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**Tjfyojlg** · 09-22-2012, 06:35 AM

"Hey you" is of course the Thai polite phrase for attracting someone's attention that you don't have a "relationship" with. In Thai it is "khun" which is used before names and also job positions and also means "you". So, to Mr. Somchai you will say "Khun Somchai" which is polite and formal. To Mrs. Malee you would say "Khun Malee". For someone you don't know you can say "khun khun" which is polite but when translated into English ("you, you") it doesn't quite come out the same.

09-22-2012, 06:35 AM	#15
Tjfyojlg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	"Hey you" is of course the Thai polite phrase for attracting someone's attention that you don't have a "relationship" with. In Thai it is "khun" which is used before names and also job positions and also means "you". So, to Mr. Somchai you will say "Khun Somchai" which is polite and formal. To Mrs. Malee you would say "Khun Malee". For someone you don't know you can say "khun khun" which is polite but when translated into English ("you, you") it doesn't quite come out the same.
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