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Doi Suthep (Video) Posted by sasha on Aug 31, 2011
Located just 15 km outside of Chiang Mai city is the famed Doi Suthep mountain. Atop this mountain sits the Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, one of Thailand’s most revered Buddhist temples. Learn a little bit about the history of this temple and take a quick tour through the grounds in this video.
Chiang Mai (Video) Posted by sasha on Aug 12, 2011
The northern capital of Thailand, Chiang Mai is a city rich with history and culture. In this video, take a tour of a few of the hundreds of Buddhist temples that are scattered throughout the city by day, and wander through the famous night bazaar in the evening.
Guessing the Thai Tones, part 2 of 2 (Beginner) Posted by palmisano on Aug 4, 2010
As you may know already, tone marks alone do not define the tone of the word. All consonants in each syllable influence the tone. The actual influence is determined by the location of the consonants within the syllable, whether the consonant class is low, mid, or high, whether the syllable is open or closed, and…
Political Responses to Thai Protests Posted by palmisano on Jul 28, 2010
Between my last post and this one (the dates don’t match the actual writing date), Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ ordered a crackdown on the protesters camped out. Prime Minister is translated as นายกรัฐมนตรี, but in the newspapers you’ll only see it in the short version, นายกฯ (naa1 yok4). For those familiar with what…
Language of the Protester (Intermediate) Posted by palmisano on Jul 27, 2010
This is, obviously, my first post in what will be a fruitful blog for those interested in learning to speak Thai and how Thai culture relates to its language. Let’s start by stating who I am and what makes me qualified to do this. I’ve been studying Thai for approximately six years now, about…
Introduction to Thai Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 20, 2010
History and Development Thai is spoken by the majority of the population in Thailand, as well as by smaller groups of people in other countries. Linguists disagree on the number of Thai dialects in existence. Some linguists believe that a large percentage of Thai speakers actually speak some variant of Standard Thai. The question of…