วันพฤหัส
Thursday
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This is a commonly used shortened form referring to Thursday.
Thursday
It refers to Thursday and is used as an everyday shortened form of วันพฤหัสบดี.
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ฉันเรียนว่ายน้ำทุกวันพฤหัส chǎn rian wâay náam thúk wan pharʉ́hàt I take swimming lessons every Thursday. ฉันเรียนว่ายน้ำทุกวันพฤหัส details
Learning notes
Explanation
วันพฤหัส is a shortened form of the full weekday name วันพฤหัสบดี. It commonly appears in conversation, messages, and informal discussions of schedules. A weekday can directly indicate when something happens, so no preposition is normally required: เจอกันวันพฤหัส means “See you on Thursday.” Common patterns include ทุกวันพฤหัส “every Thursday,” วันพฤหัสนี้ “this Thursday,” and วันพฤหัสหน้า “next Thursday.”
Usage
It is used when discussing everyday schedules, including appointments, classes, workdays, business hours, and plans with friends.
Caution
Use the full form วันพฤหัสบดี when formal or strictly standard spelling is required. The explicitly abbreviated spelling วันพฤหัสฯ is also used. Although วันพฤหัส is common informally, it may be treated as incomplete in strict orthographic usage because it omits the abbreviation mark.
Differences from similar words
1 Thursday synonyms
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วันพฤหัสบดี is the full standard word for Thursday and is appropriate in formal writing and official date displays. วันพฤหัส is its everyday shortened form.