Jingjok
Gold is the people’s savings account
taawng-kam
Walk through any Thai market and you'll find a red-and-gold ร้านทอง with prices posted on a board every day. Thai gold is usually 96.5% pure and sold by weight in บาท: one baht of gold is about 15.2 grams. Many families keep savings in gold necklaces and bracelets, which can be sold back quickly; the shop buys at a slightly lower price than it sells. Gold is a classic gift for births, weddings and ordinations, and wearing it is part of the pleasure. Prices follow the world market, so Thai news reports the daily gold price alongside the stock index. Always keep the receipt; it records weight and price.
Try this today
Check today's gold price (ราคาทองวันนี้) and work out what one baht costs.
The words that carry it
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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.
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