Jingjok
สิ้นเดือน: payday at the end of the month
sîn-duean
Most salaried Thais are paid once a month, usually around the end of the month, so the calendar has a rhythm. Just before payday, friends joke สิ้นเดือนแล้ว 'it's the end of the month', meaning 'I'm broke, let's eat cheap'. When the money arrives, เงินเดือนออกแล้ว 'payday!', malls and restaurants get busier and friends plan dinners out. Many bills follow the same cycle: rent is often due ต้นเดือน (early in the month), and credit-card statements arrive mid-month. If you rent from a landlord or pay staff, match their rhythm: ask when they would like to be paid, rather than assuming.
Try this today
Ask a Thai friend or coworker when payday is: เงินเดือนออกวันไหน.
The words that carry it
Learn this in “Big numbers, dates, money 2” →
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