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Words to use in your Thai class Posted by palmisano on Aug 16, 2013
In a class setting there are certain words and phrases that will always come up. It’s important students become familiar with these words and phrases so that they could continue their education in a Thai-language-only setting.
Thai Body Parts Word Match Posted by palmisano on Jul 31, 2013
In an earlier blog post (https://blogs.transparent.com/thai/thai-body-parts/) I talked about Thai body part vocabulary and how to use these words in sentences. This post will help give you practice with those words, as well as reading and spelling them. Print out this sheet. Then, below, draw a line from the English word on the right to…
The Thai Question Word That Isn’t – Yang Posted by palmisano on Jul 28, 2013
When we were children, we learned that there were only 5 question words and they all started with ‘W’: who, what, where, why, and when. And perhaps we were told that ‘how’ was also a question word, which was really just ‘who’ but with the ‘w’ on the other side of the word.
The Different Thai words for ‘Want’ Posted by palmisano on Jul 14, 2013
Thai has three main words that mean ‘to want’. Read on to learn about how each is used differently.
Arai means What(?) Posted by palmisano on Jul 8, 2013
During class the other week a student of mine pointed out that the word arai อะไร is confusing due to the many ways it can be used. It has two other meanings, roughly translating to ‘something’ and ‘anything’. But in some cases it doesn’t directly translate over very well, so the best way to learn…
How to Say You like Something in Thai Posted by palmisano on Jun 17, 2013
It’s always good to know how to say what you do and don’t like, because it helps others please you! Seriously. Go practice these words at a restaurant and other various situations with your Thai friends. The Thai word for ‘like’ is …
Best Books to Learn Thai Posted by palmisano on May 30, 2013
This is a question which inevitably comes up with every new class I teach – what books do I recommend my students to buy? For a beginner, I don’t recommend any specific book. Let me explain why . . .