Thai Language Blog
Menu
Search

Tag Archives: learn Thai

Thai Survival Phrases Posted by on Jun 16, 2015

Gearing up for a trip to Thailand? Make your trip much easier by learning these useful survival phrases in Thai!

Common Thai Greetings Posted by on Feb 17, 2015

Make your trip to Thailand much better by learning some common greetings in this short and easy to follow video. Thai people appreciate a good smile, but they appreciate you speaking their language even more! สวัสดี – sà-wàt dee hello/goodbye สวัสดีครับ – sà-wàt dee kráp hello (male) สวัสดีค่ะ – sà-wàt dee kâ hello (female) คุณสบายดีไหม – kun sà-baai dee…

Continue Reading

Polite Particles in Thai – Krap and Ka Posted by on Jan 15, 2015

Politeness is incredibly important in Thai culture, and it starts with what you say. Learn how to use the polite particles “krap” and “ka” in this short language video.

Thai Vowels Pronunciation Guide Posted by 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…

Continue Reading

Thai Alphabet – Consonants Pronunciation Posted by 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…

Continue Reading

How Much Thai Can You Learn in a Week? Posted by 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…

Continue Reading

Newer posts