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Notes on Thai-English translation from the ThaiPo team: words that do not translate, how Thai people actually chat, and what a translator with memory changes.

• Paiboon phonetics, explained for people who just want to read Thai
  13 June 2026 · Why 'khao' can mean rice, white, news, he, or knee, and how the Paiboon system fixes it with tone marks and honest vowels. A practical intro for Thai learners.
• ThaiPo vs Google Translate: where dictionary translation breaks in Thai chat
  13 June 2026 · Google Translate is great for signs and documents. Real Thai chat is another story: particles, slang, beer brands that are also animals, and words like เกรงใจ. Here is where each tool wins.
• What งอน means (and why your translator gets it wrong)
  13 June 2026 · งอน is not anger, and translating it as 'sulking' starts fights that never needed to happen. What the word really means, how ง้อ fits in, and how to respond.