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James Higbie’s Essential Thai has Arrived!
James Higbie’s Essential Thai has arrived in Bangkok… At long last, Jim’s Essential Thai has hit the bookshelves at Orchid’s Bookshop in Bangkok. You can purchase Essential Thai online from Orchid...
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Successful Thai Language Learner: Marc Spiegel
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Marc Spiegel Nationality: American Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Management Website: Linkedin:marcspiegel What is your Thai level?...
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Interview: Terry Clayton is Getting by in Thai
Interview: Terry Clayton is getting by in Thai… Name: Terry Clayton Nationality: Canadian Age range: 59 Sex: Male Location: Udon Thani Profession: Science Writer / Teacher / Farmer Web: Red Plough...
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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 I feel watching that video…” I...
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UPDATE: Jeff Netto’s Thai Challenge
Jeff Netto’s Thai Challenge… Jeff is a serious language learner. If you remember, he started his Thai language challenge with ziltch Thai. Nada. In addition to the 6 week challenge Jeff set himself 19...
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Greg and Tony Say Adieu to Bangkok Podcast
Saying adieu to Bangkok Podcast… Yup. A shocker-roonie. The wonderful Thai language resource Bangkok Podcast is closing its doors (for now). But even though Bangkok Podcast will not be updated in the...
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Thai Language Thai Culture: Outing the Energy – Thai Learning Techniques
Outing the Energy – Thai Learning Techniques… Unless you are someone who picks up languages by simply breathing, like the famed English explorer Sir Richard Burton, then your journey to becoming...
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Learning Languages: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Learning Languages: The Art and science of remembering everything… My ability to remember names (people or places) is weak. Unless it’s for a short-term project like a script, my memory just doesn’t...
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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 create a word list for newbies to communicate in Thai at a basic...
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Successful Thai Language Learner: Mark Hollow
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Mark Hollow Nationality: British Age: mid-30′s Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Formerly an IT project manager, currently just studying....
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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 gobbled my interest! Since starting this adventure I’ve...
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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 asked for suggestions. New words came in via email, Facebook, and...
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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 44 weeks. The hardest languages to learn are...
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Successful Thai Language Learner: James Higbie
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: James Higbie Nationality: American Age range: 60+ Sex: Male Location: Sierra Leone Profession: Work for NGO in Education Development Thai level:...
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Ayutthaya Underwater: Bangkok Now Bracing for Floods
Ayutthaya underwater… Late last week I drove to Ayutthaya to see how the area was bearing up under the onslaught of flooding. I especially wanted to visit Wat Kasattrathiraj, the Wat reported as being...
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Bangkok is STILL Bracing for the Thai Floods. Barely.
Bangkok bracing for the predicted floods… For weeks we’ve been reading conflicting news on whether Bangkok will flood or not. First the Governor states that Bangkok is ready, come hell or high water....
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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 live, have subsided and the floods only lasted a short...
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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 Newspapers. If you’ve found yourself in Thailand...
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Bangkok Flood Info: Preparing for Floods in Bangkok
Bangkok Flood Info… Rikker from Thai 101 started a Google Doc, Bangkok Flood Info, to share important emergency numbers and advice. If you have information to add, the doc is editable, so please do....
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Thailand’s 50 Million Blue Whales Flood Bangkok
Thailand has 50 million blue whales flooding Bangkok… Obviously, there are not 50 million blue whales flooding Bangkok. Not even one. And the flood is not only about Bangkok. But as bonkers as 50...
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