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How to say Buddhist Era year (B.E.)
in Thai
พ.ศ.
paaw-sǎaw
Buddhist Era year (B.E.)
paaw midsǎaw rising
Short for พุทธศักราช. Add 543 to the Western year: 2026 is พ.ศ. 2569. Used on all official papers.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- พ.ศ. สองห้าหกเก้าpaaw-sǎaw sǎawng hâa hòk gâoB.E. 2569 (2026)
The culture behind it
CULTURE
It is 2569 here: the Buddhist calendar
From the same situation: Big numbers, dates, money 2
- หมื่นten thousand
- แสนhundred thousand
- ล้านmillion
- ประมาณabout, approximately
- เกือบalmost, nearly
- จุดpoint, dot (decimal)
- ค่าใช้จ่ายexpenses, costs
- งบbudget
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