A Small Talk with Thai – คุยกับพี่หนุย

Palm : kham-thǎam ræ̂æk ná kháใ ʔaray khɨɨ sìŋ thîi phîi Nui chɔ̂ɔp tham thîi-sùt khá.

phîi Nui : sìŋ thîi chɔ̂ɔp tham khɨɨ kaan ʔáan níyaay, ʔáan nǎŋsɨ̌ɨ, faŋ phleeŋ duu nǎŋ, lǽæw-kɔ̂ɔ siirîi thîi chɔ̂ɔp khâ.

Palm : chɔ̂ɔp ʔàan níyaay nææw nǎy khá.

phîi Nui : ʔan-thîi-ciŋ, níyaay thîi chɔ̂ɔp ʔàan ca pen nææw sɨ̀ɨp-sǔan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔan khâ. yàaŋ phûak Kindaichi ʔaray pramaan nán, nææw khâatakam. tæ̀æ-wâa thîi ʔàan yùu tɔɔn-níi sùan mâak ca pen rɨ̂aŋ rák rák khrây khrây mâak-kwàa khâ.

Palm : The first question, what is the thing you like to do the most?

phîi Nui : Things that I like are reading novels, reading books, listening to music, watching movies and series that I like.

Palm : Which type of novel do you like reading?

phîi Nui : Actually, the novel that I like reading would be detective novel, like Kindaichi, something like that. Crime novel. But what I am reading recently are most of love stories.

Palm : Okay. lǽæw sìŋ thîi mây chɔ̂ɔp tham lâ khá

phîi Nui : baaŋ sìŋ thîi thùuk baŋ-kháp hây tham dooy thîi mây tem-cay. rɨ̌ɨ kaan thîi tɔ̋ŋ ʔɔ̀ɔk pay khâaŋ-nɔ̂ɔk nay khanà thîi fǒn tòk nàk rɨ̌ɨ mây baaŋ-thii kɔ̂ɔ pen wan thîi ʔaakàat rɔ́ɔn sùt sùt con bæ̀p ŋɨ̀a thûam pay tháŋ tua ʔaray bæ̀æp nán khâ. mây chɔ̂ɔp ləəy. ʔìik yàaŋ thîi mây chɔ̂ɔp kɔ̂ɔ khɨɨ kaan thîi tɔ̂ŋ nɔɔn tɨ̀ɨn cháaw mâak mâak nay wan thîi raw yàak nɔɔn mâak mâak.

Palm : Okay. And what is the thing you don’t like to do the most?

phîi Nui : Something that I am forced to do without wanting to, or having to go outside while it is raining heavily. Or perhaps on the day which the weather is so hot that I sweat my whole body, something like that I do not like at all. And another thing that I don’t like to do is having to wake up very early morning on the day that I really want to sleep.

Palm : phîi Nui mii khɔ̌ɔŋ-rák khɔ̌ɔŋ hǔaŋ máy khá

phîi Nui : khɔ̌ɔŋ-rák khɔ̌ɔŋ hǔaŋ næ̂æ-nɔɔn wâa pen nǎŋ-sɨ̌ɨ thîi sɨ́ɨ maa khâ. lǽæw-kɔ̂ɔ pen phûak kúut khɔ̌ɔŋ sǐnlápin thîi chɔ̂ɔp. ʔàat-ca mii rɔɔŋ-tháaw dûay thîi ca hǔaŋ nít-nɨŋ nay chûaŋ ræ̂æk ræ̂æk, tæ̀æ-wâa phɔɔ lǎŋ lǎŋ kɔ̂ɔ mây khɔ̂y dâay sày-cay man thâw-rày khâ.

Palm : sǐnlápin thîi chɔ̂ɔp mii yə́ máy khá

phîi Nui : thâa ciŋ-caŋ tɔɔn-níi ləəy kɔ̂ɔ mii khæ̂æ Blackpink khâ. Jenny.

Palm : Do you have any beloved possession?

phîi Nui : My beloved possession, for sure, they are books that I bought, and also goods of my favorite artists. There might be some pairs of shoes which I would cherish them at the beginning but after a while I would not really care much.

Palm : Are there many artists you like?

phîi Nui : Well now I’m focusing only on Blackpink, Jenny.

Palm : kham-thǎam tɔ̀ɔ pay ná khá. rɨ̂aŋ thîi yùu nay khwaam-soŋ-cam mây khəəy lɨɨm ləəy khɨɨ rɨ̂aŋ ʔaray khá thîi nɨ́k dâay ná tɔɔn-níi.

phîi Nui : rɨ̂aŋ thîi yùu nay khwaam-soŋ-cam thîi mây khəəy lɨɨm ləəy kɔ̂ɔ khɨɨ khun yaay khâ. thúk chûaŋ weelaa thîi dâay yùu dûay kan.

Palm : rîak wâa thúk rɨ̂aŋ thîi cam dâay kìaw-kàp khun yaay ləəy chây-máy khá

phîi Nui : ʔan-thîi-ciŋ bɔ̀ɔk wâa thúk chûaŋ weelaa man kɔ̂ɔ ca duu wə̂ə pay nə́. ʔaw pen wâa man pen rɨ̂aŋ thîi raw kɔ̂ɔ mây dâay lɨɨm lɨan man pay ləəy sá thii-diaw. thɨ̌ŋ-mǽæ-wâa ca mây dâay yùu dûay kan maa bæ̀p lǎay sìp pii lǽæw kɔ̂ɔ taam ʔa khâ. man nɨ́k khɨ̂n maa dâay thii-ray man kɔ̂ɔ, man kɔ̂ɔ yaŋ yùu ʔa.

Palm : plææ-wâa phîi Nui phùuk-pan kàp yaay mâak si ná khá.

phîi Nui : ʔan-níi ca hây rɔ́ɔŋ-hâay choo rɨ́-plàaw khá Palm. pen khon thîi yùu nay khwaam-soŋ… soŋ-cam mâak thîi-sùt phùuk-phan sùt sùt pay ləəy.

Palm : Next question. What is the moment which is still in your memory that you never forget, if (I) asked you to think of it now?

phîi Nui : The unforgettable moment is about my grandmother. Every moment that we were together.

Palm : Let’s say, every moment that you remember about your grandmother right?

phîi Nui : Well actually, saying that every moment would be too much. Let’s say the moment that I did not forget it at all even though (we) haven’t lived together for many years already. I can recall it (those memories) anytime.

Palm : That means you were very bound to her.

phîi Nui : Well you want me to cry showing (people)? (My grandmother) is the person in my memory the most. Very strong bound.

Palm : ŋán kɔ̀ɔn pay kham-thǎam sùt-tháay, hây phîi phûut thɨ̌ŋ yaay nay khwaam-soŋ-cam khɔ̌ɔŋ phîi nít-nɨŋ dâay-máy khá.

phîi Nui : khun yaay pen khon thîi cay-dii mâak, pen khon thîi cay-yen mâak. ʔòt-thon kàp khwaam-dɨ̂ɨ-dâan khɔ̌ɔŋ dèk khon nɨŋ. lǽæw-kɔ̂ɔ pen khon thîi sápphɔ̀ɔt raw thúk rɨ̂aŋ ləəy khâ. mây wâa raw ca tham phìt rɨ̌ɨ tham thùuk kháw kɔ̂ɔ ca yùu khâaŋ raw samə̌ə.

Palm : Well before we move to the last question, can you speak about your grandmother in your memory a little bit please?

phîi Nui : My grandmother was a very kind person, a very calm person. She could be patient with a stubbornness of a kid (she means herself.) and… (she) was a person who supports me in everything. No matter I made mistake or not, she would be by my side, always.

Palm : ŋán raw pay kham-thǎam sùt-tháay kan khâ. thúk-wan-níi, ʔaray khɨɨ sìŋ thîi tham hây phîi Nui mii khwaam-sùk khá.

phîi Nui : sìŋ thîi tham hây mii khwaam-sùk nay thúk-wan-níi kɔ̂ɔ khɨɨ, ʔɨɨm, tɨ̀ɨn cháaw pay tham-ŋaan dooy thîi ŋaan phàan phón pay dâay dûay dii nay tæ̀æ-lá wan, mây kə̀ət panhǎa ʔaray. rɨ̌ɨ mǽæ wâa thâa kə̀ət mii panhǎa kɔ̂ɔ sǎamâat kæ̂æ panhǎa hây man phàan phón pay dûay dii. mii khɔ̌ɔŋ kin ʔarɔ̀y ʔarɔ̀y. klàp maa phák-phɔ̀n mii níyaay sanùk sanùk hây ʔàan, khæ̂æ-níi kɔ̂ɔ phɔɔ lǽæw khâ. ʔɔ̂ɔ, lɨɨm khâ. rák ná khá Jennie.

Palm : Well let’s go to the last question. What makes you happy today?

phîi Nui : Things that make me happy today is… um… waking up in the morning to go to work by having my work going well each day without any problems. Or even if there is a problem, (I) can solve the problem well. Having delicious food, coming back (home) to relax, having enjoyable novels to read, that’s enough. Oh, (I) forgot, love you Jenny.