กู: พ่อ ทำไมหนูอยากเรียนเอกชนบ้างไม่ได้อะ ขนาดพ่อยังเรียนเลย
[pâw, tammai nǔu yàak rian èekgachon bâang mâi dâai à, kanàat pâw yang rian loei]
Me: Dad, why can’t I want to go to a private school like other people? Even you went to one.

พ่อ: ก็พ่อมึงไม่ได้รวยเหมือนพ่อกูหนิ
[gâw pâw meung mâi dâai ruai meuǎn pâw guu nì]
Dad: Well, your father isn’t as rich as my father!

กู: …ค่ะพ่อ
[kâa pâw]
Me: … Alright.

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กู [guu] is an impolite first person pronoun. We only use it with close friends or close family members of the same age or younger. If you use it with anyone else, there is a chance you offend that person. You might come across it often on social media as it’s sometimes used to make the message sound funnier.

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