New Year Thai greeting & wishes

[asiafelix]

@Basilisk1989

There's is a single New Year celebration in Thailand on 13 April.

But because Thailand is a touristic country, we celebrate January 1st,too.

We call it American New Year or French New Year but not Thai New Year!!!

[asiafelix]

Hey,สวัสดีปีใหม่! [Sawatdee Peemai] is a greeting for Songkran not from 1st January,LOL

For The Farang New Year you say แฮปปี้นิวเยียร์ [Haeppi Nio-Yia]

[LearnThaiwithMod]

@asiafelix Thank you for your message. Thai people also say สวัสดีปีใหม่ [Sawatdee bpee-mai] for the Farang New Year ka:)

[yannbaa]

thank you.you are narak maak maak!!!!



[Basilisk1989]

is new years in thailand the same time as it is in America? haha curious. o.O

[LearnThaiwithMod]

@Basilisk1989 Yes, it is. We also have Thai new year which is called Song Kran on April 13th.

[latira100]

Do you say the same phrases during the Thai New Year Songkran? I think for Thais songkran marks the beggining of a new year, chai mai krab?

kob kun krab.

Happy New year to you, kruu Mod.

[jacsparroww]

your a good teacher hun

[bozotheda]

Mod, I would love to get your opinion on dowry (สินสอด). A lot of foreigners pay exorbitant dowries to their in-laws when marrying their Thai brides, but I get the feeling this is mostly the case with ladies from poor families, most of them presumably from the Isaan region of Thailand. It seems to me many of these marriages end in divorce shortly after the wedding when the farang realizes he's been taken advantage of. What's your opinion? Is it reasonable to expect to pay a dowry?

[LearnThaiwithMod]

@bozotheda Dowry payments are a long tradition in Thai and other cultures. This is now slowly changing and in some families the dowry payment is only part of the wedding ceremony and often the monies are returned back to the couple. In each case this is naturally a discussion between the family and the couple i.e. whether a dowry payment is needed, and if it is, how the situation is handled.

[LearnThaiwithMod]

@bozotheda In case the family insists on the dowry payment, everyone needs to make their own assessment about the situation and circumstances related to the marriage. Unfortunately there is no simple yes/no type answer I can offer, but you need to use common sense and listen to your heart to see if all the elements around you are supporting what you want to achieve.

[bozotheda]

@LearnThaiwithMod Thanks so much for your input, I do appreciate it. I realize this varies from case to case, but nice to know your opinion. In my view, for a man to pay sin soht is a bit like paying for love. Also, it seems a different "price list" applies to westerners vs. Thai men. Anyway, sorry to hijack the comment section. Keep up the good work and I'll keep following it.

[francomade]

Korp kun mak krub. Learnt something new again today! :) I would love to have lessons with you one day P.Mod sometime next year.

[LearnThaiwithMod]

@francomade Look forward to that :)

[geoffphuket]

I hope Santa brings you a HD camera this year, to make your videos even better than before :-)

Happy New Year from Phuket.

[PaulHamon]

Liked and Shared!

[LearnThaiwithMod]

@PaulHamon Kop Kun maak ka:)

[poloi09]

kop khun khrap mod greetings from greece very good your videos maybe videos with expressions inside a plane.

[japlha]

พี่(น้อง?)ชายของคุณพูดเร็วมากๆ ผมฟังไม่ค่อยทัน :( haha

Thank you for your videos they are great!

[japlha]

พี่(น้อง?)ชายของคุณพูดเร็วมากๆ ผมฟังไม่ค่อยทัน :( haha

Thank you for your videos they are great!

[bozotheda]

You should make a video on how to propose marriage in Thai. Just a suggestion.

[astroboydivx]

Khop khun khrap Kru Mod. Jer gan wan angkaan khrap.

[josch978]

Whats the name of the song

[LearnThaiwithMod]

@josch978 It is called สวัสดีปีใหม่ Sawatdee bpee mai by Bird Thongchai (เบิร์ด ธงไชย) ka:)

[DerJoschica]

@LearnThaiwithMod Kop khun khrap mod

[geoffphuket]

@josch978 Pause on 0:06 and you'll see.

[francomade]

Learnt something new :D Korp koon krub P.Mod.