Learn To Say Days of The Week in Thai
The Thai days of the week just like English language days of the week are derived from the names of
seven planets; the Sun, The Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. The Thai names for those planets differ of course to the English. The Thai word for "day" is WAN. It is pronounced like the English word "one". Use the audio table below to listen to how Thais say the days of the week in Thai.
| English | Thai | Play | Phonetic | Named After |
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| Monday | วันจันทร์ | WAN JAN | The Moon | |
| Tuesday | วันอังคาร | WAN ANG KARN | Mars | |
| Wednesday | วันพุธ | WAN PUT | Mercury | |
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| Thursday | วันพฤหัสฯ | WAN PA ROO HAT | Jupiter | |
| Friday | วันศุกร์ | WAN SOOK | Venus | |
| Saturday | วันเสาร์ | WAN SAO | Saturn | |
| Sunday | วันอาทิตย์ | WAN AH TIT | Sun | |
As well as the Thai days of the week here are some more ways to talk about the days in Thai. If you take a look at the Thai vocabulary table below you will notice the order of the words as shown in the fifth column (last column on the right). The Thais place the adjective after the noun. Today = WAN NEE (Word order = "day this"). Download hundreds of Thai words and audio.
| English | Thai | Play | Phonetic | Word Order |
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| Today | วันนี้ | WAN NEE | Day this | |
| Tomorrow | วันพรุ่งนี้ | WAN PROONG NEE | Day tomorrow | |
| Another day | วันอื่น | WAN UNE | Day another | |
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| Next day | วันถัดไป | WAN TUT BY | Day next | |
| New Year day | วันปีใหม่ | WAN BE MY | Day Year New | |
| Holiday | วันหยุด | WAN YOOT | Day stop | |
| Every day | ทุกวัน | TOOK WAN | Every day | |
| Birthday | วันเกิด | WAN GHERD | Day born | |
| Wedding day | วันแต่งงาน | WAN TANG GARN | Day wedding | |