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How to say do I need to wear black?
in Thai
ต้องใส่ชุดดำไหม
dtâawng sài chút-dam mǎi
do I need to wear black?
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
- Where
- funeral
- Register
- polite
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Going to a Thai funeral
Words inside it
From the same situation: The festival year
- รดน้ำดำหัวto pour water on elders' hands (Songkran blessing)
- ผู้ใหญ่elder, senior; adult
- อวยพรto bless, give good wishes
- น้ำอบThai scented water
- มาลัยflower garland
- กระทงkrathong (floating offering)
- ลอยto float
- ขอขมาto ask forgiveness (formal, ritual)
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