Thai Tales: Mangoes, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet
Tourists and Thai fruit sellers, what a match… My good friend Khun Phairoh, giggling away, told me a cute story this weekend and I just … 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
Happy New Year 2012! Here’s My Thai Language Wish List
Happy New Year 2012!… Happy New Year everyone! 2012. Wow. That went fast. Are you ready for a new year? I’m not. Not really. And … 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
AUA Thai: FREE Reading and Writing Videos
AUA’s FREE Thai reading and writing videos… Here’s a bit of fabulous news for Thai students. You already know about AUA’s Thai class videos being … 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
How Do You Motivate Yourself to Study Thai?
Are some languages seriously harder than others… or… According to the graphic below, for English speakers Thai is in the medium range of difficulties at … Read more
UPDATED: Top 100 Thai Vocabulary List
UPDATED: A top 100 Thai vocabulary list… In the post, Compiling a Top 100 Thai Vocabulary List, I put together a Thai words list and … Read more
A Top 100 Thai Word List Created from Phrases
Compiling a top 100 Thai vocabulary list from phrases… Searching for a top 100 Thai vocabulary list to use with the Loci Method has totally … Read more
Compiling a Top 100 Thai Vocabulary List
Compiling a top 100 Thai vocabulary list… Hey all, I need your help putting together a top 100 Thai vocabulary list. The aim is to … Read more