Sure it's a slower process though my retention rate has increased. - - telling time in Thai, etc., by learning these basic communication building blocks I was able to begin the daily journal which is very, very basic at first and gradually (with the help of an online thai dictionary), has become more detailed. I truly love this kind of thing. Look at whomever is speaking. i can use numbers, tell the time, know most of the days of the week/months of the year, and because they are all practising massage (nuad) I have words for most of the parts of the body 55. iPods have a radio function that auto-tunes into the local stations. A lot of transliteration is incorrect or imprecise so start with learning the alphabet and that will make the pronunciation much easier. Hi Neale, I know it's mad, it's the obvious place to look but easily forgotten. But what I realise more and more every day is that culture is enshrined in language. Been a while since I read this. John's advice is valid (and it is great fun) when you're in a situation where you'll be seen as a foreigner AND you're not one-on-one. The translation from the video can be found It's time to go a step further and learn Thai in reverse from an English speaker (Ajarn Adam). All the Westerners I work with or know socially, say I am fluent in Thai, but after living here for nine years one thing I learned is that the more you learn, the more you realise there is still to learn!Immerse yourself in Thai and you can't help but learn it. I take that with a grain of salt, and as my thai is getting better she is saying that less :) Watch Thai TV, listen to Thai radio stations - even if they are playing international songs, listen to a station where the DJs talk Thai. Hi TTL, Near the top: "Spend the rest of the week practicing these basics with Thai people if you can.
In real day-o-day situations you will always score points by speaking (at least some) Thai; even if the first response you get (as I always seem to do) is uncontrolled giggling. Write the word in thai, then the transliteration in parenthesis, then the translation.Use your own phonetic transliteration for the thai alphabet, then go with the thai alphabet. Be aware that learning the Thai language could open the pandora box and there is no way back! Moreover, some just don't have the time. The jokes, the greetings, the colloquialisms, the proverbs, the CONVERSATION. Using the transliteration and listening exercises you can start talking Thai immediately. - - telling time in Thai, etc., by learning these basic communication building blocks I was able to begin the daily journal which is very, very basic at first and gradually (with the help of an online thai … Really good post on learning to speak Thai. I've been with my Thai wife for 20 years and still only know a few words but enough to understand when they say things about you in a discriminative way. several years now, and I consider myself still a long way to master the language. (In your native language you dont learn words in the dictionary looking first (and only) at the phonetics).Even native english speakers are not able to read properly thai using the phonetic transliteration, and it is much worse for non-native english speakers like me.Thai script is phonetic. Now it's time for the Perhaps the hardest aspect of speaking Thai is phone calls, oh how I dread them.You can't see the other person's facial expressions and neither do you have hand actions to act as a guide, as you will have found out ordering the Pizza (step 2 above).Call Dtac, One2Call, or whoever your Thai mobile network provider is, and DON’T “press 1 for English”.Explain that your phone hasn't been getting a good signal and ask for some recommendations to remedy the problem.Get through this conversation and I’d say you’re on the way to being fluent, or at the very least pretty damn good at speaking Thai!Let's see if like Ajarn Adam you are ready for a TV appearance.
Also i have a friend that comes from a poor (bar?) WOULD YOU GIVE ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDYING THAI LANGUAGE Once you know the alphabet and the tone rules you dont need anything else. I've replaced the link with an active gig instead.
I have nothing against them for that but it's good to know how some people there feel. You can never mix with everyday Thais that don't speak half decent English, and then you are limiting yourself to two groups, tourist areas and Thais who work in the tourist industry - and in my experience the girls you might speak with in redlight areas or guys who sell clothes in Patpong market are very different to everyday thais that have no agenda with you - or middle to high class Thais who've been educated abroad or at international school, many of whom are likely to be choosy about farang company.How can you live among people when you never understand what they are saying, when you can never ask their opinion or explain more about yourself. I only starting to learn seriously now after being in Thailand just over a year. I don't disagree with your points, and yes ideally one would learn the alphabet first. I'm hoping to move to Thailand full time at the beginning of next year..but need some more travelling to decide where, The fastest way to learn Thai in the world! Having lived in Thailand for 23 years and being able to speak four languages including being able to read, speak and write Thai. Listen to native speakers, and hold as many conversations as you can. If your Thai is superb then it would be no problem. Not sure what's up as there's no explanation on Jane's fiverr page. Thanks man... I feel like English to Thai transliteration is borderline worthless, personally but it certainly is a fun language to practice. Then again, it can be problematic because there isn't necessarily an agreed way to interpret the words in roman alphabet, so variations can confuse.I think we'd all agree that if you're serious about learning Thai long term then it is majorly beneficial to learn the alphabet.
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