone has time.  Learning to speak Thai has been going well but so far "aun mai orc"!

I need to SMS someone to check their email for an order I sent them, otherwise I know from experience that they won't check and having difficulty explaining this to my Thai friends.

I need to say:

"I sent an order to your Hotmail address, please check!"

If someone can help me with this in Thai, it would be much appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I would really appreciate some advice.

Recently I had an eye infection - a very red eye and a kind of big pimple on the underside of my top eyelid.

Anyway I went to Camillian Hospital and got some anti biotic eye drops and used them for a few days and the infection seemed to go away.

However around a week ago it came back again and I carried on using the drops which seems to have cleared it up again, however the worrying thing now is that my vision in that eye is quite blurry and I can see halos around lights etc.  I never really had any vision problems before so it is a little worrying.

Can anyone recommend where I can go to get it checked properly? My budget is pretty tight so I can't really afford a Bumrungrad style hospital but I want someone who can speak a little English and can check it properly.  I am in the mid Sukhumvit area.

Any advice would be great!

Hi all,

I have seen a few mixed answers here and would appreciate a clarification!

I just noticed today that my 90 day report if address is due today (I thought it was Thursday for some reason!), just as I was leaving on a plane for Hong Kong!

Is it still the case that I can report my address up to 7 days after the due date, and is it ok to send an agent to do it (even though it is after the actual reporting date).

I have also left the country several times in the last 90 days (and re entered with my multiple re entry permit), by some reports it seems I no longer have to report, unless I stay in Thailand for a full 90 days?

Your advice is very welcome.

Thanks