Work and studySemester in Thai
“Semester” in Thai is เทอมtoem; you'll also hear ปิดเทอมbpìt-toem (school holidays).
term, semester noun
- toem mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
school holidays; to break up for the holidays noun
- bpìt low
- toem mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
Thais borrowed เทอมtoem from English term. The school year starts in mid-May and has two terms; the long break, ปิดเทอมใหญ่bpìt-toem yài, "the big end of term", falls in the hottest months, April and early May. The start of a new term, เปิดเทอมbpòet-toem, brings the school traffic back, and the fees for a term are the ค่าเทอมkâa-toem.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- toerm
- pid toem
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