ไหว้พระ
wâai prá[ ว่าย พฺระ ]
Often heard
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In a nutshell
Palms together, head bowed — 'to pay respects to the Buddha.'
- VerbMore Detail'Wai Phra' is a merit making ritual which involves performing ไหว้ and กราบ before a Buddha image, and frequently also includes making offerings of flowers and affixing gold leaf to the Buddha image..Components2ไหว้wâaito waiOften heardWorth learningพระpráBuddha image,Buddha statueVery commonLearn this earlyBuilt up from ไหว้พระ1สวดมนต์ไหว้พระsùuat mon wâai práto prayObscureSafe to skip for nowUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.พวกเรากำลังมุ่งหน้าไปวัดเพื่อไหว้พระpûuak rao gam-lang mûng nâa bpai wát pêuua wâai práWe are headed to the temple to pray.ป้าๆของฉันชอบไปไหว้พระที่วัดในกรุงเทพฯbpâa ๆ kŏng chăn chôp bpai wâai prá têe wát nai grung têpMy aunts enjoy visiting temples in Bangkok.ฉันอยากไปไหว้พระที่วัดchăn yàak bpai wâai prá têe wátI want to visit a temple.เธอไปวัดเพื่อไหว้พระter bpai wát pêuua wâai práShe goes to the temple to pray.

