วัฒนธรรม(wát-tá-ná-tam)
Meanings
1NounB1
culture
the shared beliefs, values, customs, arts, language, and ways of life of a group or society
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tam1culture2cultural practicesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsและláeและláeand (coordinating)วิถีwí-tĕeวิถีwí-tĕe1path; route; way (formal/lit.)2trajectory3way; manner; modeชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wanชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wandaily life; everyday life
We learn a community’s culture from its language, food, and daily way of life.
2NounB2
cultural practices
customs and activities that show a society’s culture, such as festivals, rites, or arts
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsลอยกระทงloi grà-tongลอยกระทงloi grà-tong1[to] float a krathong; [to] celebrate Loi Krathong2Loi Krathong (festival)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tam1culture2cultural practicesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชาวไทยchaao taiชาวไทยchaao tai1a Thai person2the Thai peopleสืบสานsèup săanสืบสานsèup săan[to] carry on; preserveกันganกันgan1each 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; earmarkมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)
Loy Krathong is a cultural tradition that Thai people have passed down for a long time.