Did you know? In Thai, we call a New Year’s greeting card “ส.ค.ส.” [sǎw kaw sǎw], which is abbreviated from “ส่งความสุข” [sòng kwaam sùk], meaning “sending happiness.” Note that you can’t replace “ส.ค.ส.” [sǎw kaw sǎw] with “ส่งความสุข” [sòng kwaam sùk]. You send a “ส.ค.ส.” [sǎw kaw sǎw], not a “ส่งความสุข” [sòng kwaam sùk], to a friend. For greeting cards for other occasions, we generally use the English loan word “การ์ด” [gáat] (card) followed by the occasion e.g. Valentine’s Day card: “การ์ดวาเลนไทน์” [gáat waalentai].

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