Every country has a different flag day. In the USA, Flag day is on June 14. In Thailand, Flag day is on September 28. Flag day in Thai is วันพระราชทานธงชาติไทย (wan prá râat taan tong-châat-tai). วัน (wan) means day. พระราชทาน (prá râat taan)...
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How to use ซะเมื่อไร to be playful in Thai
One of the words that I always said when I was younger was ซะเมื่อไร (sá mêua rai) when I was playing with my brother. ซะเมื่อไร (sá mêua rai) is a fixed expression which functions to reverse the meaning of everything you said earlier. It's equivalent to saying...
Thai Ghosts 👻| Learn about the most popular ghosts in Thailand
Thailand is known as the land of smiles but it could easily be called The land of Ghosts 👻. In Thai culture, the belief in Ghosts (ผี pĕe) is very prevalent. A popular belief of some Thai people is that we have another "body" that will only show up once we die. Thai...
Useful Thai word: แอบ 🤫
แอบ (àep) is a very useful Thai word that you can add before verbs to give the feeling of "secretly" or "covertly". For example, to secretly like someone/have a crush on someone = แอบชอบ (àep chôp). ชอบ (chôp) by itself means to like. Let's see some more...
Useful Thai word: ผู้
ผู้ (pôo) is used as a part of many words in Thai. So you will definitely hear this word a lot. Even if you don't know what the entire word means if you hear (pôo) you will know it has something to do with a person or people. If you know the word that comes after pôo...
10 tips to sound more Thai
https://www.youtube.com/embed/NRqXnvwrr5w Watch the video for some tips not found in this article. Download the Thai transcript for the video here. I have many friends who have learned Thai and speak fluently. However, they don't sound exactly like native Thai...
How to use เลย
Have you ever come across the word เลย (loie and find it difficult to understand? เลย (loie) is a very commonly used word in Thai that has a few different meanings. In this article, we will take a look at all of the meanings and their uses. Pass The first use of เลย...
How to say something looks… , seems … , seems like or looks like in Thai
There are few ways to express it seems, it looks, seems like, it looks like in Thai. In this post, we will learn all of the words (ดูน่า (doo nâa), ดูเหมือน (doo mĕuan), น่า (nâa)) and the variations. Let's get started! Looks, seems ดู (doo) ดู (doo) means to look, or...
Useful Thai word – ตู้ dtôo
A very useful Thai word is ตู้ dtôo. This is because dtôo is used as a part of many words. ตู้ dtôo by itself means cabinet/closet/cupboard. There are many cabinet-like compound words in Thai that contain ตู้, making it easy to understand words. For example,...
Musical Instruments in Thai 🎶
In this article, you will learn vocabulary for different musical instruments in the Thai language and about music-related vocabulary. You will also learn about some famous Thai instruments. Let's start with the word for Music and Instruments in general. Music is:...
Different ways to say to persuade/convince in Thai
Just like in English where you can say to persuade, to convince, to talk someone into doing something, to get someone to do something, etc. In Thai, these words which express a similar idea also come in different intensities. In this blog, we will learn all the words,...
Veterans Day in Thai
Veterans day in Thailand is a different date than in the USA. In Thailand, Veterans day is on February 3rd. In the USA, Veterans Day is on November 11. Having said this, these days are used to honor the Military and Soldiers. To say Veterans day in the Thai language...