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Festivals & Celebrations

Thai festivals, plus words for birthdays, weddings, funerals, and temples. Handy when a coworker invites you to a wedding or funeral.

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Thai	Reading	Meaning
เทศกาล	thêet-sà-gaantʰêːt.sà.kaːn	festival
สงกรานต์	sǒng-graansǒŋ.kraːn	Songkran (Thai New Year water festival, April)
ลอยกระทง	lɔɔi grà-thonglɔːj krà.tʰoŋ	Loy Krathong (festival of floating lanterns)
กระทง	grà-thongkrà.tʰoŋ	krathong (floating offering for Loy Krathong)
สาดน้ำ	sàat náamsàːt náːm	to splash water
รดน้ำดำหัว	rót-náam-dam-hǔarót.náːm.dam.hǔa	to pour water on elders' hands and receive their blessing (at Songkran)
ปีใหม่	pii màipiː màj	New Year
ตรุษจีน	dtrùt-jiintrùt.tɕiːn	Chinese New Year
วันเกิด	wan-gə̀ətwan.kɤ̀ːt	birthday
สุขสันต์วันเกิด	sùk-sǎn wan-gə̀ətsùk.sǎn wan.kɤ̀ːt	Happy birthday!
ของขวัญ	khɔ̌ɔng-khwǎnkʰɔ̌ːŋ.kʰwǎn	gift; present
เค้ก	khéekkʰéːk	cake
งานแต่งงาน	ngaan dtɛ̀ng-ngaanŋaːn tɛ̀ŋ.ŋaːn	wedding
เจ้าบ่าว	jâo-bàaotɕâw.bàːw	groom
เจ้าสาว	jâo-sǎaotɕâw.sǎːw	bride
ซองช่วยงาน	sɔɔng chûai ngaansɔːŋ tɕʰûaj ŋaːn	envelope of gift money
สินสอด	sǐn-sɔ̀ɔtsǐn.sɔ̀ːt	bride price; dowry
งานศพ	ngaan sòpŋaːn sòp	funeral
งานบวช	ngaan bùatŋaːn bùat	ordination ceremony
บวช	bùatbùat	to be ordained; to enter the monkhood
ตักบาตร	dtàk-bàattàk.bàːt	to give food to monks on their alms round
ไหว้พระ	wâi phráwâj pʰráʔ	to pay respects to the Buddha
ธูป	thûuptʰûːp	incense
เทียน	thiantʰian	candle
วันพระ	wan-phráwan.pʰrá	Buddhist holy day
เข้าพรรษา	khâo-phan-sǎakʰâw.pʰan.sǎː	start of Buddhist Lent
ออกพรรษา	ɔ̀ɔk-phan-sǎaʔɔ̀ːk.pʰan.sǎː	end of Buddhist Lent
วันหยุดยาว	wan-yùt yaaowan.jùt jaːw	long weekend; long holiday
กลับบ้านต่างจังหวัด	glàp bâan dtàang-jang-wàtklàp bâːn tàːŋ.tɕaŋ.wàt	to go back to one's hometown upcountry
ฉลอง	chà-lɔ̌ɔngtɕʰà.lɔ̌ːŋ	to celebrate
งานเลี้ยง	ngaan líangŋaːn líaŋ	party; banquet
งานเลี้ยงปีใหม่	ngaan líang pii màiŋaːn líaŋ piː màj	company New Year party
จับฉลาก	jàp chà-làaktɕàp tɕʰà.làːk	to draw lots (for a gift exchange or raffle)
แสดงความยินดี	sà-dɛɛng khwaam-yin-diisà.dɛːŋ kʰwaːm.jin.diː	to congratulate
เสียชีวิต	sǐa-chii-wítsǐa.tɕʰiː.wít	to pass away
เสียใจด้วย	sǐa-jai dûaisǐa.tɕaj dûaj	My condolences; I'm so sorry.
พลุ	phlúpʰlúʔ	fireworks
ใส่บาตร	sài bàatsàj bàːt	to give alms to monks
ถวาย	thà-wǎaitʰà.wǎːj	to offer (to monks or royalty)
ชุดดำ	chút damtɕʰút dam	mourning clothes (black)
วันแม่	wan mɛ̂ɛwan mɛ̂ː	Mother's Day (August 12)
วันพ่อ	wan phɔ̂ɔwan pʰɔ̂ː	Father's Day (December 5)
วันวาเลนไทน์	wan waa-leen-thaiwan waː.leːn.tʰaj	Valentine's Day
คริสต์มาส	khrít-mâatkʰrít.mâːt	Christmas

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