Isan Proverbs Phaya (Thai)

Phaya are the verses and sayings of the people of Isan (Northeast Thailand) and Laos, used by elders to teach the young and by couples to court each other. They sound beautiful, but many words are hard to follow unless you speak Isan. This app collects phaya with their meaning in central Thai, so you can see right away what each verse teaches. The app and its content are in Thai. Made for children and grandchildren of Isan families who want to understand their elders, students looking for phaya for a school report, and anyone who wants an Isan saying for a post or caption. Read and understand • Phaya with their meaning in central Thai • Grouped by topic: life lessons, perseverance, gratitude, truths of life and courtship verses • Search by any phrase you remember, with starts with, ends with and contains modes • Sort results by popularity, newest or Thai alphabetical order • Browse the most read phaya Keep and share • The phaya of the day on the home screen, as a widget, with a daily reminder • Share a phaya as an image to LINE or another app • Tap the heart to keep the verses you like, then review your favourites every day • Back up your favourites to a file, so they move with you to a new phone • Favourites from the previous version of the app are all kept The content is the same as wordyguru.com and is updated continually. If you spot something to fix, tell the team from the app. Free to use, with ads. Developed by Wordy Guru