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
ພະສົງMonk
ນົບThai greeting (wai)
ເຮັດບຸນMake merit
ທູບIncense
ພະພຸດທະຮູບBuddha statue
ວັດທະນະທຳCulture
ປະເພນີTradition
ຖອດເກີບTake off your shoes
ເຄົາລົບTo respect
ພິທີບວດOrdination ceremony
At the Temple
ວັດTemple
ພະສົງMonk
ພະພຸດທະຮູບBuddha image
ໄຫວ້To pay respect (wai)
ທູບIncense
ທຽນCandle
ເຮັດບຸນTo make merit
ສວດມົນTo pray / chant
ສາສະໜາReligion
ກາບTo bow / prostrate
ບໍລິຈາກTo donate
ສະຫງົບPeaceful
Countries & Nationalities
ປະເທດCountry
ສັນຊາດNationality
ຄົນຕ່າງປະເທດForeigner
ອາເມລິກາAmerica
ອັງກິດEngland
ຈີນChina
ຍີ່ປຸ່ນJapan
ເກົາຫຼີKorea
ຝຣັ່ງFrance
ເຢຍລະມັນGermany
ອິນເດຍIndia
ພາສາLanguage
Philosophy & Big Questions
ປັດຊະຍາPhilosophy
ຄວາມໝາຍຂອງຊີວິດThe meaning of life
ຄວາມສຸກຄືຫຍັງ?What is happiness?
ຈັນຍາທຳEthics
ເຈຕະນາເສລີFree will
ປັນຍາWisdom
ເຫດຜົນReason
ການມີຢູ່Existence
ສະຕິສຳນຶກConsciousness
ໂຊກຊະຕາFate
ຕັ້ງຄຳຖາມກັບສິ່ງຕ່າງໆTo question things
ມຸມມອງPoint of view
ບໍ່ມີຄຳຕອບຕາຍຕົວNo fixed answer
ເປັນຫຍັງເຮົາຈຶ່ງມາຢູ່ນີ້?Why are we here?
Art & Painting
ສິລະປະArt
ແຕ້ມຮູບTo paint
ພູ່ກັນPaintbrush
ຜ້າໃບCanvas
ສີນ້ຳWatercolor
ສີນ້ຳມັນOil paint
ຮູບແຕ້ມPainting
ຫໍສິລະປະArt gallery
ປັ້ນຮູບTo sculpt
ຜົນງານຊິ້ນເອກMasterpiece
Superstitions & Luck
ໂຊກຮ້າຍBad luck
ເຄື່ອງລາງAmulet
ຫໍຜີSpirit house
ຜີGhost
ໂຊກລາບFortune
ໝໍດູFortune teller
ລາງບອກເຫດOmen
ເລກນຳໂຊກLucky number
ເຄາະໄມ້Knock on wood
ເຊື່ອເລື່ອງໂຊກລາງSuperstitious
Zodiac & Horoscopes
ລາສີZodiac sign
ດວງຊະຕາHoroscope
ປີນັກສັດຈີນChinese zodiac
ປີເຄາະຮ້າຍUnlucky year
ການເບິ່ງດວງFortune reading
ໄພ່ທາໂຣTarot cards
ການເບິ່ງລາຍມືPalm reading
ໂຫລາສາດAstrology
ລຶກດີAuspicious time
ເນື້ອຄູ່Soulmate
Poetry & Stories
ບົດກະວີPoem
ນັກກະວີPoet
ວັນນະຄະດີLiterature
ນິທານພື້ນເມືອງFolk tale
ເນື້ອເລື່ອງPlot
ບົດChapter
ການປຽບທຽບMetaphor
ແຕ່ງບົດກະວີTo compose a poem
ຕົ້ນສະບັບManuscript
ສຳນັກພິມPublisher
Myths & Legends
ຕຳນານLegend
ນິທານເທບນິຍາຍFairy tale
ມັງກອນDragon
ພະຍານາກNaga
ຍັກGiant
ນາງຟ້າFairy
ນາງເງືອກMermaid
ອະມະຕະImmortal
ຄຳສາບCurse
ເວດມົນMagic
Songkran Festival
ສາດນ້ຳTo splash water
ປືນສີດນ້ຳWater gun
ແປ້ງທາໜ້າສີຂາວWhite powder paste
ຮົດນ້ຳໃສ່ມືຜູ້ເຖົ້າຜູ້ແກ່Pouring water on elders' hands