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How to say Buddhist holy day
in Thai
วันพระ
wan-prá
Buddhist holy day
wan midprá high
A holy day by the lunar calendar, about once a week, when devout people go to the temple. On the five big ones (วันพระใหญ่) alcohol sales stop nationwide.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- day + monk/holy
In a sentence
- พรุ่งนี้วันพระprûng-níi wan-práTomorrow is a Buddhist holy day.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Dry days: holy days and election days
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 วันพระ 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.
The first week is free.