Thai Language Thai Culture: So Many Excuses
So Many Excuses… The English phrase “excuse me” has lots of uses, from asking to leave the dinner table, to apologizing for knocking someone down … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Thai Restaurant-ese
Thai Restaurant-ese… Last month on my retirement blog (Retire2Thailand) I wrote about some simple Thai dishes I eat regularly. Check it out. I am sure … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Some Thoughts on Learning Thai Tones
Some Thoughts on Learning Thai Tones… After looking through the wonderful compilation that Catherine has put together on Successful Thai Language Learners I realized that … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Learning Thai Legalese
Learning Thai Legalese… Here is a primer on Thai legal words and phrases that you will encounter frequently in Thailand. Although we don’t do translations … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: It’s All Relative
It’s all relative: ญาติ /yâat/… I just returned from visiting my son and daughter-in-law in the U.S. and meeting my grand children for the first … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Thai Abbreviations Help Us Learn
Thai Abbreviations Can Help Us Learn Vocabulary, Spelling and Pronunciation… One chief bugaboo that has plagued me in my endeavors to learn to read Thai … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Why Thai is Not a Monosyllabic Language
Thai is Not a Monosyllabic Language… I read lots of Thai language blogs and sometimes I come across comments about learning Thai that personally, I … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Thai Golf Vocabulary Words and Their Stories
Thai golf vocabulary words and their stories… I have always been active in sports. I’ve played college basketball, was on a championship softball team, ran … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Thai Verb Wrappers
Patterns showing verb tenses in Thai… Verb wrappers (aka verb patterns) show how Thai verbs can be used in different tenses. The verbs themselves don’t … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Thai Learning Techniques: Part 2
Outing the Energy – Thai Learning Techniques… As I promised last time, today I want to share exercises I use to improve my reading and … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Basic Thai Flood Phrases
Basic Thai flood phrases… In my last post, the Primer on Thai Disaster Words, I shared flood vocabulary found in Thai conversations, TV, and Thai … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Primer on Thai Disaster Words
Primer on Thai disaster words… The Thai great floods of 2554 have affected almost everyone in the country. The rains in Chiang Mai, where I … Read more