Archive for 'Intermediate'
Write Your Resume in Thai, part 1 Posted by palmisano on Dec 10, 2012
Writing a CV in Thai can be a very useful thing to do if you consider working in Thailand. It can impress Thai employers in case knowledge of Thai is required for the job. In this post, I present some useful vocabulary and expressions that you can use to write your CV in Thai.
Mnemonics to Remember Thai Classes Posted by palmisano on Nov 26, 2012
If your vocabulary level is decent, there is a mnemonic (นีโมนิค nee1moo1nik4) trick to help you remember which consonant belongs to which class. In the following sentences, the first consonant of each word is one of that class.
Thai Motorcycle Vocabulary Word Match Posted by palmisano on Oct 29, 2012
In the previous blog post I talked about Thai motorcycle 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.
Respect in Thai Culture Posted by palmisano on Oct 8, 2012
The concept of respect in Thai culture is quite different from that which you would find in Western culture. I often find myself having to explain the differences to both Westerners and Thais. The reality is that the concept of respect, or more importantly who deserves it and why, is deeply ingrained into our sub-conscious…
The Invisible Vowel Rule, part 3 Posted by palmisano on Sep 25, 2012
In the first part of this series, I talked about how to determine the vowel when it wasn’t visible. In the second part, I talked about how vowels can change its appearance. In this third part, I will show several more vowels that change it’s appearance.
The Invisible Vowel Rules, part 2 Posted by palmisano on Sep 21, 2012
In the first part, I showed how strings of consonants can be pronounced despite not having any visibly defined vowels. I had simplified it as just four easy to remember rules.
The Invisible Vowel Rules, part 1 Posted by palmisano on Sep 20, 2012
In English, words are pronounced left to right. You pronounce the first letter of the word first, and the last letter last. But not so in Thai! Vowels are written above, below, to the left, to the right, and even surrounding the consonants. For a beginner it’s an unintuitive concept.