ปี
year
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- 1 year、one year、year-long period、fiscal or academic year、year in a date
- 2 year(s) [classifier]、year(s) old
ปี is the basic Thai word for a year. It is used for periods of time, calendar years, academic or fiscal years, and age.
year、one year、year-long period、fiscal or academic year、year in a date
This sense refers to a year as a unit or span of time, including calendar years, periods, fiscal or school years, and named years.
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หนึ่งปี nʉ̀ŋ pii one year หนึ่งปี details
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ปีนี้ pii níi this year ปีนี้ details
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ปีหน้า pii nâa next year ปีหน้า details
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ปี พ.ศ. 2569 pii phɔɔ sɔ̌ɔ sɔ̌ɔŋ phan hâa rɔ́ɔy hòk sìp kâaw B.E. 2569 ปี พ.ศ. 2569 details
year(s) [classifier]、year(s) old
This is the classifier used after numbers to count years or years of age.
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สามปี sǎam pii three years สามปี details
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อีกสองปี ìik sɔ̌ɔŋ pii in two years อีกสองปี details
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เมื่อสองปีก่อน mʉ̂a sɔ̌ɔŋ pii kɔ̀ɔn two years ago เมื่อสองปีก่อน details
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อายุสามสิบปี aayú sǎamsìp pii thirty years old อายุสามสิบปี details
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ลูกฉันอายุห้าปี lûuk chǎn aayú hâa pii My child is five years old. ลูกฉันอายุห้าปี details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ปี is a one-year unit. It follows numbers to count years, as in สองปี “two years” and สิบปี “ten years.” Common time expressions include ปีนี้ “this year,” ปีหน้า “next year,” ปีที่แล้ว “last year,” and ทุกปี “every year.” For age, the standard pattern is อายุ + number + ปี, such as อายุยี่สิบปี “20 years old.” In Thailand, Buddhist Era years are also common, so forms like ปี พ.ศ. 2569 are useful to recognize.
Usage
ปี is used constantly in everyday conversation for age, length of stay, study history, relationships, plans, and past events. It is also common in school, business, government, and news contexts for academic years, fiscal years, calendar years, and Buddhist Era dates.
Caution
English separates “year” and “years old,” but Thai often uses ปี for both. For young children’s ages, ขวบ is also very common.
Differences from similar words
2 year(s) [classifier] synonyms
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ขวบ is commonly used for the age of young children. ปี can also express age, but it is the broader and more general word, especially for adults and general age statements.