Astrology in Thailand | คุณเกิดปีอะไร
To ask “what year were you born?” in Thai you have to say “khun goèrd bpee àrai?”
In Thailand for official papers and also general Thai speaking we use ‘Buddhist Era’ or ‘B.E.’ when we talk about years.
The word ‘Buddhist Era’ in Thai is ‘pút-tá-sàk-gà-raàt’. And in short as abbreviation we just say ‘por-sŏr’ which means ‘B.E.’
e.g. Q: Khun goèrd bpee àrai? What year were you born?
A: Chan goèrd bpee 2525 (săwng-pan-haâ-roí-yeê-sìb-haâ) or
Chan goèrd bpee 2525 (săwng-haâ-săwng-haâ) or
Chan goèrd bpee 25 (săwng-haâ) à most used one
Q: Bpee neé bpee por-sŏr àrai? What B.E year is this year?
A: Bpee neé bpee 2552 (săwng-pan-haâ-roí-haâ-sìb-săwng) or
Bpee neé bpee 2552 (săwng-haâ-haâ-săwng) or
Bpee neé bpee 52 (haâ-săwng) à most used one
But sometimes we use ‘kor-sŏr’ which stands for Krít-sàk-gà-raàt. ‘Kor-sŏr’ means ‘A.D.’ and ‘Krít-sàk-gà-raàt’ means ‘Anno Domini’ , ‘Christian Era’
e.g. Q: Khun goèrd bpee àrai? What year were you born?
A: Pŏm goèrd bpee 1980 (neùng-pan-gaô-roí-bpaèd-sìb) or
Pŏm goèrd bpee 1980 (neùng-gaô-bpaèd-soŏn) à most used one
And in ‘Hŏ-raa-saàt-Thai’ which means Thai astrology, we have the Zodiac of 12 animal signs like in Chinese one which represent the different types of personality and characteristics. The twelve signs are as follows:
Bpee Chuâd = Rat year ปีชวด
Bpee Chà-loŏ = Ox year ปีฉลู
Bpee Kaăn = Tiger year ปีขาล
Bpee Toàh = Rabbit year ปีเถาะ
Bpee Má Rohng = Dragon year ปีมะโรง
Bpee Má S ěng = Snake year ปีมะเส็ง
Bpee Má Mia = Horse year ปีมะเมีย
Bpee Má Mair = Goat year ปีมะแม
Bpee Wôrk = Monkey year ปีวอก
Bpee Rá Gaa = Chicken year ปีระกา
Bpee Jor = Dog year ปีจอ
Bpee Goon = Pig year ปีกุน
Kruu Jang
Thai Language Teacher
