2003/2546(B.E.)

Month

Thai word

Pronounciation

Meaning

January

Puern

"Puern" means "Friend(s)".
"Puern sa-nid" means "Close friend(s)".
You have to pronounce "Puer~" as long sound, and end with "~n".
For example:
Chan dee-jai tee mee ter pen puern. = I'm glad that you're my friend.
[Chan = I, dee-jai = glad, tee = that(prep.),
mee = have, ter = you, pen = be(v. to be), puern = friend]

February

Tok Lum Rak

"Tok Lum Rak" means "Fall in love".
For example:
"Chan tok lum rak khun kao laew"
means
"I'm falling in love with you"
[tok = fall, lum = pit, rak = love, khun = you]

April

Ped

"Ped" means "hot(spicy)".
"hot" is the key word of meaning of "Ped".
If it's very sour or salty, we won't say it's "Ped".
We use this word for taste of food only, not for weather.
For example:
"ah~ Tom-yam-kung ped jang" means "ah~ This Tom-yam-kung is so hot".

May - June

Por

"Por" means "Dad".
"Kun Por" is also "Dad", but it's polite.
"Kun" or "Khun" is like "San" in Japanese.
For example, "Khun Gackt" means "Gackt san".
For example:
"Suk-san wan-kerd ka Kun Por"
means "Happy Birthday, Dad."
[suk-san = Happy, ka = female's polite ending word]

July

Fa

"Fa" means "Sky".
"sii-fa" is "Sky blue color".
For example:
"Fa wan-nee suai jang" means "Today, sky is beautiful."
[Fa = Sky, wan-nee = today, suai = beautiful, jang = as much]

2002/2545(B.E.)

Month

Thai word

Pronounciation

Meaning

January

Sud-yod lei

"sud-yod lei" means "the best, very good".
For example:
Gackt sud-yod lei! = Gackt is the best!
[sud-yod = sugoi(Japanese)]

April(1)

wan prung nee

"wan prung nee" means "tomorrow".
You can say "wan prung nee" or "prung nee", they're the same.
For example:
Prung nee jer kan = (I will) See (you) tomorrow.
[prung nee = tomorrow, jer = meet, kan = each other]

April(2)

wan nee

"Wan nee" means "Today".
"Wan" means "Day". "Nee" means "This".
For example:
Wan-nee chan mee kwam-suk jang. = Today I am very happy.
[wan-nee = today, chan = I, mee = have,
kwam-suk = happiness, jang = very

May

mer-waan-nee

"mer-waan-nee" or "mer-waan" means "Yesterday".
For example:
mer-waan-nee chan mee kwam-suk jang.
= Yesterday I was very happy.
[mer-waan-nee = yesterday, chan = I, mee = have,
kwam-suk = happiness, jang = very]

June

Mai-pen-rai

"Mai-pen-rai" means "That's ok."
For example:
A: Pom kor-toad tee lum wan-kerd kong kun krab.
    A: I'm sorry that I forgot your birthday.
    B: Mai-pen-rai ka
    B: That's ok. [Pom = I(male), kor-toad = sorry, lum = forget,
wan-kerd = birthday, kong = of, kun = you]

July

Dee-mak

"Dee-mak" means "Very good"
Dee = Good, Mak = Very
For example:
A: Homepage nan dee-mak lei. Ter wa mai?
    A: That homepage is very good. Do you think so?
    B: um! Chan kor wa yang nan
    B: Yep! I think so. [nan = that, Ter = You, wa = think(slang), mai = Do...?, 
kor = also, yang nan = like that]

August

Yai

"Yai" means "Big"
For example:
Homepage nan yai jang lei = That homepage is very big.
Yai jang! Yai mak! = Big! Very big!
[nan = that, yai = big, jang or mak = very]

September

Pra-jan

"Pra-jan" means "Moon"
"Pra-jan ram" or "Pra-jan kang-ram" or "Pra-jan siao"
mean "Waning moon".
"Pra-jan kang-kun" or "Pra-jan tem-duang" mean "Waxing moon".

November

Loke

"Loke" means "Earth".
"Loke nee" means "This world".
"Loke na" means "The next world".

December

Lek

"Lek" means "Small".
For example:
Mod tua lek jang. = Ant is very small.
[mod = ant, tua = body, lek = small, jang = very]

2001/2544(B.E.)

Month

Thai word

Pronounciation

Meaning

January

Suk

"Suk" means "Happy".
"Kwam-suk" means "Happiness".
"Kor-hai-mee-kwam-suk-mak-mak-na" =
"I wish you were very happy."(^o^)
[Kor-hai = wish, hope / mee(mii) = have / mak-mak = very, much]

February

kord

"kord" means "hug".(^_^=)
"Chan yak ja kord khun jang!!"
[chan = I / yak ja= want to / kord = hug / khun = you / jang = so]

March

Kao-niao
Ma-muang

"Kao-niao Ma-muang" means "Mango with sticky rice". :)~~
[Kao-niao = sticky rice, Ma-muang = mango]
This is Thai dessert for this season.(^o^)[mango season]
We cook sticky rice with coconut milk(Thai style), sugar and salt.
When eat sweet sticky rice with mango, it's so delicious, sweet, and smells good. :)~~

April

Ron

"Ron" means "Hot".
In Thailand, April is the first month of summer season.
Fortunately, rain falls almost everyday, so the weather is not too hot.
I think many Thai people go to the sea in this season.(^-^)
"Ar-kad ron yang-nee, Pai Ta-le dee-kwa" =
"Hot weather like this, we'd better go to the sea."
[ar-kad = weather, ron = hot, yang-nee = like this,
pai = go, ta-le = sea, dee-kwa = better]

May

Kerd-mai

"Kerd-mai" means "Rebirth" or "To be borned again".
[Kerd = birth, born / mai = new, again]

June

Yen

"Yen" means "cold". It's opposite "Ron"(hot).
For example:
"Chan chop ar-kad yen" = "I like cold weather."
[chan = I , chop = like , ar-kad = weather , yen = cold]

July

Samred

"Samred" means "Successful".
"Kwam samred" means "Success".
For example:
"Samred laew~~!" = "It's successful!" [laew = already]
"Chan kor-hai khun prasob kwam samred" =
"I hope you would be successful."
[chan = I, kor-hai = hope, khun = you, prasob = meet,
kwam samred = success]

August

Aroi

"Aroi" means "Delicious".
For example:
"Aroi jang!!" = "So delicious!"
"Aroi ner~~" = "Oishii ne~~"

September

Waan

"Waan" means "Sweet".
For example:
"ka-nom nee waan jang!!" = "This snack is so sweet!!"
"waan ner~~"(Thai) = "amai ne~~"(Japanese)

October

Priao

"Priao" means "Sour".
For example:
"nam-som nee priao jang!!" =
"This orange juice is very sour!!"
[nam-som = orange juice(som = orange), nee = this,
priao = sour, jang = very]

November

Klab-ma laew

"Klab-ma laew" means "(be) back".
For example:
Chan Klab-ma-laew ka~ = I'm back. (Japanese = Tadaima)
[Chan = I, Klab-ma = come back, laew = already]

December

Dee-jai

"Dee-jai" means "glad".
For example:
Dee-jai jang = very glad.
Dee-jai tee-sud = very very glad.
Chan dee-jai jang = I'm glad.
[Chan = I , Dee-jai = glad , jan = very , tee-sud = the most]

2000/2543(B.E.)

Month

Thai word

Pronounciation

Meaning

December - January

Sawasdee
Pee Mai

"Sawasdee Pee Mai" means "Happy New Year".
"Sawasdee" means "happy".
"Pee" means "year".
"Mai" means "new".
"Sawasdee Pee Mai" also means "Hello New Year".

February - March

Rak, Chob

"Rak" means "Love".
"Kwam-Rak" means "Love"(noun).
For example:
 A man says "I love you." to a woman. =>  "Pom Rak Khun"
A woman says " I love you." to a man.  =>  "Chan Rak Khun"
"We love you."  =>  "Rao Rak Khun" [Rao = We]

"Chob" means "Like".
For example:
A man says "I like you." to a woman.  =>  "Pom Chob Khun"
A woman says "I like you." to a man.  => "Chan Chob Khun"

April

Songkran

"Songkran" is the Thai festival during April 13-15.
Wan Maha-Songkran is the 13th of April.
It's Thai original new year day.
[Wan = Day, Maha = Great,
Wan Maha-Songkran = Great Songkran day]
During Songkran Festival, boys and girls, men and women pour water to one another joyfully.(^^)
Children or youngers will visit the olders.
The Buddhists will respecfully bath the Buddha images.
The 14th of April is also Thai Family Day.

May

Tee-rak

'Tee-rak' means 'Dear', 'Honey' or 'Sweet heart'.
Example:
Oh! Tee-rak, wan-nee khun suai jang!!(^o^) = Oh! Dear, you look so beautiful today.
[wan-nee = today, khun = you, suai = beautiful]

June

Juggajun
[jag-ga-jan]

Juggajun(jag-ga-jan) means a kind of bug(Dundubia intemerata)
in Cicadidae family. Its color is light-green. It lives on a tree.

July

Wan-kerd

"Wan-kerd" means "Birthday".
"wan" means "day". "kerd" means "birth".
"Suk-san Wan-kerd" means "Happy Birthday".
"Suk" or "Suk-san" means "Happy".
Example:
Gackt san, suk-san wan-kerd ka.(^o^)/''

August

Mae

"Mae" means "Mother", "Mom".
'Khun-mae' is more polite. (^o^)The 12th of August is the Thai 'Mother's Day'.
Example:
"Nuu rak khun-mae ka" means "I love you, mom".(^o^)
[Nuu = I(a girl or a boy), Rak = love]

September

Tom-Yum-Kung
[tom-yam-kung]

"Tom-Yum-Kung(tom-yam-kung) is a popular Thai food.
In Tom-Yum-Kung, there're shrimps or prawns, herbs, lemonade, chilli, and stock(water). It's spicy, and very delicious. It's my favorite food.(^-^)
It may be very spicy for foreigners, however, Thai restaurants at abroad often cook it not too hot like original Tom-Yum-Kung in Thailand.(^_^) You may try it at Thai restaurants everywhere.(^o^)

October

Pad-Thai

It's "Pad-Thai" is another popular Thai food.
In Pad-Thai, there're noodles, some shrimps or prawns, bean sprouts, allium tuberosum (a kind of vegetable), sugar, fish sauce(It's salty.), lemonade, chilli powder(or not, it's up to you), egg(or not, up to you) mixed together on a pan.
When you eat, you can eat it with fresh bean sprouts and fresh allium tuberosum. When you eat, you can add rough roasted pea-nut and lemonade into Pad-Thai if you like it.
I like it too. Please try it, if you have a chance to go to any Thai restaurant.(^o^)

November

Som-Tam

Som-tam is similar to Salad, but it's sour and spicy.(^^)
We'll eat it with sticky rice, roasted chicken or fish, fresh vegetable. Ingredients of Som-tam are rare papaya, lemonade, fish-sauce, palm sugar, dried shrimp, fried pea-nut(or not), little tomato, and cow-pea. Now, many ones cook Som-tam by using carrot or other fresh fruits instead of rare papaya.
It's delicious and good health. Try it if you have a chance!!

December

Laew-jer-kan

Laew-jer-kan means See you later, See you again.
It has the same meaning as Laew-jer-kan-na, Laew-pob-kan-na, Laew-jer-kan-mai-na, Laew-pob-kan-mai-na.
[ jer, pob = see, mai = new ]
You can add ka(female)or krab(male) at the end to make it be more polite.
For example: "laew-jer-kan-mai-na-ka" => "See you again"

1999/2542(B.E.)

Month

Thai word

Pronounciation

Meaning

August

Sawasdee
[sa-wad-dee]

"Sawasdee", you can say "hi" and "bye" in the same way.
If you want to say politely,
   for female say: Sawasdee ka , for male say: Sawasdee krab.
   Sawasdee itself means  happiness, well-being.

September

Kob-kun,
Kob-jai

"Kob-kun" means "Thank you".
Kob-kun-mak" means "Thank you very much". [mak = much]
A man says "Kob-kun krab" or "Kob-kun-mak krab".
A woman says "Kob-kun ka" or "Kob-kun-mak ka".
If you'd like to say to a younger, you may say "Kob-jai ja".
"Kob-jai" means "Thanks". "Kob-jai-mak" means "Thanks a lot".
"ja" can be used by a man or a woman.  It's similar to "ka" or "krab", but it's informal.
And we will not use "ja" with "Kob-kun".

October

Chaiyo
[chai-yo]

"Chaiyo"[chai-yo] is a word that shows gladness, or you can say for compliment. For example, Chaiyo! I can win this game.! OR
In a party, people bump their glasses one another,
they say "Chai...yo! Chai...yo! Chai...yo!"
Chaiyo is similar to "Banzai" and "Kanpai"(Japanese language).

November

Kor-toad

"Kor-toad" means "Excuse me." or "Sorry".
A man says "Kor-toad krab". A woman says "Kor-tod ka".
For example:
A woman : "Excuse me.(Kor-toad ka) Could you tell me where the Siam Square is?
A man : I'm sorry.(Kor-toad krab) I don't know where it is.