rainy season
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This everyday term refers to the rainy season, the part of the year when rain is frequent.
rainy season
It refers to the extended season of frequent rain, not simply a rainy day or a brief period of wet weather.
Learning notes
Explanation
The word is formed from หน้า and ฝน (“rain”). In this expression, หน้า helps identify a season. The same pattern appears in หน้าร้อน (“hot season”) and หน้าหนาว (“cool season”). It is common in everyday speech. Frequent patterns include ช่วงหน้าฝน (“during the rainy season”), เข้าหน้าฝน (“enter the rainy season”), and หมดหน้าฝน (“the rainy season ends”). The exact timing of the rainy season varies by region, so the word is not tied to one fixed set of months.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing weather and seasons, as well as travel, farming, flooding, transportation, laundry, and other matters affected by seasonal rain.
Caution
Although it may sometimes correspond to Japan’s monsoon period, it generally means the rainy season of any region and is not limited to that specific weather pattern. For “It’s raining today,” use วันนี้ฝนตก instead.