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How are Thai musical notes written? part 2 Posted by palmisano on Mar 25, 2013
In my Thai music class, the teacher printed out these letters and cut/taped them directly onto the instruments so can easily find them. If you see a ฟ, look for the ฟ on the instrument and hit it. Done. In this respect I’d say it’s easier than western sheet music – no need to count…
How are Thai musical notes written? part 1 Posted by palmisano on Mar 23, 2013
Learn how to read Thai sheet music.
Valentine’s Day Vocabulary Word Match Posted by palmisano on Mar 15, 2013
In a previous blog post I reviewed Thai Valentines Day vocabulary and how to use those words in sentences. This post will help give you practice with each of those words, as well as reading and spelling them. Print out this sheet. Then, below, draw a line from the English word on the left to…
Thai Valentines, part 3 Posted by palmisano on Feb 22, 2013
Learn the [Thai] language of Love!
Thai Valentines, part 2 Posted by palmisano on Feb 20, 2013
Learn the [Thai] language of Love!
Thai Valentines, part 1 Posted by palmisano on Feb 18, 2013
Learn the [Thai] language of Love!
Buddhist Heaven and Buddhist Hell Posted by palmisano on Dec 29, 2012
Where do we go when we die? Every religion has an answer to that question. In Buddhism, one is first reincarnated over and over and over until one achieves nirvana (or deserves hell). Afterwards, one either enters heaven สวรรค์ (sa2waan5) or hell นรก (na4rok4). Details of each are complicated and filled with mythology. In short…