The festivals, the places people go for them, and the ideas underneath. This is the part of a language that stops you being a tourist. Press any line to hear it.
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Temple & Culture
스님seunimMonk
와이 인사wai insaThai greeting (wai)
공덕을 쌓다gongdeogeul ssataMake merit
향hyangIncense
불상bulsangBuddha statue
문화munhwaCulture
전통jeontongTradition
신발을 벗다sinbareul beotdaTake off your shoes
존경하다jongyeonghadaTo respect
출가 의식chulga uisikOrdination ceremony
At the Temple
사원sawonTemple
승려seungryeoMonk
불상bulsangBuddha image
와이 (합장 인사)wai (hapjang insa)To pay respect (wai)
향hyangIncense
초choCandle
공덕을 쌓다gongdeogeul ssataTo make merit
기도하다gidohadaTo pray / chant
종교jonggyoReligion
절하다jeolhadaTo bow / prostrate
기부하다gibuhadaTo donate
평화롭다pyeonghwaropdaPeaceful
Countries & Nationalities
나라naraCountry
국적gukjeokNationality
외국인oeguginForeigner
미국migukAmerica
영국yeonggukEngland
중국junggukChina
일본ilbonJapan
한국hangukKorea
프랑스peurangseuFrance
독일dogilGermany
인도indoIndia
언어eoneoLanguage
Philosophy & Big Questions
철학cheolhakPhilosophy
삶의 의미salmui uimiThe meaning of life
행복이란 무엇인가?haengbogiran mueosinga?What is happiness?
윤리yunriEthics
자유 의지jayu uijiFree will
지혜jihyeWisdom
이성iseongReason
존재jonjaeExistence
의식uisikConsciousness
운명unmyeongFate
의문을 제기하다uimuneul jegihadaTo question things
관점gwanjeomPoint of view
정해진 답은 없어요jeonghaejin dabeun eopseoyoNo fixed answer
우리는 왜 여기 있을까?urineun wae yeogi isseulkka?Why are we here?
Art & Painting
예술yesulArt
색칠하다saekchilhadaTo paint
붓butPaintbrush
캔버스kaenbeoseuCanvas
수채화suchaehwaWatercolor
유화 물감yuhwa mulgamOil paint
그림geurimPainting
미술관misulgwanArt gallery
빚다bitdaTo sculpt
걸작geoljakMasterpiece
Superstitions & Luck
불운burunBad luck
부적bujeokAmulet
사당sadangSpirit house
귀신gwisinGhost
운세unseFortune
점쟁이jeomjaengiFortune teller
징조jingjoOmen
행운의 숫자haengunui sutjaLucky number
나무를 두드리기namureul dudeurigiKnock on wood
미신을 믿는misineul minneunSuperstitious
Zodiac & Horoscopes
별자리byeoljariZodiac sign
운수unsuHoroscope
띠ttiChinese zodiac
삼재samjaeUnlucky year
운세 보기unse bogiFortune reading
타로 카드taro kadeuTarot cards
손금 보기songeum bogiPalm reading
점성술jeomseongsulAstrology
길일girilAuspicious time
천생연분cheonsaengyeonbunSoulmate
Poetry & Stories
시siPoem
시인siinPoet
문학munhakLiterature
옛날이야기yennariyagiFolk tale
줄거리julgeoriPlot
챕터chaepteoChapter
은유eunyuMetaphor
시를 짓다sireul jitdaTo compose a poem
원고wongoManuscript
출판사chulpansaPublisher
Myths & Legends
전설jeonseolLegend
동화donghwaFairy tale
용yongDragon
나가nagaNaga
거인geoinGiant
요정yojeongFairy
인어ineoMermaid
불멸의bulmyeoruiImmortal
저주jeojuCurse
마법mabeopMagic
Songkran Festival
물을 뿌리다mureul ppuridaTo splash water
물총mulchongWater gun
하얀 분가루hayan bungaruWhite powder paste
어르신 손에 물 붓기eoreusin sone mul butgiPouring water on elders' hands
태국 설날taeguk seolnalThai New Year
방수bangsuWaterproof
퍼레이드peoreideuParade
불상에 물 붓기bulsange mul butgiBathing the Buddha image
꽃무늬 셔츠kkonmunui syeocheuFlower-print shirt
긴 연휴gin yeonhyuLong holiday
At the Temple Fair
별 뽑기 게임byeol ppopgi geimStar lottery game
태국 원무taeguk wonmuThai circle dance
풍선 다트pungseon dateuBalloon darts
태국 민속극taeguk minsokgeukThai folk theater
야외 영화yaoe yeonghwaOutdoor cinema
물에 빠뜨리기 게임mure ppatteurigi geimDunk tank
사격 게임sagyeok geimShooting gallery
에어바운스eeobaunseuBouncy castle
야외 무대yaoe mudaeOpen-air stage
축제 경품chukje gyeongpumCarnival prize
엄청난 인파eomcheongnan inpaHuge crowd
복권bokgwonLottery ticket
연례 축제yeonrye chukjeAnnual fair
아이스크림 수레aiseukeurim sureIce cream cart
행운의 룰렛haengunui rulretPrize wheel
Loy Krathong
끄라통kkeuratongKrathong
보름달boreumdalFull moon
바나나 잎banana ipBanana leaf
불꽃놀이bulkkonnoriFireworks
풍등pungdeungSky lantern
강에게 용서를 빌다gangege yongseoreul bildaTo ask the river for forgiveness
강가ganggaRiverside
촛불 빛chotbul bitCandlelight
보름달 밤boreumdal bamFull moon night
끄라통 속 동전kkeuratong sok dongjeonCoin in the krathong
물결mulgyeolThe current
물에 비친 모습mure bichin moseupReflection on the water
태국력 12월taegukryeok 12wolTwelfth lunar month
우아해요uahaeyoGraceful
풍등을 날리다pungdeungeul nalridaTo release a lantern
Architecture
건축가geonchukgaArchitect
설계도seolgyedoBlueprint
구조gujoStructure
기초 말뚝gicho malttukFoundation pile
들보deulboBeam
마천루macheonruSkyscraper
태국 건축taeguk geonchukThai architecture
박공지붕bakgongjibungGabled roof
축소 모형chukso mohyeongScale model
사용 면적sayong myeonjeokUsable space
내력벽naeryeokbyeokLoad-bearing wall
도면대로 짓다domyeondaero jitdaTo build to plan
건축 자재geonchuk jajaeBuilding materials
건축 허가geonchuk heogaBuilding permit
집을 설계하다jibeul seolgyehadaTo design a house
Buddhist Wisdom
업보eopboKarma
내려놓다naeryeonotaTo let go
무상musangImpermanence
자애jaaeLoving kindness
열반yeolbanNirvana
오계ogyeThe five precepts
선을 행하면 선이 돌아온다seoneul haenghamyeon seoni doraondaGood deeds return good