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And, baby, that’s show business for you. New album The Life of a Showgirl. Out October 3  ❤️‍🔥

https://taylor.lnk.to/TSTheLifeofaShowgirl

You belong with me. 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤

We’ll be kicking off the final leg of The Eras Tour this week, which is hard to comprehend. This tour has been the most wondrous experience and I knew I wanted to commemorate the memories we made together in a special way. Well, two ways actually. Excited to announce that The Official Eras Tour Book, filled with my own personal reflections, never-before-seen behind the scenes photos, all the magical memories you guys brought every single night AND …. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology on vinyl and CD will all be available for the first time ever only at Target starting Nov 29th. 🤍

gemini & fourth (in every universe) ↳ heart/li ming vs. vs. tinn/gun vs. kongthap/atom + selfies

Disclaimer: not a native Thai speaker, still learning 🙏

Ongsa and Sun

At first, Ongsa wrongly assumes that Sun is older so she calls her พี่ /phi/, speaks respectfully and wais her:

ขอโทษค่ะพี่ /khaaw thoht kha, phi/

Then they settle into these pronouns:

☀ Sun: เรา /rao/ -> Ongsa (calls her เธอ /ter/ once when she asks her name) 🌐 Ongsa: เรา /rao/ -> Sun -> เรา /rao/ is an informal 1st pers. pronoun that pretty much all the students in Ongsa's class seem to use

Later, when they're texting, it takes Ongsa entirely too long to catch onto the fact that Sun thinks Earth is a guy because-

คุยกันมาตั้งนาน เรายังไม่รู้เลยว่านายชื่ออะไร /khui gan maa dtang naan. rao yang mai ruu loei waa naai cheuu a rai/ -> นาย /naai/ is a male 2nd pers. pronoun

While we're talking about their texts, the subs have this weirdly mixed up:

1 - ฝันดีนะ /fan dee na/ = lit. dream well/good dreams, 'Sweet dreams' 2 - ราตรีสวัสดิ์ /raa dtree sa wat/ = formal, 'Good night' 3 - Similarly, Sun's มอนิ่งนะ /morning na/ is a more informal 'Good morning' compared to formal อรุณสวัสดิ์ /a roon sa wat/ or polite สวัสดีตอนเช้า /sa wat dee dtaawn chaao/

When Ongsa isn't gay-panic hiccupping, she's actually really clever and witty! I'll get to her ig posts in a second but there's also this moment:

ยังสวยอยู่เลย /yang suay yuu loei/ สวยจะ หมายถึง ซวยอ่ะ /suay ja- maai theung- suay a/

The difference in pronunciation between these two words is just the tone - สวย /suay/ (rising tone) means pretty vs. ซวย /suay/ (middle tone) means unlucky

from.the.earth__

ถ่ายรูป ด่วน สี-ขาวดำ /thaai ruup duaan see khaao dam/ = urgent/express black-and-white photography caption: ยกกล้องมาถ่ายแทบไม่ทัน /yohk glaawng maa thaai thaaep mai than/ = almost didn't raise the camera in time to snap this

caption: เงา-เหงา /ngao-ngao/ = shadow-lonely -> เงา ๆ /ngao ngao/ is an expression that means indistinctly, faintly

The difference in pronunciation is, again, in the tones - เงา /ngao/ (middle tone) means shadow vs. เหงา /ngao/ (rising tone) means lonely

caption: ว้าว! ปลาทับใจจัง /wow! bplaa thap jai jang/

I love this SO much omg It's a pun on ประทับใจ /bpra thap jai/ = impressed, but also a visual pun!! ปลา /bplaa/ = fish + ทับ /thap/ = placed on top of + ใจ /jai/ = heart

caption: สู้ ๆ นะ เป็นกำลังใจให้ /su su na. bpen gam lang jai hai/ = Fighting! Rooting for/encouraging [you]!

Another visual pun! This one's only funny if you know what peaches are called in Thai: peach = ลูกท้อ /luuk thaaw/ - but the word ท้อ /thaaw/ in there? It means discouraged!

Alpha, Aylin, and Luna

🔝 Alpha is Ongsa's older sister: พี่ /phi/ (used as a 1st pers. pronoun) -> แก /gae/ (informal 2nd pers. pronoun)

👽 Aylin is their cousin, in the same grade as Ongsa, and speaks pretty curtly, almost like someone would on two-way radio: she doesn't use any pronouns apart from this once-

แกกำลังบุกรุกที่ของฉัน /gae gam lang book rook thee khaawng chan/

Omitting pronouns is possible and not uncommon in Thai but doing so constantly, combined with her monotone speech pattern, low voice, and mostly a lack of ending particles, it does stick out! It doesn't really come across in the subs tbh (apart from including the way she refers to people as humans = มนุษย์ /ma noot/):

ไม่ต้องแคร์ใคร /mai dtaawng care khrai/ = Don't need to care about anyone.

🌙 Luna, Alpha, the two bullies, and Mawin all seem to be in the same grade because all of them use the impolite pronouns กู/มึง /guu, meung/ (=I/you) amongst each other - how very fun to finally hear some GMMTV girls talk like this :D

I love Alpha and Luna teaming up to beat up scold these two dipshits:

Alpha: พวกมึงสองคนแกล้งน้องกูออ /phuuak meung saawng khohn glaaeng nong guu aaw/ Mawin, trying to defuse: พวกเธอใจเย็นก่อน /phuuak ter jai yen gaawn/

While the girls are furious, the guys are clearly fearing for their lives, wai'ing endlessly 😂

Lastly-

Sarah Salola

I gasped when I saw her name in the credits!! She's this handsome singer-songwriter with a lovely voice who's queer herself - she's talked about her sexuality and style before (interview is in Thai) but this Valentine's she revealed her partner :)

Here's a cover of Nont Tanont's รักแรก (First Love) she did with Jan 💕

‘Taylor Swift’

A Place In This World: I don’t know what I want, so don’t ask me

Stay Beautiful: You’re really gonna be someone, ask anyone

Should’ve Said No: And I should’ve been there in the back of your mind, I shouldn’t be asking myself, “Why?”

Our Song: And when I got home, ‘fore I said, “Amen,” asking God if he could play it again

'Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

Fearless: And you know I wanna ask you to dance right there in the middle of the parking lot, yeah

Tell Me Why: You ask me for my love, then you push me around

You’re Not Sorry: And now you’re asking me to listen 'cause it’s worked each time before

The Way I Loved You: He says everything I need to hear and it’s like I couldn’t ask for anything better

Don’t You: But don’t you, don’t you smile at me and ask me how I’ve been

'Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’

Last Kiss: And I keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are

'Red (Taylor’s Version)’

Treacherous: I hear the sound of my own voice asking you to stay

All Too Well: Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much

I Almost Do: In my dreams you’re touching my face and asking me if I wanna try again with you

The Last Time: This is the last time I’m asking you this, put my name at the top of your list

The Last Time: This is the last time I’m asking you why you break my heart in the blink of an eye

The Moment I Knew: People ask me how I’ve been as I comb back through my memory

The Moment I Knew: And they’re all laughing and asking me about you

All Too Well (10 Minute Version): Not weeping in a party bathroom, some actress asking me what happened

'1989 (Taylor’s Version)’

(no asking)

'reputation’

Look What You Made Me Do: You asked me for a place to sleep, locked me out, and threw a feast

'Lover’

Death By A Thousand Cuts: I ask the traffic lights if it’ll be all right, they say, “I don’t know”

'folklore’

The 1: I persist and resist the temptation to ask you if one thing had been different, would everything be different today?

'evermore’

Champagne Problems: Sometimes you just don’t know the answer ‘til someone’s on their knees and asks you

‘Tis The Damn Season: If I wanted to know who you were hanging with while I was gone, I would’ve asked you

‘Tis The Damn Season: I won’t ask you to wait if you don’t ask me to stay

Cowboy Like Me: And you asked me to dance, but I said, “Dancing is a dangerous game”

Marjorie: I should’ve asked you questions, I should’ve asked you how to be, asked you to write it down for me

It’s Time To Go: When the dinner is cold and the chatter gets old, you ask for the tab

'Midnights’

Lavender Haze: All they keep asking me is if I’m gonna be your bride

Snow On The Beach: And my flight was awful, thanks for asking

Question…?: Can I ask you a question?

Bejeweled: And when I meet the band, they ask, “do you have a man?”

Karma: Ask me what I learned from all those years, ask me what I earned from all those tears

Karma: Ask me why so many fade, but I’m still here

Dear Reader: Dear reader, you don’t have to answer just ‘cause they asked you

Other Songs written by Taylor

I Heart ?: Before you ask me if I’m all right, think about what I had to do

I Heart ?: And now you ask about you and I, there’s no you and I

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