Thanking Sponsors of WLTs 2016 Thai Language Giveaway
WLT’s 2016 Thai Language Giveaway… For a second year in a row it was great fun giving away prizes during the Thai Language Giveaway. A huge thanks from me goes to the generous sponsers: Yuki and Miki...
View ArticleTen Essentials of Thai Conversation: Thai Greetings and Ending Particles
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation: Thai Greetings and Ending Particles… You say goodbye and I say hello – Beatles The Thai formal greeting… สวัสดี /sà-wàt-dee/ – hello, greetings, goodbye, farewell...
View Article2016: The Eighth Google Translate Challenge
Google Translate, the challenge… Welcome to the EIGHTH Google Translate Challenge! To recap: Years one through seven… 2009: The First Google Translate Challenge: I ran two sets of Thai phrases through...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty One: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty One… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน ไก่ได้พลอย Narrator: Episode – ‘Gai daai...
View ArticleTen Essentials of Thai Conversation: Please and Thank You and Excuse Me: Part 1
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… Oh, won’t you stay…just a little bit longer. Please, please, please, please, please. Tell me you’re going to. – Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs Please and Thank...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty Two: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty Two… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language. ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน กระเป๋า Narrator: Episode – ‘Gra-bpao’....
View ArticleFinding Thai Language Partners
One thing is for certain: If you want to learn to speak Thai, finding native Thai speakers is a must. And they’re quite easy to find, if you know where to look. In this post, I’ll share with you the...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty Three: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty Three… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language. ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน สีกา – อุบาสิกา Narrator: Episode –...
View Article65 Useful Thai Phrases You Won’t Find in a Travel Phrasebook: Part Three
By popular demand, here’s part three of 65 Useful Phrases You Won’t Find in a Travel Phrasebook (close enough anyway). Note: To help those learning to read Thai script, the below phrases have Thai...
View ArticleTen Essentials of Thai Conversation: Please and Thank You and Excuse Me: Part 2
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… You’re my love, your my angel, you’re the girl of my dreams I’d like to thank you, for waiting patiently – Daddy’s Home Shep and the Limelites Please and Thank You...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty Four: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty Four… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language. ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน กลัวจนหัวหด หดหัวอยู่ในกระดอง Narrator:...
View ArticleThe Challenge: Two Weeks to Learn Thai in Bangkok!
Going Head to Head in Bangkok.. This is exciting stuff. Lately I’ve been tweeting from @ThaiLanguageRes about a Learn Thai Challenge driven by Olly Richards (I Will Teach You A Language) and Jan Van...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty Five: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty Five… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language. ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน รดน้ำสังข์ Narrator: Episode –...
View ArticleSurvey Call: How English Speakers are Learning Thai with HelloTalk
Using Language Exchanges to study from afar… A growing number of students are using HelloTalk (language exchange app) to learn Thai. In 2014 when I was contacted by Zackery Ngai (the brains behind...
View ArticleTen Essentials of Thai Conversation: Please and Thank You and Excuse Me: Part 3
Ten Essentials of Thai Conversation… “Forgive-i-ness please” The Japanese Yakusa chief bows and apologizes after he falls through the Simpson’s kitchen window while fighting the Italian Mafia. – The...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty Six: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty Six… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน ตัวดี – ตัวร้าย Narrator: Episode – ‘Dtua...
View ArticleSuccessful Thai Language Learner: Weston Hawkins
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Weston Hawkins Nationality: American Age range: 20-30 Sex: Male Location: Utah, USA Profession: Operations Manager (Pearls By Laurel) and...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty Seven: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty Seven… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language. ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน ญาติ – อนุญาต Narrator: Episode –...
View ArticleOlly’s Thai For Beginners: How to Learn to Speak Thai from Scratch
Back in August Olly Richards (I Will Teach You A Language) and Jan Van Der Aa (Language Boost) made an appearance with The Challenge: Two Weeks to Learn Thai in Bangkok! During those two weeks they...
View ArticleCat Cartoons Episode Forty Eight: Learn and Love the Thai Language
รู้รักภาษาไทย: Cat Cartoons: Episode Forty Eight… เสียงเด็ก ๆ ร้องเพลง: รู้รักภาษาไทย Sound of children singing: Learn and Love the Thai Language. ผู้บรรยาย: ตอน แมลงสาบ – ถูกสาป Narrator: Episode –...
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