{"id":1273,"date":"2012-06-30T15:27:52","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T15:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2012-06-30T15:27:52","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T15:27:52","slug":"birthday-vocabulary-in-thai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/birthday-vocabulary-in-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday Vocabulary in Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember when you were a child and had birthday parties where all your friends came and gave you gifts? And then when you became an adult, a birthday became more just hanging out with friends for the night? For Thai children, the parents would usually take the kids out for the day. To go play at the park, see a museum, and eat\u00a0ice-cream.<\/p>\n

For Thai adult birthdays it\u2019s very similar to what westerners do. The stereotypical Thai would go out and party\/drink the night away \u2013 especially the guys. As such, some words below aren\u2019t all useful for a Thai birthday. But all are generally useful words nonetheless.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\nKaraoke<\/strong><\/td>\nThai<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
happy<\/td>\nSuk2san5<\/td>\n\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
day<\/td>\nWan1<\/td>\n\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
birth<\/td>\nGerd2<\/td>\n\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
happy birth day<\/td>\nSuk2san5wan1gerd2<\/td>\n\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cake<\/td>\nCek4<\/td>\n\u0e40\u0e04\u0e49\u0e01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sugar<\/td>\nNam4dtaan2<\/td>\n\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e15\u0e32\u0e19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
candle<\/td>\nTien1<\/td>\n\u0e40\u0e17\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
balloon<\/td>\nLuuk3bong1<\/td>\n\u0e25\u0e39\u0e01\u0e42\u0e1b\u0e48\u0e07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
party<\/td>\nBaa1dtee3<\/td>\n\u0e1b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e15\u0e35\u0e49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
friends<\/td>\nPuean3 puean3<\/td>\n\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
relatives<\/td>\nYaat3<\/td>\n\u0e0d\u0e32\u0e15\u0e34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
age<\/td>\nAa1yu4<\/td>\n\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
year<\/td>\nBpee1<\/td>\n\u0e1b\u0e35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
birthplace<\/td>\nTee3 gerd2<\/td>\n\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alcohol<\/td>\nLao3<\/td>\n\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e49\u0e32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

How old are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kun1 aa1yu4 tow3rai2<\/p>\n

\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38\u0e40\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e48?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I am x years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n

x bpee1 laew4<\/p>\n

x \u0e1b\u0e35\u0e41\u0e25\u0e49\u0e27 (for adults)<\/p>\n

x kuab2 laew4<\/p>\n

x \u0e02\u0e27\u0e1a\u0e41\u0e25\u0e49\u0e27 (for children)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

note:<\/strong> Kuab2 should be used for children, and bpee1 should be used for adults. There really is no age line between kuab2 and bpee1 \u2013 use your own descretion. Using Google, I\u2019ve determined that age 14 and below is very common for kuab2, while its usage drops slowly as we approach age 20, and then it\u2019s rarely used for age 21 and after. I\u2019d personally draw the line at age 14, given this evidence.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

When is your birthday?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kun1 mee1 wan1 gerd2 meua3rai2<\/p>\n

\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e21\u0e35\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e48?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Today is my birthday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wan1nee4bpen1wan1gerd2pom5<\/p>\n

\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e1c\u0e21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn the vocabulary for Thai birthdays.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[10208,3],"tags":[1939,3339,10177],"class_list":["post-1273","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-beginner","category-culture","tag-birthday","tag-party","tag-thai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t