Signification
Referring to the current day
Contexte culturel
Every 'วันนี้' has a corresponding color. Wearing the color of the day is thought to bring good luck (e.g., Yellow for Monday). Thais often refer to 'วันนี้' in relation to 'Wan Phra' (Buddhist Holy Day), which follows the lunar calendar. Asking 'วันนี้เป็นยังไงบ้าง' (How is today going?) is a common way to show care, similar to 'How are you?' but more focused on the immediate day. On Thai social media, 'วันนี้' is often used to start 'Day in the life' vlogs or posts, often shortened to 'วันนี้...' followed by an emoji.
Sentence Anchor
If you forget how to conjugate (which you don't have to in Thai!), just say 'Wan-Nii' at the start of the sentence to let people know you're talking about the present.
Tone Matters
If you say 'Nii' with a low tone, it means 'debt'. Don't say 'Today is a debt' (Wan-Nii) by mistake!
Signification
Referring to the current day
Sentence Anchor
If you forget how to conjugate (which you don't have to in Thai!), just say 'Wan-Nii' at the start of the sentence to let people know you're talking about the present.
Tone Matters
If you say 'Nii' with a low tone, it means 'debt'. Don't say 'Today is a debt' (Wan-Nii) by mistake!
The 'เนี้ย' Trick
Use 'Wan-Níia' (วันเนี้ย) when you want to sound like a local complaining about something today, like traffic or heat.
Greeting
When someone asks 'Wan-nii pen ngai?' they aren't looking for a medical report, just a quick 'Sabaidee' (I'm good).
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the Thai word for 'today'.
______ ผมไปหาหมอ (Today I go to see the doctor).
วันนี้ means today. เมื่อวาน is yesterday and พรุ่งนี้ is tomorrow.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'Today is very hot'?
Choose the correct sentence:
The time marker 'วันนี้' usually comes at the start or end, and the adjective 'ร้อน' comes before the intensifier 'มาก'.
Match the Thai time words with their English meanings.
Match the following:
These are the four basic temporal anchors in Thai.
Complete the dialogue.
A: วันนี้คุณจะไปไหน? B: _________ ผมจะไปพารากอน
Since the question asks about 'today', the answer should also use 'today'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Today vs Tonight
Banque d exercices
4 exercices______ ผมไปหาหมอ (Today I go to see the doctor).
วันนี้ means today. เมื่อวาน is yesterday and พรุ่งนี้ is tomorrow.
Choose the correct sentence:
The time marker 'วันนี้' usually comes at the start or end, and the adjective 'ร้อน' comes before the intensifier 'มาก'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the four basic temporal anchors in Thai.
A: วันนี้คุณจะไปไหน? B: _________ ผมจะไปพารากอน
Since the question asks about 'today', the answer should also use 'today'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
12 questionsYes, it's very common. 'ไปไหนวันนี้?' (Where going today?) is perfectly natural.
It's neutral. You can use it with a street vendor or the Prime Minister.
Use 'อากาศวันนี้' (Weather today).
No, 'now' is 'ตอนนี้' (ton-níi). 'วันนี้' is the whole day.
ไม่ใช่วันนี้ (mai chai wan-níi) or วันนี้ไม่ (wan-níi mai...).
'ในวันนี้' is more formal, used in writing or news.
Yes, but 'ช่วงนี้' (chuang-níi) is better for 'lately'.
Yes, 'วันเนี้ย' (wan-níia) is the casual, emphasized version.
แค่วันนี้ (khae wan-níi).
No, Thai doesn't require 'on' before 'today'.
If the day hasn't ended, yes. 'วันนี้ผมไปหาหมอมา' (Today I went to see the doctor).
It depends on the day of the week! Monday is yellow, Tuesday is pink, etc.
Expressions liées
พรุ่งนี้
contrastTomorrow
เมื่อวาน
contrastYesterday
ทุกวัน
builds onEvery day
สมัยนี้
similarNowadays
วันนี้ในอดีต
specialized formToday in history
