การทำบุญ(gaan tam bun)

Meanings

1NounB2

merit-making (Buddhist practice)

the practice of making merit by giving, helping others, observing precepts, or performing religious offerings and acts of devotion (in Buddhism and Thai culture)

Examples

คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeการทำบุญgaan tam bunการทำบุญgaan tam bun1merit-making ceremony/event2merit-making (Buddhist practice)ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)การให้gaan hâiการให้gaan hâi1the act of giving; provision2granting; conferral (rights/permission)3charitable giving; almsgiving4administration/provision (technical/medical)เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)แต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetรวมถึงruuam tĕungรวมถึงruuam tĕung1[to] include; cover; extend to2including; as well asการช่วยเหลือgaan chûuai lĕuuaการช่วยเหลือgaan chûuai lĕuuaassistance; help; aid; reliefผู้ที่pôo têeผู้ที่pôo têeperson who; those whoเดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
My grandmother taught me that making merit isn't just about giving money, but also includes helping those in need.
2NounB2

merit-making ceremony/event

a religious or cultural event held to make merit, such as offering food to monks, donating to a temple, or holding a house/blessing ceremony (ทำบุญบ้านทำบุญบ้านtam bun bâan1house-blessing ceremony (Buddhist)2[to] hold a house-blessing ceremony, ทำบุญขึ้นบ้านใหม่ทำบุญขึ้นบ้านใหม่tam bun kêun bâan màihousewarming ceremony, etc.)

Examples

อาทิตย์หน้าaa-tít nâaอาทิตย์หน้าaa-tít nâanext weekครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)งานการngaan gaanงานการngaan gaanwork; job; employment; livelihood (colloquial/usu. in phrases)ทำบุญบ้านtam bun bâanทำบุญบ้านtam bun bâan1house-blessing ceremony (Buddhist)2[to] hold a house-blessing ceremonyเชิญchernเชิญchern1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทานข้าวtaan kâaoทานข้าวtaan kâao[to] have a meal; [to] eat (polite)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Next week, our family will be holding a house blessing ceremony, and we're inviting friends over for a meal.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 1
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ทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyPart 2
การทำบุญgaan tam bunการทำบุญgaan tam bunmerit-making (Buddhist practice)