Happy Thai New Year Everyone! (Sa-wad-dee Bpee Mai Thai – สวัสดีปีใหม่ไทย) “Suk-san thed-sa-gaan Sung-gran” (สุขสันต์เทศกาลสงกรานต์) is how we say Happy Sungkran Festival in Thai. This annual festival marks the beginning of the tradition Thai New Year and I would like to take this opportunity to wish TLT-UK students and their families best wishes for the new year ahead. Sungkran Festival (เทศกาลสงกรานต์) is also known as “Water Festival” and it signifies new beginnings for all Thai people. Water washes away all the… read more →
Message from Your Personal Tutor “Suk-san Wan Dtrut-Jeen” (สุขสันต์วันตรุษจีน) is Happy Chinese New Year in Thai. The Chinese New Year or Dtrut-Jeen is hugely celebrated festival in Chinese communities all across Thailand and is considered the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar. Every street, building and home where Chinese New Year is celebrated is decorated with an auspicious colour red as it believed to be the colour of good luck (โชคดี – choke-dee) and prosperity (ความเจริญ – kwaam-ja-leun). It is… read more →
Long Live The King (kaw hai phra-ong sung-phra-ja-reun) ขอให้พระองค์ทรงพระเจริญ Today is the Coronation Day or known in Thai as “wan Chat-mong-kon” (วันฉัตรมงคล), and every year on this day – 5th May, Thai people will be celebrating the anniversary of the coronation of His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej (พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวภูมิพลอดุลยเดช). The streets of every towns and cities will be decorated and the roads will be packed with people as they gathered together to show their love and respect for their beloved… read more →