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Thai Vegetable Vocaulary Posted by sasha on Oct 8, 2015
We recently posted some Thai fruit vocabulary, so we might as well cover vegetables (ผัก – pàk) next. Here are 25 vegetables in English and Thai. Study them and try to do your grocery shopping in Thai next time! tomato (มะเขือเทศ – má-kĕua tâyt) lettuce (ผัก กาดหอม – pàk gàat hŏm) onion (หอม หัวใหญ่ –…
Thai Summer Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Jun 18, 2015
Just because it’s hot all year in Thailand doesn’t mean you can’t talk about summer in Thai. Build up your Thai vocab and get ready for summer by studying these words! Summer summer (ฤดูร้อน – réu-doo rón) summer vacation (วันหยุดฤดูร้อน wan yùt réu-doo rón) summer school (ภาคฤดูร้อน pâak réu-doo rón) Weather hot (ร้อน – rón)…
Thai Personal Pronouns and Verb “to Be” Posted by sasha on Mar 16, 2015
Build up your Thai skills through our “Beginner Thai” video series. In the 6th lesson, learn personal pronouns and the verb “to be.”
Thai Tones Pronunciation Guide Posted by sasha on Dec 9, 2014
The five tones of Thai are intimidating, but learning them is a vital part of picking up the language. There’s tons of information out there about the tones, so I won’t bore you with a lengthy article. Instead, here’s a short video with three examples for each of the five tones. Listen and repeat at…
Thai Vowels Pronunciation Guide Posted by sasha on Nov 19, 2014
Last month we posted a video guide to the Thai consonants, so it’s only fitting that we also cover the vowels. Thai vowels are a bit tricky, as there are both short and long versions. In addition, the placement of the vowel differs from case to case – they can come before or after a…
Thai Alphabet – Consonants Pronunciation Posted by sasha on Oct 31, 2014
The Thai alphabet isn’t even an alphabet; rather, it’s an abugida. In this writing system, each unit is based on a consonant, while the vowel notation is secondary. We probably wouldn’t get much hits on Google if we titled this article “Thai Abugida,” though, so we’re sticking with words that we know. There are 44…
How Much Thai Can You Learn in a Week? Posted by sasha on Oct 29, 2014
This month I had to get out of China for a visa run, something that anyone who has lived abroad probably understands quite well. With not a whole lot of time or money on my hands, I had to give this some serious thought. There’s always the typical Shenzhen-Hong Kong border crossing, but I had…