If there’s one aspect of the Thai language you should learn it’s days of the week.
Why? Because knowing these 7 words is incredibly useful in everyday conversation.
Days of the week come up in all aspects of basic conversation:
Think; “What did you do on Saturday night”, “Let’s go out to eat on Monday”, “What day do you fly home”, “I want to order a taxi to the airport on Sunday”
…You get my drift.
The good news is that days of the week in Thai are really easy to master. It won't take you longer than 30 minutes to have them sealed in your memory.
So to make this lesson a little bit harder, while we’re learning days of the week, it would be silly not to jump in and start learning the months of the year in Thai too.
I won’t lie, this is more difficult, not just because there are 12 months in a year to remember, but because the words are fairly awkward to remember – I still find myself taking a few seconds during conversation to recall the right month.
My advice is to start with your birthday month and those of your close family; it's always easier learning by association.
I’ve provided a video for each section featuring a Thai speaker, so that you can practice getting your pronunciation spot on. I’ve also listed the Thai script and phonetic English after the video.
Days of the Week in Thai
Monday: Wan jan – วัน จันทร์
Tuesday: Wan anghan – วัน อังคาร
Wednesday: Wan phuut – วัน พุธ
Thursday: Wan paruuhat (sabodee) – วัน พฤหัสบดี (Most people never say the ‘sabodee' part)
Friday: Wan suk – วัน ศุกร์
Saturday: Wan sow – วัน เสาร์
Sunday: Wan ahtit – วัน อาทิตย์
Months of the Year in Thai
January: Magarakhom – มกราคม
February: Goomphapaan – กุมภาพันธ์
March: Meenaakhom – มีนาคม
April: Maysaayon – เมษายน
May: Puutsaphaakhom – พฤษภาคม
June: Mithunaayon – มิถุนายน
July: Garakgadakhom – กรกฎาคม
August: Singhakhom – สิงหาคม
September: Ganyayon – กันยายน
October: Turaakhom – ตุลาคม
November: Puutsajigaayon – พฤศจิกายน
December: Thanwaakhom – ธันวาคม
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