Vocabulary
| Thai | Sound | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| วัน | wan | Day | |
| สัปดาห์/อาทิตย์ | sàp-daa / ʔaa-thít | Week | |
| เดือน | duan | Month | |
| ปี | pii | Year |
Textbook examples
khun yùu thai kìi duan?
How many months have you been in Thailand?
chán yùu thai sip-sɔ̌ɔŋ duan. (12)
I have been in Thailand for twelve months.
kháu klàp yîi-pùn kìi sàp-daa?
How many weeks will he return to Japan?
kháu klàp yîi-pùn hâa sàp-daa.
He will return to Japan for five weeks.
khun ník jà pai-thîaw kìi wan?
How many days will Mr. Nick be traveling?
kháu jà pai-thîaw yîi-sip-pɛ̀ɛt wan. (28)
He will be traveling for twenty-eight days.
nʉ̀ŋ pii mii kìi duan?
How many months are there in one year?
nʉ̀ŋ pii mii sip-sɔ̌ɔŋ duan.
One year has twelve months.
nʉ̀ŋ duan mii kìi sàp-daa?
How many weeks are there in one month?
nʉ̀ŋ duan mii sìi sàp-daa.
One month has four weeks.
nʉ̀ŋ sàp-daa mii kìi wan?
How many days are there in one week?
nʉ̀ŋ sàp-daa mii jèt wan.
One week has seven days.
nʉ̀ŋ pii mii kìi sàp-daa?
How many weeks are there in one year?
nʉ̀ŋ pii mii hâa-sip-sɔ̌ɔŋ sàp-daa.
One year has fifty-two weeks.
nʉ̀ŋ pii mii kìi wan?
How many days are there in one year?
nʉ̀ŋ pii mii sǎam-rɔ́ɔy-hòk-sip-hâa rʉ̌ʉ sǎam-rɔ́ɔy-hòk-sip-hòk wan.
One year has three hundred sixty-five or three hundred sixty-six days.
nʉ̀ŋ duan mii kìi wan?
How many days are there in one month?
nʉ̀ŋ duan mii yîi-sip-pɛ̀ɛt, yîi-sip-kâau, sǎam-sip rʉ̌ʉ sǎam-sip-ʔèt wan.
One month has twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, or thirty-one days.
Transcribed from GEOS Thai, page 41. Practice this section