Wedding Vocab

หมั้น mán – engage/ to be engaged
แหวนหมั้น wǎen mán engagement ring
คู่หมั้น kûu ́mán – Fiance/Fiancee
งานหมั้น ngaan mán – Engagement ceremony

ขอแต่งงาน kǎw dtàeng-ngaan – to propose
แต่งงาน dtàeng-ngaan – to marry/to be married
การแต่งงาน gaan-dtàeng ngaan – Marriage
แหวนแต่งงาน wǎen dtàeng-ngaan wedding ring

งานแต่งงาน ngaan-dtàeng-ngaan – Wedding Part
พิธีแต่งงาน pí-tii-dtàeng-ngaan – Wedding Ceremony
ของชำร่วย kǎwng-cham-rûai – Wedding souvevirs
พิธีรดน้ำสังข์ Pií-tii ród-náam-sǎng – Shell Ceremony
สินสอด sǐn-sàwd – dowry, birde price

เจ้าบ่าว jâo bàao – Groom
เจ้าสาว jâo-sǎao – Bride
สามี sǎa-mii Husband
ภรรยา pan-rá-yaa – Wife

จดทะเบียนสมรส jòd-tá-bian-sǒm-rót – to register marriage
คู่สมรส kûu-sǒm-rót – spouse
วันครบรอบแต่งงาน wan-krób-râwb dtàeng-ngaan – wedding anniversary

Cutural Thai Vocab:
พิธีรดน้ำสังข์ Pií-tii ród-náam-sǎng (Shell Ceremony)
is part of the procedure for a traditional Thai wedding is that the couple kneels on a small pedestal with clasped hands. They would have garlands around their necks and a village elder would say a few words. Each guest would then arrive and pour holy water out of a shell onto their hands and saying a few words. They also hand the couple an envelope filled with money and the couple would reciprocate by handing them a small wedding memento. This lasts for a few hours.

Source: http://www.marrythailand.com/traditional-thai-wedding.php

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