Thai Language Thai Culture: A System of Learning Thai Tones
The Do-Be-Do-Be-Do system of learning Thai tones… (Apologies to Frank Sinatra) If language were like a song, then the vocabulary and grammar of the language … Read more
Teach Yourself Thai Complete: The Winner
The Teach Yourself Thai Complete draw… Running a draw can be loads of work, so I aimed to keep this one simple. I went to … Read more
Successful Thai Language Learner: Hamish Chalmers
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Hamish Chalmers Nationality: British Age range: 30-40 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: EAL Faculty Head Website/blog: Tweet Yourself Thai Twitter: … Read more
Thailand’s Mysterious Red Boxes
The mystery of the red boxes… Waiting behind a long line of cars at a stop sign in Ari, I watched two tandem riding motorcycle … Read more
Complete Thai: David Smyth Updates Teach Yourself Thai
David Smyth updates Teach Yourself Thai … Only a handful of Thai courses are highly thought of, and David Smyth’s Teach Yourself Thai is at … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: A Sticky Problem
A Sticky Problem… I was reading one of those Thai expat blogs recently when I came across someone discussing the Thai word for “stingy” (seems … Read more
James Higbie’s Essential Thai is Back!
James Higbie and Essential Thai… From the inception of the Successful Thai Language Learner series, I’ve had my eye on James Higbie. I was patiently … Read more
2010: The Second Google Translate Challenge
Google Translate, the challenge… Over a year ago, Google Translate launched, and the language sites started buzzing at the possibilities. My contributions were Thai Translation: … Read more
Successful Thai Language Learner: Andrew Biggs
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Andrew Biggs Nationality: Australian Age range: Mid-twenties. Oh allright, 47. Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Writer, TV producer, Tv … Read more
How Mindfulness Can Help You Learn Thai
Mindfulness and learning Thai… Reading a recent article by Catherine Wentworth, Learning Thai (for the shy), I hit upon a paragraph that grabbed my attention. … Read more
What are YOUR Top Useful Thai Phrases?
The Thai phrases you use most often… Moving to a county with a new foreign language to tackle, I depend on two sure-fire phrases. The … Read more
Andrew Biggs on Twitter and Facebook
Who is Andrew Biggs?… Andrew Biggs, the coolest bald guy in Thailand, is one of those long-time expat curiosities that a chunk of Thai learners … Read more
