This article was originally posted on WomenLearnThai.com.
Learn Thai with YouTube…
YouTube is great place to find Thai language videos, but if you want to see a complete series you often need to do a fair bit of digging. Yes, it’s a pain. Entire series are not always posted by the same YouTube member.
To help out I started a section with compiled movies, soaps and cartoons from YouTube. And if I slide, feel free to call me out.
Learn Thai with Little Leader Geô…
Little Leader Geô is a series of cartoons created by a Thai company, Imagine Group. In each episode, Geô learns a lesson in life.
The series is not translated into English, so it might be a project for me down the road. Or, if you are game, one of you can do the honours. And if you do, please let me know.
Little Leader Geô…
- Little Leader Geô 1 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑ /gâew jom gàen ๑/)
Episode: Trick Shrimp (ล่อกั้ง /lôr gâng/) - Little Leader Geô 2 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๒ /gâew jom gàen ๒/)
Episode: Dangerous Tree (ต้นไม้มหาภัย /dtôn máai má-hăa pai/) - Little Leader Geô 3 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๓ /gâew jom gàen ๓/)
Episode: Accept Responsibility (ความรับผิดชอบ /kwaam ráp pìt chôp) - Little Leader Geô 4 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๔ /gâew jom gàen ๔/)
Episode: Treasure Hunt (ล่ามหาสมบัต /lâam hăa sŏm bàt/) - Little Leader Geô 5 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๕ /gâew jom gàen ๕/)
Episode: Rainy Night (คืนฝนตก /keun fŏn dtòk/) - Little Leader Geô 6 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๖ /gâew jom gàen ๖/)
Episode: Luna Eclipse (จันทร์อังคาธ /jan ang kâat/) - Little Leader Geô 7 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๗ /gâew jom gàen ๗/)
Episode: O, Stomach Ache (โอ๊ย! ปวดทอ้งจริง /ói ! bpùat tong jing/) - Little Leader Geô 8 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๘ /gâew jom gàen ๘/)
Episode: Practice for a Profession (ฝึกอาชีพ /fèuk aa chêep/) - Little Leader Geô 9 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๙ /gâew jom gàen ๙/)
Episode: Gourmet Chef (แม่ครัวหัวป่าก์ /mâe krua hŭa-bpàa/) - Little Leader Geô 10 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๐ /gâew jom gàen ๑๐/)
Episode: Geo And Gen (แก้วกับแก่น /gâew gàp gàen/) - Little Leader Geô 11 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๑ /gâew jom gàen ๑๑/)
Episode: Main Instrument Player (นักดนตรีเอก /nák don-dtree èk/) - Little Leader Geô 12 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๒ /gâew jom gàen ๑๒/)
Episode: Asking Ghosts (ถามผี /tăam pĕe/) - Little Leader Geô 13 (แก้ว จอม แก่น ๑๓ /gâew jom gàen ๑๓/)
Episode: Raising Fish (เลี้ยงปลา /líang bplaa/) - Little Leader Geô 14 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๔ /gâew jom gàen ๑๔/)
Episode: Collecting Lotus Flowers (เก็บดอกบัว /gèp dòk-bua/) - Little Leader Geô 15 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๕ /gâew jom gàen ๑๕/)
- Little Leader Geô 16 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๖ /gâew jom gàen ๑๖/)
Episode: First Rate Scientists (นักวิทยาศาสตร์เอก /nák wít-tá-yaa sàat èk/) - Little Leader Geô 17 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๗ /gâew jom gàen ๑๗/)
Episode: Mushroom Business (เรื่องของเห็ด /rêuang kŏng hèt/) - Little Leader Geô 18 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๘ /gâew jom gàen ๑๘/)
Episode: Creating Poems (แต่งกลอน /dtàeng glon/) - Little Leader Geô 19 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๑๙ /gâew jom gàen ๑๙/)
Episode: Closest Friend (เพื่อนรัก /pêuan rák/) - Little Leader Geô 20 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๒๐ /gâew jom gàen ๒๐/)
Episode: A Cat (แมว /maew/) - Little Leader Geô 21 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๒๑ /gâew jom gàen ๒๑/)
Episode: When a Kite Wind Came (ลมว่าวคราวพัดมา /lom wâao kraao pát maa/) - Little Leader Geô 22 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๒๒ /gâew jom gàen ๒๒/)
Episode: Strange Animal (สัตว์ประหลาด /sàt bprà-làat/) - Little Leader Geô 23 (แก้วจอมแก่น ๒๓ /gâew jom gàen ๒๓/)
More Thai video resources…
Crunchyroll.com
To find Thai videos use ‘Thai’ in the search.
thai101.wikispaces.com Thai Video Transcripts (offline for now but I’m bugging him)
Created by Rikker of Thai 101.
YouTube on WLT…
Thai Alphabet Cartoon series
This is where I took my very first stab at translating a Thai cartoon. And make no mistake, I had lots of help!
Thai Commercial on YouTube: Tissue Ad
My favourite Thai commercial ever.
And there’s even more stuff scattered around WLTs FREE Thai language learning resources.
Do you happen to know any thai cartoons, or simple shows that have thai or eng subs?
Thanks!
John – Those that get the chance to speak two languages when growing up are way ahead of the rest of us. He is one lucky little boy!
Yorkshire accent – I knew a Thai lass with a very thick Scottish accent. It was quite disarming. This was before I moved to Thailand so I’m sure if I heard it now, I’d be equally amazed.
Talen – 4 years old to 54… when we start out learning a language we are equal. Ok, I do feel that they are winning 😉
Alexa is bad. But overall is does give a hint if I’m doing better. I choose not to believe it if I’m doing worse!
I meant 4 year old…although I know 54 year olds that , well you know what I mean.
Awesome Cat…finally something I can sink my teeth into as I have the mind of a 54 year old 🙂
Never go by anything Alexa says as it’s the absolute worst metric on the web.
i am really proud of him speaking both languages and i think its very important to intergreat into both cultures its also very helpful to my wife to perfect her English even with a Yorkshire accent children are fantastic at picking things up very quickly maybe he will leave me behind but its fun seeing him mature into a young boy from a toddler
John, learning Thai with a four year old has got to be the perfect way to go. Their vocabulary is limited, so right away you get the top ‘must know’ words.
Finding those magic words is a project a number of us are working on, and you have them right at your fingertips. Nice!
i would say your stats are correct the lucky few that live in Thailand that post via blogs are a life blood to many readers
to immerse myself in the language is pretty easy as my 4 year old speaks issan Thai in one sentence and English in an other
gets me confused sometimes but it makes me learn