Jingjok
Fruit has seasons here
pǒn-lá-máai dtaam rúe-duu
Bananas, pineapples, watermelons and papayas are around all year, but many Thai fruits have a season, and their arrival is news. Mango (มะม่วง) peaks in the hot months, roughly March to May, just in time for ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง around Songkran in April. Durian (ทุเรียน) arrives from the eastern provinces such as Chanthaburi and Rayong around April to June, with the southern crop following into August. Mangosteen (มังคุด) follows the durian, roughly May to September, and is said to 'cool' you after the 'hot' durian. In season, fruit is cheaper, sweeter and piled high; out of season it's imported, pricier, or simply missing. Ask the seller หวานไหม and you'll often get a free taste.
Try this today
Ask a fruit seller ตอนนี้มีอะไรอร่อย (what's good right now?) and buy that.
The words that carry it
Learn this in “Shopping and the market” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- 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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