{"id":2636,"date":"2015-10-29T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T09:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2015-10-24T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T09:05:23","slug":"thai-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/thai-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary Thai for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Thailand is a country with many traditional festivals and holidays, Halloween is definitely not one of them. That being said, Thai people are all for an excuse to have a good time or a party &#8211; if something isn&#8217;t <strong>fun<\/strong> (\u0e2a\u0e19\u0e38\u0e01 &#8211; s\u00e0-n\u00f9k), it&#8217;s not worth doing after all! Plus, with so many foreigners living and traveling in Thailand, there are plenty of places that are happy to throw Halloween parties to bring in extra business. To get you in the Halloween spirit and learning a little Thai at the same time, here are 20 vocabulary words related to the holiday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Halloween (\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2e\u0e32\u0e42\u0e25\u0e27\u0e35\u0e19 &#8211; wan haa-loh-ween)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>costume (\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e1c\u0e49\u0e32 &#8211; s\u00eaua p\u00e2a)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>party (\u0e1b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e15\u0e35\u0e49 &#8211; bpaa-dt\u00eae)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>trick-or-treat (\u0e17\u0e23\u0e34\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e17\u0e23\u0e35\u0e15 &#8211; thr\u00edk-aaw-thr\u00edit)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>candy (\u0e25\u0e39\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e21 &#8211; l\u00f4ok om)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>haunted house (\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e1c\u0e35\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e07 &#8211; b\u00e2an p\u0115e s\u012dng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>pumpkin (\u0e1f\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e17\u0e2d\u0e07 &#8211; f\u00e1k tong)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>jack-o-lantern (\u0e1f\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e2e\u0e32\u0e42\u0e25\u0e27\u0e35\u0e19 &#8211; f\u00e1k tong haa-loh-ween)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>spider (\u0e41\u0e21\u0e07\u0e21\u0e38\u0e21 &#8211; maeng mum)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>bat (\u0e04\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e04\u0e32\u0e27 &#8211; k\u00e1ang kaao)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>black cat (\u0e41\u0e21\u0e27\u0e14\u0e33 &#8211; maew dam)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>ghost (\u0e1c\u0e35 &#8211; p\u0115e)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>witch (\u0e41\u0e21\u0e48 \u0e21\u0e14 &#8211; m\u00e2e m\u00f3t)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>skeleton (\u0e42\u0e04\u0e23\u0e07\u0e01\u0e23\u0e30\u0e14\u0e39\u0e01 &#8211; krohng gr\u00e0-d\u00f2ok)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>werewolf (\u0e21\u0e19\u0e38\u0e29\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e1b\u0e48\u0e32 &#8211; m\u00e1-n\u00fat m\u0103a bp\u00e0a)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>mummy (\u0e21\u0e31\u0e21\u0e21\u0e35\u0e48 &#8211; mam-m\u00eae)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>vampire (\u0e1c\u0e35\u0e14\u0e39\u0e14\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e14 &#8211; p\u0115e d\u00f2ot l\u00eauat)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>monster (\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e15\u0e27\u0e4c\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e14 &#8211; s\u00e0t bpr\u00e0-l\u00e0at)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Frankenstein (\u0e41\u0e1f\u0e23\u0e07\u0e40\u0e01\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e44\u0e15\u0e19\u0e4c &#8211; fraeng-gayn-s\u00e0-dtai)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>zombie (\u0e1c\u0e35\u0e14\u0e34\u0e1a &#8211; p\u0115e d\u00ecp)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Halloween is a scary holiday, but how can you express this in Thai? Here are a few useful words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>to be scared (\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e27 &#8211; glua)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>scary (\u0e19\u0e48\u0e32\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e27 &#8211; n\u00e2a glua)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>fear\/fright (\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e27 &#8211; kwaam glua)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>fear of ghosts (\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e27\u0e1c\u0e35 &#8211; glua p\u0115e)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>phobias (\u0e42\u0e23\u0e04\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e27 &#8211; r\u00f4hk glua)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>to horrify\/terrify (\u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e27\u0e25\u0e32\u0e19 &#8211; glua laan)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2637\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/10\/DSC_0266.jpg\" aria-label=\"DSC 0266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2637\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2637\"  alt=\"A Thai spirit house in Bangkok.\" width=\"402\" height=\"600\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/10\/DSC_0266.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/10\/DSC_0266.jpg 402w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/10\/DSC_0266-235x350.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Thai spirit house in Bangkok.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ghosts and spirits are big parts of Halloween,\u00a0but do people in Thailand believe in all of that? If you&#8217;ve traveled around the country, you&#8217;ve probably noticed the <strong>spirit houses<\/strong> (\u0e28\u0e32\u0e25\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e20\u0e39\u0e21\u0e34 &#8211; s\u0103an pr\u00e1-poom) in businesses and homes. These shrines function as alters, which people place offerings on to appease the spirits. It&#8217;s widely believed in Thai culture that those who do not respect or honor the spirits will be cursed with bad luck and even tragic accidents. Check out this advertisement that shows an upset spirit accosting the homeowner to buy new electronics:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thai Ghost Depicted in Electronics Advertisment\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KYitFiKtMTM?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>There are plenty of ghost stories in Thai culture, such as that of <strong>Pret<\/strong> (\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e15 &#8211; bpr\u00e0yt). The name literally means &#8220;hungry ghost,&#8221; and it can be found in many cultures.\u00a0They can come in many varieties, as it is a reincarnation of an awful person who is reborn as a disgusting beings with emaciated bellies and slender necks. They have an insatiable appetite for something repulsive, like feces or dead bodies, but cannot satisfy it. Here&#8217;s another funny look at Thai ghosts in this ad:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Many Types of Thai Ghosts Depicted in Advertisment\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g97rE64C92M?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>If you&#8217;re interested in learning about more Thai ghosts, you can check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bangkokpost.com\/learning\/learning-from-news\/377582\/thai-ghosts-welcome-to-our-world\">this reading<\/a> from the Bangkok Post which also has an MP3 you can listen along to. You&#8217;ll see some of these ghosts and many more in this hilarious video called &#8220;Shit Thai Ghosts Say&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rivj3O7DtEs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rivj3O7DtEs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those who get in a singing mood, why not try singing along to &#8220;This is Halloween&#8221; from &#8220;The Nightmare Before Christmas&#8221; in Thai?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is Halloween (Thai) \u0e43\u0e19\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e2e\u0e32\u0e42\u0e25\u0e27\u0e34\u0e19\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tyG71chyvOU?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>Some of the best places to celebrate Halloween in Thailand are Bangkok and Phuket, where there&#8217;s always a big number of expats and tourists around to drum up excitement for the holiday. See what it looked like last year in one of Phuket&#8217;s biggest nightlife districts in this video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Halloween 2014 - Soi Bangla, Patong, Phuket, Thailand\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VRYWChLPDkk?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>For some reading practice, a great resource is <a href=\"http:\/\/bangkok.usembassy.gov\/halloween.html\">this guide<\/a> put together by the US Embassy in Bangkok to introduce Halloween. It&#8217;s in both English and Thai, so you can try reading them side by side.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2e\u0e31\u0e25\u0e42\u0e25\u0e27\u0e35\u0e19 &#8211; s\u00f9k-k\u00e0-s\u0103n\u00a0wan haa-loh-ween<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Happy Halloween!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"235\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/10\/DSC_0266-235x350.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\/2015\/10\/DSC_0266-235x350.jpg 235w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2015\/10\/DSC_0266.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><p>While Thailand is a country with many traditional festivals and holidays, Halloween is definitely not one of them. That being said, Thai people are all for an excuse to have a good time or a party &#8211; if something isn&#8217;t fun (\u0e2a\u0e19\u0e38\u0e01 &#8211; s\u00e0-n\u00f9k), it&#8217;s not worth doing after all! 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