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How to say to make merit
in Thai
ทำบุญ
tam-bun
to make merit
tam midbun mid
Do + merit. Giving food to monks at dawn, donating at a temple, freeing fish or birds: all ทำบุญ. Many Thais do it on their birthday. If a friend invites you, go: it's a real honour.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Literally
- do + merit
In a sentence
- ไปทำบุญที่วัดกันbpai tam-bun tîi wát ganLet's go make merit at the temple.
From the same situation: Weekend: temple, beach, Songkran
- ไปเที่ยวto go on a trip, to go out for fun
- วันหยุดholiday, day off
- ทะเลsea
- เกาะisland
- ภูเขาmountain
- น้ำตกwaterfall
- ธรรมชาติnature
- สงบpeaceful, quiet
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ทำบุญ with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Plan a weekend trip and book tickets, behave well at a temple, survive Songkran, and tell people what you did and where you've been.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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