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Think Too Much Posted by palmisano on Dec 7, 2010
Learn how to use the Thai word for ‘think’.
Ifs, Ands, and Buts Posted by palmisano on Dec 5, 2010
Learn the Thai words for if, and, and but.
Ordering Rice at a Restaurant Posted by palmisano on Nov 30, 2010
Considering all that rice in Thailand, you’d think ordering food with rice should be easy to figure out. ข้าว means rice, so you’d think if you said ‘I want it with rice’ you’d be set to go. But actually it’s much more complicated than you think. For example, if you order your food กับข้าว, which…
Breaking the Thai Tones, Legally Posted by palmisano on Nov 26, 2010
You think you know the 5 Thai tones? Did you know that you can break these rules? This tutorial will teach you how.
Thai for Engineers Posted by palmisano on Nov 23, 2010
The career of engineering is the second most common career in the world, only second to teaching. That said, there is either a good chance that you’re an engineer, or that a conversation concerning engineering will come up at some point that you’d want to participate in. At some point you’ll need to know the…
Thai Ending Particles, wa, woi, fa, and foi Posted by palmisano on Nov 20, 2010
Today I’m going to teach you some bad words.
Thai Ending Particles, na and ah Posted by palmisano on Nov 16, 2010
I honestly find ending particles pretty easy, despite there being no comparable words for them in English. When you speak English, you use tones to express emotion or add extra meaning. Yeap, English is to an extent a tonal language! Really? (rising tone) Really. (low tone) But in Thai, you use ending particles to adjust…