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Jing Jing! Posted by palmisano on Apr 29, 2013
When I teach Thai to my beginner level students, I try to focus all my examples on the most common Thai words. After I graduate them from the 25 most common Thai words, I then move them on to the top 100. One of those ‘top 100’ words is จริง (jing1), which literally translates as…
Thai Question Word Slang Posted by palmisano on Apr 28, 2013
In English, there is both ‘spoken English’ and ‘written English’. We don’t realize it, but the way we write English isn’t always the same as how we speak it. In Thai this is taken to an even more extreme level…
Math in Thai Posted by palmisano on Apr 23, 2013
It’s been rightly said that you are not fluent in any language until you can do math in that language without translation. This tutorial is meant for those who can already read Thai numbers. If you cannot yet read Thai numbers, complete the below set of tutorials first to catch up. Background Tutorial #1…
The Special ห Character Posted by palmisano on Apr 11, 2013
When I teach the Thai alphabet to my students, the letter ห is one of the last I teach them. It’s a bit more complicated than the average consonant, like the อ character. In Thai ห can be used in two different ways – as a consonant, or as a silent tone modifier…
Near and Far, Glai and Glai Posted by palmisano on Apr 5, 2013
Before even reading this article, ask your Thai friend to say ‘near and far’ ไกลและใกล้ in Thai. To most Thai language beginners these two words will sound exactly the same. This article will help you remember the difference . . .
How to use the Future Tense in Thai? Posted by palmisano on Mar 29, 2013
I will admit the article title is misleading, in that Thai doesn’t have a future tense. It also doesn’t have a past tense. To refer to the future or past, one must use additional words like ‘will’, ‘already’, ‘did’, etc….
How are Thai musical notes written? part 3 Posted by palmisano on Mar 27, 2013
Given the previously mentioned issues with Thai sheet music, I asked around friends who were more or less Thai traditional music experts to get some guidance. It turns out there is sheet music which has slightly more detail out there. A perfect example can be found here: http://www.sakamula.com/note.html So what do all those dashes…