If you chat with Thai people or visit websites and forums in Thai you will have come across many messages with 555. But do you know what the meaning of 555 in Thai is? The meaning of 555 in Thai In Thai, the number 5 is ห้า which is pronounced Ha. So 555 is HAHAHA...
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What does Pad Thai mean?
Pad Thai is the most popular Thai dish. It's a delicious dish consisting of noodles, vegetables, meat or tofu, peanuts and flavored with Thai sauces like Tamarind and fish sauce. You might be wondering what pad thai ผัดไทย (pàt tai) means? Pad Thai meaning Pad ผัด...
Months in Thai – Everything you should know
The 12 Months in Thai EnglishThaiTransliterationAbbreviationJanuaryมกราคมmók-gà-raa komม.ค.Februaryกุมภาพันธ์gum-paa panก.พ.Marchมีนาคมmee-naa komมี.ค.Aprilเมษายนmay-săa-yonเม.ย.June มิถุนายนmí-tù-naa-yonมิ.ย.Julyกรกฎาคมgà-rá-gà-daa-komก.ค.Mayพฤษภาคมpréut-sà-paa...
What you should know about December in Thai
December in Thai is ธันวาคม pronounced tan-waa kom. Like all months (เดือน deuan) in Thai that have 31 days, it ends with คม (kom). The abbreviated version of ธันวาคม is ธ.ค. The beginning...
3 Best Free Thai Dictionaries for Thai Learners
I have been learning Thai for close to 3 years now and in the process have found the Thai Dictionaries I think are the best and most useful. Out of all the ones I've encountered, the following list are my 3 favorites in no particular order. Each have their strengths...
Why Thai isn’t as hard as you think
Starting to learn Thai might seem like a very daunting task. You have to learn 44 new consonants, you have to learn different vowels, you have to learn about tones. However, you should not learn that scare you! In this post, I will explain why Thai isn’t as hard...
Transcript for a popular Thai video called Pineapple
Hi everyone! Do you know this very popular short Thai video called pineapple? The full title of the youtube video is “สับปะรด” (Pineapple) หนังสั้นสร้างแรงบันดาลใจ โครงการสานรัก - meaning: Pineapple - Short movie that creates inspiration - A sanrak Project. It has...
How to say Goodbye like a Thai
The most common way to say Goodbye like a Thai is เจอกัน (jer gan) and หวัดดี (wàt dee). But you can also say สวัสดี sà-wàt-dee (the same word as hello). I noticed many Thai learning applications and google translate say that goodbye is ลาก่อน (laa gòn). However, you...
How to say ‘What is this called’ in Thai
In this post, I will go over a few very important questions you will undoubtedly ask a lot when you first learn Thai. The questions we will go over all relate to asking someone "what does something mean in Thai?" or "how do you say something in Thai?" 1....
9 Awesome Free Resources for Intermediate and Advanced Thai Learners.
In this article, I will go over free resources for intermediate and advanced Thai learners. All the resources mentioned below include the Thai transcript (subtitles). Once you get past the beginner stage in Thai, I felt it was rather difficult to find good Thai...
9 Reasons Why You Should Learn Thai
A lot of tourists/Ex-pats have been in Thailand for a long time and don’t make an effort to learn Thai. While you can get by with just knowing English in big cities like Bangkok or Chiang Mai, it is less than Ideal. You are missing out on meaningful...
10 words that will make you sound very Thai
In every language, there are always some words that make you sound more like a native. It is mostly these things that are not written in Thai books, that you have to find out on the street. Here we are about to find out 10 words that will make you sound very Thai. #1...