Thai Language Thai Culture: Thai Learning Techniques: Part 1
Outing the Energy – Thai Learning Techniques… Unless you are someone who picks up languages by simply breathing, like the famed English explorer Sir Richard … Read more
Chula’s Marching Song: John Brown’s Body. Thai Style
John Brown’s Body. Thai Style… When Chula University’s marching video (shown below) hit twitter I was gobsmacked. My initial response was: “Words can’t describe how … Read more
Look Tewada ลูกเทวดา: Child of an Angel? Spoilt Brat?
Child of an Angel, spoilt brat?… My Thai posts are usually well-researched (as much as I can do, anyway). But, with Thailand’s Children of God: … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Word order in Thai “Wh” Questions
Word order in Thai “Wh” questions… It is common for beginning students of Thai (or students of most foreign languages for that matter) to start … Read more
HouseTalk: Learn Thai Washer and Dryer Phrases
Thai washer and dryer phrases… The last laundry post focused on mostly useful laundry phrases. It also introduced Thai manners and a few more things … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly
Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly… I have often heard the advice given to people just learning how to read, that they should practice reading Thai street … Read more
HouseTalk: Learn Mostly Useful Thai Laundry Phrases
HouseTalk: Introduction to the laundry section… If you are a gal a percentage of the chats with your Thai housekeeper will focus on the care … Read more
Thailand’s Children of God: Look Tewada ลูกเทวดา
Thailand’s Children of God… I wasn’t sure what to think about the Thai phrase Children of God when I first happened across it. Thailand is … Read more
Thai Language Thai Culture: Does Written Thai Need Spaces?
Does written Thai need spaces? Not! I recently read a post titled Reforming Thai Language Structure which advocated changing the Thai written language by adding … Read more
HouseTalk: Learn Basic Thai Cleaning Instructions*
So you have a Thai maid. Yeah! Now what?… UPDATE: Flashcards Deluxe downloads added. Thailand, like the majority of SE Asia, has a deeply embedded … Read more
HouseTalk: Kinship Terms for Thai Housekeepers and more
Kinship terms for Thai housekeepers, nannies, drivers, and more… In the last post, What Do You Call Your Thai Housekeeper?, we learned about alternative names … Read more
HouseTalk: What Do You Call Your Thai Housekeeper?
What do you call your maid?… When I lived in Japan I was just a short bit of stuff. It was too long ago to … Read more