{"id":3143,"date":"2017-02-08T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2017-02-08T00:10:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T00:10:13","slug":"valentines-day-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/valentines-day-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Valentine&#8217;s Day is fast approaching, and love is in the air. While this isn&#8217;t a traditional holiday in Thailand, many people enjoy celebrating it. Couples all over the country will exchange gifts and go out on dates. In Bangkok, it&#8217;s a popular day for weddings in the district of\u00a0<strong>Bang Rak <\/strong>(\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01),\u00a0since the name means \u201cLove District.\u201d Get ready for Valentine&#8217;s Day in Thailand with this post!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">Valentine&#8217;s Day Vocabulary<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3144\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maf04\/12210298445\/in\/photolist-jAYYjZ-7CWZvh-HVS5wf-DKFj4y-DzcU8a-qkjY-HBdkmY-Dd7bdZ-razggM-9isUki-9is3P3-8nmyLe-9PbCn-DB8xN8-E1wesP-PmXHhf-DYH3t5-E83q4r-E5p1qm-rjhtfN-kiwxQK-dUEQ4e-dQLu8J-9j3pvs-7CR77c-4s7PAw-Fj9LzY-EbgvgY-E26Vkt-DYnigG-DFEFkC-Dbk1jj-qTKnK9-r7Kwvn-k54mxX-9Fa6e-E8X7cP-dUVb5J-btJDEK-EFc6yp-DF9vm8-E4YJZz-DJgVCU-E6xkEw-DWGcqY-DWnuf7-jNTp9M-EkugZY-DfhWGB-E88FMk\" aria-label=\"12210298445 Fa2bfdf4a7 Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3144\" class=\"wp-image-3144\"  alt=\"Valentine's Day in Thailand\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/02\/12210298445_fa2bfdf4a7_z.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/02\/12210298445_fa2bfdf4a7_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/02\/12210298445_fa2bfdf4a7_z-350x219.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by maf04 from flickr.com.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First up, let&#8217;s learn some Thai vocabulary for Valentine&#8217;s Day. Here are 20 words\/phrases that are all about love:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-Valentine\u2019s Day<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e27\u0e32\u0e40\u0e25\u0e19\u0e44\u0e17\u0e19\u0e4c wan waa-layn-tai<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-love<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01 kwaam-r\u00e1k<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-I love you (male)<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">\u0e1c\u0e21 \u0e23\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 p\u014fm r\u00e1k kun<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-I love you (female)<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19 \u0e23\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 ch\u0103n r\u00e1k kun<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-lover\/darling<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e04\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01 kon-r\u00e1k<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-girlfriend\/boyfriend (partner)<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e41\u0e1f\u0e19 faen<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-husband<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e21\u0e35 s\u0103a-mee<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-wife<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e20\u0e23\u0e23\u0e22\u0e32 pan-r\u00e1-yaa<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-date<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e40\u0e14\u0e17 d\u00e0yt<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-romantic<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e42\u0e23\u0e41\u0e21\u0e19\u0e15\u0e34\u0e01 roh-maen-dt\u00eck<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-roses<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e01\u0e38\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e1a g\u00f9-l\u00e0ap<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-chocolate<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e0a\u0e47\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e42\u0e01\u0e41\u0e25\u0e15 ch\u00f3k-goh-l\u00e2et<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-teddy bear<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e17\u0e47\u0e14\u0e14\u0e35\u0e49 m\u0115e-t\u00e9t-d\u00eae<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-hold hands<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e08\u0e31\u0e1a \u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d j\u00e0p meu<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-hug<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e14 g\u00f2t<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-kiss<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e2b\u0e2d\u0e21 h\u014fm<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-You are beautiful.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e2a\u0e27\u0e22\u0e08\u0e31\u0e07\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22 kun s\u016day jang loie<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-You look sexy.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e48\u0e30 kun l\u00f2r k\u00e2<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-I want to be with you.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e1c\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e32\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 p\u014fm y\u00e0ak y\u00f2o g\u00e0p kun<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">-Will you marry me?<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e08\u0e30 \u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e07\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a \u0e1c\u0e21<span class=\"s1\">? \u00a0<\/span>kun j\u00e0 dt\u00e0eng-ngaan-g\u00e0p p\u014fm?<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">A Thai Love Song<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s no better way to get in the mood for Valentine&#8217;s Day than with a good old-fashioned love song. This one is called &#8220;<strong>Where is True Love?<\/strong>&#8221; (\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e14\u0e35\u0e46 \u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48 \u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19 <em>kwaam r\u00e1k dee dee y\u00f2o t\u00eae n\u0103i<\/em>) by the artist Peet Peera (\u0e1e\u0e35\u0e23\u0e30 \u0e40\u0e17\u0e28\u0e27\u0e34\u0e28\u0e32\u0e25), and it&#8217;s got a great music video:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seek True Love? Watch This. [FULL HD]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mM37N1agg_w?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>\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e14\u0e39\u0e04\u0e19\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e46\u0e01\u0e32\u0e22 \u0e21\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23\u0e46\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19<br \/>\nMaung doo kon raup raup gai maun gkrai krai kao ruk gun<br \/>\nI look at everyone around me, I look at everyone in love<br \/>\n\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e19\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19 \u0e41\u0e21\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e08\u0e30\u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e19\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e43\u0e08<br \/>\nMaung mun yoo yahng nun mae wah mun ja tum hai noy jai<br \/>\nI look at it all, even though it hurts me a little<\/p>\n<p>\u0e04\u0e19\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e39\u0e48\u0e01\u0e32\u0e22 \u0e04\u0e19\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e04\u0e22\u0e21\u0e35\u0e04\u0e39\u0e48\u0e43\u0e08<br \/>\nKon mun koey mee koo gai kon mun koey mee koo jai<br \/>\nThe person who used to be my match, the person who was once the partner for my heart<br \/>\n\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22\u0e17\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e27 \u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e17\u0e33\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e35<br \/>\nMun loey ton mai wai dtaung tum arai suk tee<br \/>\nI can\u2019t take it, what must I do?<\/p>\n<p>(*) \u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e48\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e43\u0e14<br \/>\nKwahm ruk yoo haeng hon dai<br \/>\nWhere is love?<br \/>\n\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23\u0e40\u0e01\u0e47\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e44\u0e27\u0e49 \u0e2b\u0e25\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19<br \/>\nKrai gep ao wai lop yoo nai<br \/>\nWho\u2019s holding on to it? Where is it hiding?<br \/>\n\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e15\u0e38\u0e43\u0e14\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e32\u0e01\u0e0f\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27<br \/>\nHet dai mai prahgot dtua<br \/>\nWhy won\u2019t it appear?<\/p>\n<p>(**) \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e41\u0e17\u0e49\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e07\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22<br \/>\nReu kwahm ruk tae jing mai mee yoo loey<br \/>\nOr does true love not really exist?<br \/>\n\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23\u0e01\u0e47\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e25\u0e07\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e22 \u0e0a\u0e49\u0e33\u0e40\u0e08\u0e47\u0e1a \u0e23\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e1b\u0e27\u0e14 \u0e17\u0e38\u0e01\u0e17\u0e35<br \/>\nRuk krai gor dtaung long oey chum jep rao puat took tee<br \/>\nWhenever I love anyone, it has to end in pain and heartache every time<br \/>\n\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e40\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e44\u0e23\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e08\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e35 \u0e2b\u0e31\u0e27\u0e43\u0e08\u0e42\u0e17\u0e23\u0e21\u0e46\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35<br \/>\nHah kwahm ruk tao rai mai jur suk tee hua jai sohm sohm tee mee<br \/>\nHowever much I search for love, I can\u2019t find it, it\u2019s wearing out my heart<br \/>\n\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e01\u0e04\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35 \u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e14\u0e35\u0e46\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19<br \/>\nKrai suk kon chuay tee kwahm ruk dee dee yoo tee nai<br \/>\nSomeone help me, where is good love?<\/p>\n<p>\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e27\u0e25\u0e32\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e41\u0e2a\u0e19\u0e14\u0e35 \u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e40\u0e18\u0e2d\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e22<br \/>\nWun welah tee saen dee wun tee mee tur kahng gai<br \/>\nThe times that were so wonderful, the days I had you at my side<br \/>\n\u0e40\u0e18\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e32\u0e40\u0e15\u0e34\u0e21\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22 \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e43\u0e08\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e09\u0e22\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e32<br \/>\nTur mah dterm kwahm mai hai jai tee choey lae chah<br \/>\nYou gave meaning to my indifferent heart<br \/>\n\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e36\u0e07\u0e40\u0e18\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e32\u0e17\u0e34\u0e49\u0e07\u0e44\u0e1b \u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e43\u0e08\u0e17\u0e23\u0e21\u0e32\u0e19<br \/>\nDtae wun neung tur mah ting pai tum hai jai toramahn<br \/>\nBut one day, you left me, torturing my heart<br \/>\n\u0e08\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07 \u0e41\u0e21\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e40\u0e18\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e08\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e22\u0e44\u0e1b<br \/>\nJom yoo gup kwahm lung mae wah tur tum jai chun hai pai<br \/>\nI\u2019m sinking into the past, even though you made my heart disappear<\/p>\n<p>\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e17\u0e33\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e09\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e08\u0e2d\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e35 \u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e41\u0e17\u0e49\u0e14\u0e35\u0e46 \u0e2d\u0e22\u0e39\u0e48\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23<br \/>\nChuay tum hai chun jur suk tee ruk tae dee dee yoo gup krai<br \/>\nPlease make me able to find real true love with someone<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re all set for Valentine&#8217;s Day in Thailand!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/02\/12210298445_fa2bfdf4a7_z-350x219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Valentine&#039;s Day in Thailand\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/02\/12210298445_fa2bfdf4a7_z-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/02\/12210298445_fa2bfdf4a7_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Valentine&#8217;s Day is fast approaching, and love is in the air. While this isn&#8217;t a traditional holiday in Thailand, many people enjoy celebrating it. Couples all over the country will exchange gifts and go out on dates. In Bangkok, it&#8217;s a popular day for weddings in the district of\u00a0Bang Rak (\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e07\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01),\u00a0since the name means \u201cLove&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/valentines-day-in-thailand\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":3144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[373820,373819,479995,373818,373816,479993,479994,163,373817],"class_list":["post-3143","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-how-to-say-i-love-you-in-thai","tag-i-love-you-in-thai","tag-thai-love-song","tag-thai-valentines-day","tag-thai-valentines-day-vocabulary","tag-thai-words-for-love","tag-thai-words-for-valentines-day","tag-valentines-day","tag-valentines-day-in-thailand"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3143"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3149,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143\/revisions\/3149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}