Calendar Units reference

Vocabulary

ThaiSoundEnglish
วันwanDay
สัปดาห์/อาทิตย์sàp-daa / ʔaa-thítWeek
เดือนduanMonth
ปีpiiYear

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