ขอให้มีความสุขในวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์
kho hai mi khwam suk nai wan yut sut sapda
To say "have a good weekend" in Thai, you use ขอให้มีความสุขในวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ (kho hai mi khwam suk nai wan yut sut sapda).
This phrase is used to wish someone a pleasant time during the upcoming Saturday and Sunday.
Meaning: wish of a good weekend (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from kho hai (may/wish), mi khwam suk (have happiness) and nai wan yut sut sapda (in the weekend).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form ขอให้มีความสุขในวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ is quite formal and long, suitable for written messages or professional settings. For a shorter, informal "Happy weekend!", you can use สุขสันต์วันหยุด. In casual conversation with friends, people often say เที่ยวให้สนุกนะ, which literally means "have fun traveling/hanging out".
How do you pronounce it?
kho hai mi khwam suk nai wan yut sut sapda
Did you know?
- The word สุข in สุขสันต์วันหยุด is a loanword from Pali and Sanskrit, which are the liturgical languages of Buddhism and heavily influence Thai formal expressions of well-wishing.
- When wishing someone a good weekend, a Thai person might accompany the phrase with a wai (pressing palms together) if the other person is of higher social status.
- Thai people frequently use English loanwords like 'Weekend' in casual conversation, often replacing the entire long phrase วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ with the English word.
Examples in context
- ขอให้มีความสุขในวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์นะคะkho hai mi khwam suk nai wan yut sut sap-da na khaHave a good weekend (polite female speaker).
- ขอให้มีความสุขในวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์ครับkho hai mi khwam suk nai wan yut sut sap-da khrapHave a good weekend (polite male speaker).
Example conversation
Two colleagues are leaving the office on Friday afternoon.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitวันนี้งานเยอะมากเลยครับwan ni ngan yue mak loei krapThere was a lot of work today.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinใช่ค่ะ พักผ่อนเยอะๆ นะคะchai ka phak phlon yue yue na kaYes, please get plenty of rest.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitขอบคุณครับ ขอให้มีความสุขในวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์นะครับkhop khun krap kho hai mi khwam suk nai wan yut sut sap-da na khrapThank you. Have a good weekend.
- สิรินทร์ Sirinขอบคุณค่ะ คุณชลสิทธิ์ก็เช่นกันค่ะkhop khun ka khun Chonsit ko chen kan kaThank you. You too, Chonsit.
