Days Of The Week In Thai - Thai Language

Although the names of the days of the week in Thai are very different from in English, they are derived from the names of planets in the same way. In a similar fashion, the names of the months in Thai are named after signs of the Zodiac.

English Thai Named after
Monday วันจันทร์ wan jan
The moon , จันทร์ jan
Tuesday วันอังคาร wan ang-kaan Mars , อังคาร ang-kaan
Wednesday วันพุธ wan pút Mercury , พุธ pút
Thursday วันพฤหัสบดี wan pá-réu-hàt-sà-bor-dee Jupiter , พฤหัสบดี pá-réu-hàt-sà-bor-dee
Friday วันศุกร์ wan sùk Venus , ศุกร์ sùk
Saturday วันเสาร์ wan săo Saturn , เสาร์ săo
Sunday วันอาทิตย์ wan aa-tít The sun , อาทิตย์ aa-tít

The Thai word for Thursday is usually abbreviated to just วันพฤหัส wan pá-réu-hàt .

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