Step inside a Thai วัด (temple) and learn the language of its daily life. This topic covers temple architecture — the เจดีย์ (chedi) and the sacred โบสถ์ (ordination hall) — the monks and the เจ้าอาวาส (abbot), the dawn บิณฑบาต (alms round), and how lay people ใส่บาตร (offer alms) and ทำบุญ (make merit), right down to shaking the เซียมซี (fortune sticks). All 21 sentences are recorded by native speakers and come with English translations and word-by-word notes, so this everyday temple vocabulary settles in by ear.
Temple life: monks, alms & making merit