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Thai New YearLearn Thai Songkran Phrases Phrases for Songkran

Songkran or Thai New Year is coming up and it is time for good fun again. Sometimes, however, you might want to excuse yourselves from this fun right? In this learn Thai blog, we will learn some phrases that you can use during the Buddhist Songkran festival so you can have fun without getting wet!

Vocabulary:

Nouns

English

Thai Script

Phonetic

Thai traditional perfume

น้ำอบไทย

nám-òp-thai

Water gun

ปีนฉีดน้ำ

bpᵾᵾn-chìit-nám

Soft-prepared chalk

ดินสอพอง

din-sɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔng

Powder

แป้ง

bpɛ̂ɛng

Cool powder

แป้งเย็น

bpɛ̂ɛng yen

Verbs

English

Thai Script

Phonetic

Pour water on the hands of revered elders and ask for a blessing

รดน้ำดำหัว

rót-nám-dam-hǔa

Sprinkle water onto a Buddha image

สรงน้ำพระ

sǒng-nám-prá

Buddha images

พระพุทธรูป

prà-púttá-rûup

Splash water

สาดน้ำ

sàatnám

Preparation for Songkran | Sweet Water | Powder | Washing Bowel

nám-òp-thai     น้ำอบไทย

Traditional Songkran white baby powder

bpɛ̂ɛng     แป้ง

Baby Powder in Hard Form or Tablets for Songkran

din-sɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔng     ดินสอพอง

Phrases:

ระวัง /rá-wang/ = be careful

ระวังถนนลื่น /ra-wang tà-nǒn lᵾ̂ᵾn/ = Be careful, the road is slippery.

ขอโทษค่ะ ไม่เล่นค่ะ /kᴐ̌ᴐ-tôot kâ, mâi lên kâ/

= Sorry, I do not want to play. (female speaker)

ขอโทษครับ ไม่เล่นครับ /kᴐ̌ᴐ-tôot kráp, mâi lên kráp/

= Sorry, I do not want to play. (male speaker)

ขอโทษค่ะ (ครับ) เดี๋ยวโทรศัพท์ / โน้ตบุ๊ค / etc เปียก   /kᴐ̌ᴐ-tôot kâ (kráp), dǐaw too-rá-sàp / not-búk/ etc. bpìak/

= Sorry, my telephone / laptop / etc might get wet.

ขอโทษค่ะ ต้องไปธุระค่ะ /kᴐ̌ᴐ toot kâ, dtᴐ̂ᴐng bpai tú-rá kâ/

= Sorry, I have to go run an errand. (female speaker)

ขอโทษครับ ต้องไปธุระครับ  /kᴐ̌ᴐ toot kráp, dtᴐ̂ᴐng bpai tú-rá kráp/

= Sorry, I have to go run an errand. (male speaker)

ไม่เล่นน้ำแข็ง  /mâi lên nám-kɛ̌ng/

= no ice. (not play water with ice)

ไม่เล่นแป้ง /mâi lên bpɛ̂ɛng/

= no powder. (not play with powder)

Please remember to prepare for Songkran by dressing properly ie nothing too special …be ready to be wet, and be careful about playing during the Songkran.

Enjoy your Songkran ka!

Jang

Thai Language Teacher