If you have learned Thai from a book, you would see that ฉัน (chăn) and ดิฉัน (dì-chăn) is "I" for women and ผม (pŏm) is "I" for men. They are not wrong, but there are many more ways to say "I" to make you sound more like a real Thai. In this article, I will explain...
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Learning Thai using transliteration – GOOD or BAD?
Learning to read Thai characters is a challenge. Because of this, many Thai learners try to avoid learning to read and instead use the English alphabet to write down Thai words. For example, instead of สวัสดี (the word for "hello") they will write down sawatdee (or...
Thai idiom you must know – เดินตามผู้ใหญ่หมาไม่กัด
In This article, we will talk about an important idiom that all Thai people know. Therefore, you also have to know it. It is : เดินตามผู้ใหญ่หมาไม่กัด (dern dtaam pôo yài măa mâi gàt) What does เดินตามผู้ใหญ่หมาไม่กัด mean in English?...
Interview with a foreigner who learned to speak fluent Thai
https://www.youtube.com/embed/IrKkSJ2Ze-k Download the transcript for the video here. In the video above, I interviewed my boyfriend, who speaks Thai really well. He was one of my Thai students a few years ago. In the interview, he talks about how and why he started...
How my Brazilian Muay Thai teacher inspired me to be a better language learner
Martial art is a form of art, so is language learning For the last 4 months, I have been living in Uberlandia, Brazil. In this unknown town (for foreigners), I came across a man with a tremendous passion for Thai boxing. His name is Vilmones Brandão, and I have been...
Thai idiom you must know – หนีเสือปะจระเข้
In This article, we will talk about one of the most important idioms that all Thai people know. Therefore, you also have to know it. It is : หนีเสือปะจระเข้ (nĕe sĕuua bpà jor-rá-kây) What does หนีเสือปะจระเข้ mean in English? Let's break it down word by word. หนี...
Where would you prefer to be born? (Thai listening practice)
Practice your Thai listening skills with this conversation question “Where would you prefer to be born?”. Follow along by reading the transcript. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jzuhp7Ecv64 Transcript: ถ้าคุณเลือกเกิดใหม่ได้คุณจะเกิดประเทศไหน...
What would you do if you had 25 hrs per day (Thai listening practice)
Practice your Thai listening skills with this conversation question “What would you do if you had 25 hrs per day”. Follow along by reading the transcript. https://www.youtube.com/embed/rakB36xnWdc Transcript: If you have 25 hours per day while everybody else continues...
Would you go to the moon? (Thai listening practice)
Practice your Thai listening skills with this conversation question “Would you go to the moon?”. Follow along by reading the transcript. https://www.youtube.com/embed/JMPzS1W0DuA Transcript: If you were given a chance to go to the moon, would you go? Why or why not?...
Would you rather… Give up your sight or your hearing? (Thai listening practice)
Practice your Thai listening skills with this conversation question “Would you rather give up your sight or your hearing?”. Follow along by reading the transcript. https://www.youtube.com/embed/XIox8MHRs0Q Transcript: If you have to choose between giving up your sight...
Would you rather… have a great 1 year relationship OR a so-so relationship that lasts forever? (Thai listening practice)
Practice your Thai listening skills with this conversation question “Would you rather have a great 1 year relationship OR a so-so relationship that lasts forever?”. Follow along by reading the transcript. https://www.youtube.com/embed/oLomDyGOyzE Transcript:...
What if…you found 1 million dollars in a suitcase (Thai listening practice)
Practice your Thai listening skills with this conversation question “What if you found 1 million dollars in a suitcase?”. Follow along by reading the transcript. https://www.youtube.com/embed/yDMqtcchRt0 Transcript: ถ้าคุณเจอเงิน 30 ล้านบาทในกระเป๋าคุณจะทำอะไรกับมัน...