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[starscream]

e.g แม่พูดyaiเลย what does the yai mean in this context??

[ttthai]

แม่พูดใหญ่เลย
She talks a lot

[Toffeeman]

แม่พูดใหญ่เลย
She talks a lot

When I saw this I thought of how we might say in English "Giving it the large" Not sure well known this expression is but some of my friends use it to mean talking a lot and exaggerating a lot in their speech.

I have another question about the above translation. I see แม่ has been translated as 'she'. I am trying to read a trashy romance novel after it has been suggested on these forums and they use the word 'แม่' quite a lot. I originally thought it meant their mother until I got the context right and realised it was the girl they are pursuing. Is this a quite common way to say 'she'?

[ttthai]

Ah, it was my fault. I meant mother not she. In general case, แม่ is translated as mother. If you want to refer to she, we often use แม่นี่ or แม่นั่น instead of แม่ alone.

[David and Bui]

แม่พูดใหญ่เลย
She talks a lot

When I saw this I thought of how we might say in English "Giving it the large" Not sure well known this expression is but some of my friends use it to mean talking a lot and exaggerating a lot in their speech.

I have another question about the above translation. I see แม่ has been translated as 'she'. I am trying to read a trashy romance novel after it has been suggested on these forums and they use the word 'แม่' quite a lot. I originally thought it meant their mother until I got the context right and realised it was the girl they are pursuing. Is this a quite common way to say 'she'?

Thanks for that clarification, ttthai.

When I first saw this sentence, I thought that you were using the interjection "แหม" (http://www.thai-language.com/id/143238) as in, "แหม พูดใหญ่เลย" [Boy, (she) sure talks up a storm!]. Could this be what was intended?

[starscream]

yes when heard it. the person was talking about my mother interesting it can also mean ''she'' แม่นี้ แม่นั้น

[Toffeeman]

yes when heard it. the person was talking about my mother interesting it can also mean ''she'' แม่นี้ แม่นั้น

I think you are using the wrong tone mark Starscream, ttthai used mai ek to say it with a falling tone.

[starscream]

yes thank you toffee man