Thai Reading Practice: Lessons and Vocabulary Building
Original Article How I Taught Myself to Read Thai As many of you know I began reading Thai long after I was speaking it. Even … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Singing and Saying English Tones Help with Our Thai
Singing and saying English tones will help with our Thai… Thai tones are the bugaboo of most learners of the Thai language. I know they … Read more
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Essential Verbs: Present, Past, Future
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… Just do it! – Nike slogan With Thai verbs, there is some good news, and some really good news. The … Read more
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Thai Personal Pronouns
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah -The Beatles, She Loves You The topic of Thai pronouns can be a … Read more
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Please and Thank You and Excuse Me: Part 3
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… “Forgive-i-ness please” The Japanese Yakusa chief bows and apologizes after he falls through the Simpson’s kitchen window while fighting the … Read more
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Please and Thank You and Excuse Me: Part 2
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… You’re my love, your my angel, you’re the girl of my dreams I’d like to thank you, for waiting patiently … Read more
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Please and Thank You and Excuse Me: Part 1
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… Oh, won’t you stay…just a little bit longer. Please, please, please, please, please. Tell me you’re going to. – Maurice … Read more
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Thai Greetings and Ending Particles
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Thai Greetings and Ending Particles… You say goodbye and I say hello – Beatles The Thai formal greeting… สวัสดี /sà-wàt-dee/ … Read more
The Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Intro
The Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start – Maria Von Trapp I’m a big … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Thai Buddhist Vocabulary by the Numbers
Thai Buddhist Vocabulary by the Numbers… It wasn’t until about 300 years after the Buddha’s death that his teachings were put down in writing. Before … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Breathing in Chiang Mai
Breathing in Chiang Mai… If you live anywhere in or near northern Thailand you probably can’t get the smog out of your head – both … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Lounge Lizard Foreign Language Speaking Exercises
Lounge Lizard foreign language speaking exercises… It is probably because I am a bit obsessive compulsive that I still spend some time every day studying … Read more