Siam Pronounciation
Oct 27th, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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Siam Pronounciation
A marital dispute can be settled by someone who can definitively (and correctly) say whether Siam is pronounced "Sigh-am" or
"See-am". If pronounced differently in English than Thai, please note. Thanks in advance
"See-am". If pronounced differently in English than Thai, please note. Thanks in advance
Oct 27th, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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sigh AM
see this link for an authoritative pronuciation and click on the little microphone icon to hear a wav file:
http://www.bartleby.com/61/17/S0381700.html
Oct 27th, 2004 | 04:18 PM
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harzer is right...if you are in Thailand or speaking to a Thai then you pronounce it "see arm" ( with slight emphasis on "arm" ) . We farangs would pronounce it "sigham" between ourselves as in "Anna and the King of....". So I guess you both win ?
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Oct 28th, 2004 | 05:47 AM
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Actually the correct way of pronouncing Siam, from the Thai written language, is "Sa-Yahm," withe the emphasis on yahm. Perhaps due to saying it quickly, or maybe it's just easier on the Western tongue, it becomes Sigh-yahm. Hope this helps!
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