{"id":2186,"date":"2014-12-23T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2014-12-16T22:37:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T22:37:10","slug":"thai-christmas-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/thai-christmas-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Christmas Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing as how 95% of people are Buddhists, Christmas isn&#8217;t exactly a huge holiday in Thailand. That being said, shopping malls across the country have decked the halls with plenty of Christmas fare, Christmas trees can easily be found, and &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; is played and sang many times throughout the month. Buddhism is a very tolerant religion, so people in Thailand welcome Christmas and the celebrations associated with the holiday with open arms. If you&#8217;ve ever been to Thailand, you know that Thai people will take any excuse for a party. Everything in Thailand has to be\u00a0\u0e2a\u0e19\u0e38\u0e01 (s\u00e0-n\u00f9k), a word which means &#8220;fun&#8221; or &#8220;enjoyable.&#8221; Since Christmas is another occasion to celebrate and have a good time, Thailand is all for it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2187\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/empty007\/5539539005\" aria-label=\"5539539005 44dde874e8 Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2187\"  alt=\"Image by empty007 from www.flickr.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2014\/12\/5539539005_44dde874e8_z.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2014\/12\/5539539005_44dde874e8_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2014\/12\/5539539005_44dde874e8_z-350x232.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by empty007 from www.flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be a\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">\u0e01\u0e23\u0e34\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e4c (<\/span>gr\u00edn) this Christmas season by not knowing any holiday vocabulary. To help you get in the Christmas spirit in Thailand, here are 20 Christmas related vocabulary words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Christmas Eve (\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e2d\u0e35\u0e1f &#8211; kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at ee-faa)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Christmas (\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a &#8211; wan kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Merry Christmas (\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a &#8211; s\u00f9k-k\u00e0-s\u0103n wan kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Christmas tree (\u0e15\u0e49\u0e19\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a &#8211; dt\u00f4n kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Christian (\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e40\u0e15\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19 &#8211; kr\u00edt-dtian)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Jesus Christ (\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e40\u0e22\u0e0b\u0e39\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c &#8211; pr\u00e1-yay-soo kr\u00edt)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>midnight mass (\u0e21\u0e27\u0e25\u0e40\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e07\u0e04\u0e37\u0e19 &#8211; muan t\u00eeang keun)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Santa Claus (\u0e0b\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e32\u0e04\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e2a &#8211; saan-dtaa-kl\u00f4t)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>sleigh (\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19 &#8211; l\u00eauan)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>reindeer (\u0e01\u0e27\u0e32\u0e07\u0e02\u0e19\u0e32\u0e14\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48 &#8211; gwaang k\u00e0-n\u00e0at y\u00e0i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (\u0e23\u0e39\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e25\u0e4c\u0e1f\u0e01\u0e27\u0e32\u0e07\u0e08\u0e21\u0e39\u0e01\u0e41\u0e14\u0e07)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Christmas elf (\u0e20\u0e39\u0e15\u0e34\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a &#8211; poo-dt\u00ec kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>gift\/present (\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e02\u0e27\u0e31\u0e0d &#8211; k\u014fng kw\u0103n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>stocking (\u0e16\u0e38\u0e07\u0e40\u0e17\u0e49\u0e32\u0e22\u0e32\u0e27 &#8211; t\u016dng t\u00e1o yaao)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>Christmas carols (\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e07\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a &#8211; playng kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>12 Days of Christmas (12 \u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e43\u0e19\u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e01\u0e32\u0e25\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a &#8211; 12 wan nai t\u00e2yt-s\u00e0-gaan kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>gingerbread man (\u0e21\u0e19\u0e38\u0e29\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e02\u0e19\u0e21\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e07\u0e02\u0e34\u0e07 &#8211; m\u00e1-n\u00fat k\u00e0-n\u014fm bpang k\u012dng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>candy cane (\u0e2d\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e02\u0e19\u0e21 &#8211; \u00f4i k\u00e0-n\u014fm)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>snowman (\u0e23\u0e39\u0e1b\u0e1b\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 \u0e21\u0e19\u0e38\u0e29\u0e22\u0e4c \u0e2b\u0e34\u0e21\u0e30 &#8211; r\u00f4op bp\u00e2n m\u00e1-n\u00fat h\u00ec-m\u00e1)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">\n<h3>white Christmas (\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e02\u0e32\u0e27 &#8211; kr\u00edt-m\u00e2at s\u0115e k\u0103ao)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn how to say &#8220;Merry Christmas&#8221; as well as &#8220;Happy New Year&#8221; in Thai with this short video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn Thai Phrase | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVlBPTTwdsk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re at it, learn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaipod101.com\/thai-vocabulary-lists\/12-days-of-christmas\">how to sing the 12 Days of Christmas in Thai<\/a>. You should also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaizer.com\/culture-shock\/do-they-celebrate-christmas-in-thailand\/\">check out this article<\/a> for a bit more information about Christmas in Thailand. To all of our readers, we&#8217;d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, in Thai of course!!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e04\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e21\u0e32\u0e2a!!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2014\/12\/5539539005_44dde874e8_z-350x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2014\/12\/5539539005_44dde874e8_z-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2014\/12\/5539539005_44dde874e8_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Seeing as how 95% of people are Buddhists, Christmas isn&#8217;t exactly a huge holiday in Thailand. That being said, shopping malls across the country have decked the halls with plenty of Christmas fare, Christmas trees can easily be found, and &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; is played and sang many times throughout the month. 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