Read More 4 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: A Trusted Native Speaker is EssentialbyRikker Dockum2010-02-26 A trusted native speaker is essential…. You may have noticed by now that learning Thai takes real effort…
Read More 3 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Bumper-to-bumper Language LessonsbyRikker Dockum2009-10-23 Bumper stickers are us… Bumper stickers in Thailand make for an interesting language lesson and a good way…
Read More 3 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: A Few Facts about FarangbyRikker Dockum2009-10-16 A farang by any other name… Any white foreigner who spends even a few days in Thailand will…
Read More 4 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Vocabulary AcquisitionbyRikker Dockum2009-10-09 Taking the long way home… One skill that will always come in handy when learning a second language…
Read More 4 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: More on TitlesbyRikker Dockum2009-10-02 Titles are here there and everywhere… What’s in a title? That which we call a Ms. by any…
Read More 3 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Bringing Abstract into Real LifebyRikker Dockum2009-09-25 Two of the most common words of all… In any language, a tiny handful of words make up…
Read More 4 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Getting PersonalbyRikker Dockum2009-09-18 Let’s get down to it… English and Thai take rather different approaches to personal pronouns. In English, there’s…
Read More 4 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Don’t Speak it, Think itbyRikker Dockum2009-09-11 Language thinking gets you everywhere… When speaking a new language, it’s tough to kick the impulse to translate…
Read More 4 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Pigs and Bombs go Hand in HandbyRikker Dockum2009-09-04 The Thais have nicknames too… This week I’ll give you a break from my normal spiel on the…
Read More 3 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Everything to all MenbyRikker Dockum2009-08-28 Every, many and more… Let’s look at the difference between ทั้ง /tháng/ and ทุก /thúk/, remembering that “th”…
Read More 3 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: The Long and Short of Thai VowelsbyRikker Dockum2009-08-21 Long or short really does matter… When it comes to Thai vowels, length really does matter. I remember…
Read More 2 minute read Thai 101 Learners Series: Thanks for the Loan, We’ll Keep Our WordbyRikker Dockum2009-08-14 A loan by any other name… Anyone who has spent time in Thailand knows that Thai, like many…