Can someone tell me what this means

[skydiver]

คุณต้องการติดเหล็ก

[jepnoms]

I think it translates to something like "You want metal" or "You want iron"

 

Not sure if that makes any sense.

Edited September 10, 2010 by jepnoms

[jayboat]

Google says, its translates into "You want to iron"

[Expat46]

"Do you want to iron"

[skydiver]

ok lol that still doesnt make sense "i want to iron?????" ok i'll email the woman

[murtle71]

i'd translate it more like he is asking do want metalwork done or blacksmiths work done

[leadpencil]

It is either some new kind of sexual position or she wants help with the domestic duties

[THAI LADY SPECIALIST]

I think it translates to something like "You want metal" or "You want iron"

 

Not sure if that makes any sense.

 

 

 

 

she wasnt a thai rock chick asking you if you wanted to go to a heavy metal gig?..............thought not

Edited September 10, 2010 by vizsta

[zeimo]

I bet she means she wants your "iron" hehe

[M&M]

Means : She want your metal

 

That was a joke, actually it does not make much sense. It means something like " do put op the metal/iron" , maybe she wants you to hang something on the wall.

[Dr.Winston]

I've never heard that expression before. It literally translates as 'You want to stick/attach (to/with) metal. Could be a slang term for getting hit with a metal bar or even getting shot (metal bullet)? But I'm just guessing really. What was it a response to? That might give it context.

[slick67]

Let's hope it doesn't mean the same thing as in this Thai commercial:

 

 

Funny wordplay there btw: ติดเหล็ก ไม่ใช่ติดเด็ก I'm stuck under metal, not fascinated with kids.....

 

Anyway, back on topic: haven't heard it before myself either, but most Google-hits come up with a sort of iron frame you can put up in front of your windows at home. Possibly against burglars, or if it's a smaller mesh maybe against mosquitos, who knows...

Edited September 10, 2010 by slick67

[el_jefe]

do you have crooked teeth by any chance? could be short for การติดเหล็กจัดฟัน so, maybe the sentence is more like: คุณต้อง การติดเหล็ก

 

just guessing too.

[naa_maa]

Any chance that "เหล็ก" (Lek) is the name of the lady sending you the message? Because "ติด" (dtit) could mean "to be crazy for".

[Sapoo]

คุณต้องการติดเหล็ก

Yep, it says, "I want iron".

[el_jefe]

Any chance that "เหล็ก" (Lek) is the name of the lady sending you the message? Because "ติด" (dtit) could mean "to be crazy for".

 

You need/want to be crazy for lek! That's excellent way of looking at it. but it would probably mean that she spelled Lek wrong, I would think as the usual lek's I've met have always been เล็ก as in small rather than iron. But definitely an interesting play on words.

 

 

Yep, it says, "I want iron".

 

What? Could you elaborate?

 

Thinking more about it, I would wonder why she's using ต้องการ rather than อยาก unless the ต้อง and the การ don't actually stick together (ติด). Making it more likely the gaan belongs with dtit lek.

Edited September 12, 2010 by el_jefe

[herds]

เหล็กดัดฟัน อ่ะ มั่วนะ

[el_jefe]

เหล็กดัดฟัน อ่ะ มั่วนะ

 

 

 

Yes, a wild guess. I've been intending to ask a thai but keep forgetting - may require more context.

 

ใช่ เดามั่ว ผมตั้งใจจะถามคนไทยแต่ลืมตลอดเวลา

 

one for pimsleur

Edited September 13, 2010 by el_jefe

[herds]

here's my มั่วๆ

 

What about something to do with thai houses, they often have เหล็กดัด around the windows

[beeline]

Could the metal / iron relate to money in any way?

[naa_maa]

You need/want to be crazy for lek! That's excellent way of looking at it. but it would probably mean that she spelled Lek wrong, I would think as the usual lek's I've met have always been เล็ก as in small rather than iron. But definitely an interesting play on words.

 

 

Yep, you're right it's usually เล็ก.. TGs tend to misspell quite often - but usually they write their own name right!

 

Anyway - I think that as very often with the thai language it's almost impossible to guess the correct meaning out of context - sometimes by hearing some conversations I got the feeling that thais not always understand each other that well...

[el_jefe]

i asked a thai and she said iron work either around the house or in the mouth but w/o context, impossible to tell. just like English- someone tells you their teeth are all crooked, you could say, wow looks like you need some serious metal work in there. or they tell you their windows all got blown out and the same sentence could ensue.

 

I guess the OP has to tell us

[Sam Hill]

I'm fluent in Thai - enough to have done paid translation - and I don't know WTF she means. Why would you want to be stuck to iron? I'm missing something or she is.

[ExpatDave]

Possibly....