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Tim Ferris: Thai Sentence Deconstruction
How to Learn (but not master) any Language in an hour… Tim Ferris from the 4 Hour Workweek makes bold statements about learning languages. In my early days of learning Thai I came across his post How...
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The NEW Cracking Thai Fundamentals
Cracking Thai Fundamentals Workshop… I started Cracking Thai Fundamentals in 2000 for the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand to help journalists hit the ground running. At the time, the course...
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Hitting the Second Wall of Learning Thai
Hitting the “Second Wall” of learning Thai… There are more than enough articles out there about second language acquisition where they allude to “the wall”. This is where you know enough to meet your...
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A Guide to Thai Police and Armed Forces Ranks
A guide to Thai Police and Armed Forces ranks… Thai newspaper reports contain many abbreviations of police & army ranks and these can be difficult to understand at first. They are, however, quiet...
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I Don’t Speak Thai But I Try
I don’t speak Thai (but I try)… So cute! This week Richard Barrow shared a YouTube video by the talented Maggie Rosenberg: ฉันไม่พูดภาษาไทย (I Don’t Speak Thai) For more of the two girls from...
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Interview: Diplomats Learning Foreign Languages
Diplomats learning foreign languages… Many moons ago I resided in Negara Brunei Darussalam. No. Not Dar es Salaam. That’s in Tanzania. Brunei is located on the island of Borneo. It’s sort of penned in...
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Thai Language Thai Culture: Dental Office Vocabulary
Dental Office Vocabulary… We just went to see our dentist. Everything is good with me, but my wife needs lots of work (we blame it on those calcium-sucking children of ours she had to carry around for...
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eDLTV: A Fabulous Thai Language Resource
eDLTV: A Fabulous Thai Language Resource… I’ve been collecting FREE Thai language learning resources for yaks ages. Each year I add more. Some are good, some are only ok, but the huge amount of...
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Hey! It’s Daniel B Fraser! Amazing Thailand Ad
Daniel B Fraser: Amazing Thailand… There’s a new Amazing Thailand ad making the rounds of Facebook and twitter that actually lives up to its name. Even jaded, longtime expats are raving about the fast...
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Thai Language Thai Culture: Pain and Suffering
Pain and Suffering… My last post was about dental vocabulary. To keep me believing in the concept of Synchronicity, after finishing my post I broke a lower molar and had to go back to the dentist to...
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Learn Thai Through Stories, Grammar and Exercises
Learn Thai Through Stories, Grammar and Exercises… I’m going to do something I rarely do, and that’s share a project I haven’t seen (yet). But the concept is so good, I just had to share asap....
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Does Your Computer Speak Thai?
Your computer can speak Thai… even if you don’t… Those learning Thai struggle. No doubt. There’s a ton of free audio available for Chinese, French, Italian, German, yadda yadda. But not so much for...
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We Have ALL Five Thai Tones in English Too!
We Have ALL Five Thai Tones in English Too!… I’m always running into foreigners learning Thai (or giving excuses on why they can’t learn Thai) who say, “I can’t hear the tones. English doesn’t have...
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Interview Compilation: How Soon Did You Tackle Reading and Writing Thai?
How soon did you tackle reading and writing Thai?… A subject that repeatedly comes up on Thai language forums is the importance of learning to read and write Thai from the beginning. A small number do...
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Successful Thai Language Learner: Philip Lattimore
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Philip Lattimore Nationality: English Age range: Early 50’s Sex: Male Location: Hat Yai Website: phil.uk.net: Learn to read Thai Profession:...
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Book Review: Maid in Thailand
Book Review: Maid in Thailand (tri-lingual guide: English-Thai-Burmese)… When Kristen Rossi moved to Thailand she hired a Burmese housekeeper. I’ve never been brave enough – struggling with one Asian...
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Please Vote Thai: Top 100 Language Lovers of 2013
Voting commences for the Top 100 Language Lovers… For the past five years or so, the hardworking people at Lexiophiles and bab.la have teamed up to organise the Top 100 Language Lovers Competition....
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Introduction: Using High Frequency Thai Vocabulary
Introduction: Using High Frequency Thai Vocabulary… I’m proud to announce the High Frequency Thai Vocabulary series! After spending months sorting out a manageable vocabulary list, we are finally...
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Thank You for Voting: Top Language Lovers of 2013
Thank You for Voting: Top 25 Language Lovers of 2013… This year WLT came 14th in the Top 25 Language Learning Blogs of 2013. Not too shabby, considering all the wonderful blogs entered in the...
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Successful Thai Language Learner: Harlan Wolff
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Harlan Wolff Nationality: British Age range: 50-60 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Private Investigation and Author Website/blog: Harlan...
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