สวัสดีปีใหม่
sà-wàt-dii bpii mài/sa˨˩.wat̚˨˩.diː˧.piː˧.maj˨˩/
สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sà-wàt-dii bpii mài) is the Thai way to say Happy New Year.
สวัสดีปีใหม่ is used to wish someone a happy new year during both the Gregorian New Year on January 1st and the traditional Thai New Year, known as Songkran, in April.
Meaning: Happy New Year (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase สวัสดีปีใหม่ is composed of สวัสดี meaning hello or greetings, ปี meaning year and ใหม่ meaning new.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase sound polite and complete, you should add the polite particles ครับ (khrap) for male speakers or ค่ะ (kha) for female speakers at the end.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sà-wàt-dii bpii mài and it consists of 5 syllables.
Did you know?
- The term สวัสดี is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Svastika', which translates to 'well-being' or 'good fortune'.
- In Thai culture, wishing someone สวัสดีปีใหม่ during Songkran often involves a 'Rod Nam Dam Hua' ceremony where younger people request forgiveness and blessings from their elders.
- During the Songkran New Year celebrations, the phrase is often accompanied by the custom of pouring scented water over the hands of elders to show respect.
Examples in context
- สวัสดีปีใหม่Happy New Year!This example shows the use of สวัสดีปีใหม่.Tatoeba #694727 by Vortarulo, translation #361350 by blay_paul
- สวัสดีปีใหม่นะทุกคนsa-wat-dee pee mai na tuk-konHappy New Year, everyone.
Example conversation
Siri and Witawat meet at a New Year's Eve party.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinสวัสดีปีใหม่ค่ะวิทวัสsa-wat-dee pee mai ka wit-ta-watHappy New Year, Witawat.
- วิทวัส Witthawatสวัสดีปีใหม่ครับสิรินทร์sa-wat-dee pee mai krab si-rinHappy New Year, Sirin.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinมีความสุขมาก ๆ นะคะmee kwarm suk mak mak na kaI wish you much happiness.
- วิทวัส Witthawatขอบคุณครับ เช่นกันครับkop kun krab chen kan krabThank you, same to you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “happy new year” translations and entries สวัสดีปีใหม่, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries สวัสดีปีใหม่, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
