Speaking/understanding Thai
Thai Days of the week
In English the word "day" forms the last half of all our day names. In Thai their equivalent word "wan" precedes each day name.
Each day in Thai also has a auspicious colour and an astrological link.
Day of the week Days Colour (in English) (in Thai) Astrological
ahtit Sunday RED sii-daeng Sun
wan-jan Monday YELLOW sii-leung Moon
wan-ankaan Tuesday PINK sii-chomphu Saturn
wan-peut Wednesday GREEN sii-keow Pluto
wan-par-reu-hat Thursday ORANGE sii-som Mars
wan-suk (soog) Friday BLUE sii-faa Venus
wan-sao Saturday PURPLE OR BLACK sii-muang/sii-dam Saturn again?
Units of measure
Wan day
ahtit week
Sao-Atit weekend
deun month
bee year
Try the next in this series once you get your head around some of these.....Perth Farang