Bangkok
Thailand
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Songkran festival; Water festival; Thai new year festival (13-15 April)
In the Songkran festival, Thai people usually go to temples in the morning to offer food to monks. They believe that it will bring good luck and happiness through out the year. Some people make the sand pagodas in the temple or the river banks near the temple. Thais believe that splashing water at one another will bring a fertile year by inducing abundant rainfall and cleaning the bad karma from their lives.
There are many places that are popular to play splashing water:
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March is on the beginning of summer. The temperature is around 30-35 degrees Celsius, which is very warm. Make sure that your clothes are thin and comfortable clothing. We recommend you to bring sandals, swimming suits and sunblock since this time is the right time for all adventures. There may be some rain, but it will cool up the hot weather.
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Greetings
The most common greeting you will hear in Thailand is ‘Sawasdee’. This is quite often used for both hello and goodbye. With most of the phrases on this page you need to end with the polite words: ‘Khrab’ for men and ‘Kaa’ for women. There are also a few phrases where I say ‘Phom’ which is ‘I’ for men. Women would normally say ‘Di-chun’ in formal situations and ‘Chun’ among friends.
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Some basic conversations
(I) A: Sabai dee mai (How are you?) B: Sabai dee* (I am fine.) B: Laew khun la (And you?) A: Mai koy sabai* (I am feeling out of sorts right now.)
*Quite often in Thai you don't need to say 'I'. But, you can if you like. For men say "Phom sabai dee". for women say "Di-chun sabai dee".
(II) A: Khun chue arai (What is your name?) B: Phom chue _____ (My name is _____)
(III) A: Yin dee tee dai roo-jak (Nice to meet you) B: Chen gun (Nice to meet you too)
(IV) A. Koon maa jaak nai (Where do you come from?) B. Phom maa jaak _____ (I come from _____)
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"Chatuchak Weekend Market"
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At the market
• Ra ka thao rai = How much is this? • Paeng bai = That is a little expensive. • Lot noi dai mai = Can you make it cheaper? • Lot eek dai mai = Can you make it more and more cheaper? • ___ baht dai mai = How about ___ baht? • Khor doo dai mai = Can I see that? • Jai ngoen tee nai = Where do I pay?
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Some useful terms
Sawasdee = Hello/Goodbye La-gon = Goodbye Laew jer gun = See you again Chok dee = Good luck Kob-khun = Thank you Kor-tode = Sorry Chun-rak-khun = I love you Fun-dee = Good night Aroi jung = Delicious Suay = Beautiful
For more information, please visit http://www.learningthai.com/speak_thai.html
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Tom Yam Kung
Pad Thai
Kang Kiew Wan
Som Tam
Yam |
It’s awesome to try Thai food but most of it is spicy. When you are at the restaurant and wonder if it is spicy or not, you can ask the waiter “Ped-Mai?”
The recommended dishes
• Tom Yam Kung (spicy shrimp soup) • Pad Thai (stir-fried rice noodle with eggs, tofu, bean sprouts and shrimp) • Kang Kiew Wan (Green Curry) • Som Tam (spicy salad) • Yam (Thai dressed salad)
Fruits
• Mangosteen • Mango • Rambutan • Durian (It has the strong smell) • Watermelon • Pineapple
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These are the features of Thai banknotes and coins.
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Standard Price
Food and Drinks
• Pure water (600 ml) : 5-10 baht • Pure water (1200 ml) : 14-15 baht • Coca Cola and other soft drinks: 15-20 baht per can • McBurgur: A Big Mac cost 69 baht • A dish of food costs 20-40 baht for the simple restaurant • A dish of food costs 25-100 baht for the restaurant in the department store. * You shouldn’t drink tap water.
Internal Transportation (more information at Facilities page)
• Taxi : depends on meter, no tips required. Starting price is 35 baht [Additional 50 Baht from Suvarnabhumi Airport] • Bus : 7-22 baht, depends on the bus • BTS skytrain : 20-45 baht • MRT underground : 16-41 baht • Boat : 13-19 baht • Motorcycle : depends on destination and negotiation • Tuk tuk : depends on negotiation |
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