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How to Cheat in Thai, part 1 of 2 Posted by on Aug 9, 2010

My title to this post is a bit misleading. We aren’t going to cheat to learn Thai. Instead, we are going to learn about how to say ‘cheating’ in Thai. As any tourist to Thailand knows, you’re going to be cheated, swindled, and scammed. Entire websites are devoted to filling databases of all the scams…

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Guessing the Thai Tones, part 1 of 2 (Beginner) Posted by on Jul 30, 2010

The rules for reading Thai are fairly complex, especially when it comes to determining the tone of the word based on the spelling. When I first started learning Thai, I preferred to memorize the tone of each word and not bother so much learning the actual rules. In reality, memorizing the tones allows for faster…

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YouThai Posted by on Jul 20, 2010

As part of our campaign to helping you learn Thai, we’ve created a new YouTube channel, TransparentThai. Here we’ll be adding videos about language fundamentals, tips, culture, and more. This first video teaches you about male and female forms. It is less than one minute long. This second video discusses how and where to place…

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