Sawatdee ka, Everyone in my family is a cat lover. Before there were four cats at my mom's house, and two mama cats have just given birth to nine kitties so now we have 13 cats! I would like to share a photo of these nine kitties with you because they are so adorable!! … [Read more...] about Learn Thai with Kitties
VIDEO: Learn Different Ways to Say Good Night in Thai
Sawatdee ka, There are many ways to say good night in Thai. Below are expressions that are commonly used. … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Learn Different Ways to Say Good Night in Thai
Thai Southern Sour Curry
Sawatdee ka, Thai Sour Curry or Gaeng Som แกงส้ม is my family's favorite Southern dish. We loved it so much that it was served at least twice a week. After I finish my meal I can even drink the curry source on its own. … [Read more...] about Thai Southern Sour Curry
ฺฺBangkok’s Biggest Burger!!
Sawatdee ka, Thai food is my favorite food, but sometimes I want to have something heavy that keeps my tummy full for days as well. LOL … [Read more...] about ฺฺBangkok’s Biggest Burger!!
The Animal Thais Dislike
Sawatdee ka, I went to Lumpini park today and spotted this reptile. Many Thai people have a superstiton that if you see this animal, bad luck will come to you. I remember when I was a kid and there were few of these reptiles in my school's pond. Whenever my friends and I saw it we would scream and ran away because we didn't want to have a bad luck. I don't have such a … [Read more...] about The Animal Thais Dislike
The Lungs of Bangkok – Rotfai park
Sawatdee ka, I think many tourists know the local weekend market, Jatujak (จตุจักร), but I am not sure if many people are aware of a beautiful park near the market. Thai People call this park "Rotfai Park" (สวนรถไฟ) or the official name is "Wachirabenchatat park" (สวนวชิรเบญจทัศ). I love going to a park in the late afternoon (it's too hot before that!). I like jogging, … [Read more...] about The Lungs of Bangkok – Rotfai park
One of my favourite Thai food – Green Chicken Curry
Sawatdee ka, Today I had some free time to cook myself a quick lunch. I got some very good green curry from my hometown (it is Nakhon Si Thammarat in case you are wondering) so I decided to cook Green Chicken Curry. It is one of my favourite Thai food and perhaps the most popular of all Thai dishes with foreigners. It was chosen to be one of the World's 50 most delicious … [Read more...] about One of my favourite Thai food – Green Chicken Curry
The World’s Longest Kiss Competition
Sawatdee ka, Early this evening I saw the news about this competition on TV, so I searched more information on the internet and found out that... The “World’s Longest Kiss… Returns” competition is being held from 12-14 February 2012 in Pattaya. The aim is to break the Guiness World Records of longer than 46 hours. The winning couple will win 200,000 Baht. The event will take … [Read more...] about The World’s Longest Kiss Competition
VIDEO: Fun Thai Slang
Sawatdee ka, Let's learn a common used Thai slang. The word in the video is มันส์ (mun) which means fun and exciting. More example for the use of the word มันส์ (mun); - หนังเรื่อง Iron man 2 มันส์มาก [Năng rûeng Iron Man 2 mun mâak] The movie Iron man 2 is great fun and exciting. - ผมดูมวยไทยที่ประเทศไทย มันส์มาก! [pŏm duu muai tai têe bprà-tâte tai, … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Fun Thai Slang
Unusual Thai Food
Sawatdee ka, Last Sunday I walked around my neighborhood on Chareon Krung road looking for something new to eat. I found a Thai-Muslim restaurant on the corner of Chareon Krung and Silom road. This restaurant is founded by a well-known Bang Rak market goat butcher. One of my favourite Muslim dishes is 'goat biryani' (ข้าวหมกแพะ), and I also tried their 'Beef Panang' … [Read more...] about Unusual Thai Food
Thai Polite Title
Sawatdee ka, I have seen many people misuse the polite title คุณ [kun]. When I write emails, I use the greeting "sawatdee ka Kun...". Many times people wrote me or replied my email refer to themselves "Kun..." as well. I would like to clarify this misunderstanding. The word คุณ [kun] is put before first names or nicknames when refer to others, or when it is used as … [Read more...] about Thai Polite Title
Thai Iced Tea – one of the World’s 50 most delicious drinks
Sawatdee ka, I found the article 'World's 50 most delicious drinks' on CNNGo.com and I was happy to know that one of my favorite drinks is on the list. "Thai Iced Tea" got 27th rank. Thai people call it ชาเย็น [chaa yen] CNNGo says that "the best tea is served in a plastic bag from street carts, and looks bright orange, but in a good way. It’s a strong, sweet … [Read more...] about Thai Iced Tea – one of the World’s 50 most delicious drinks
Learn Thai from the year of the Dragon
Sawatdee ka, In Chinese Astrology 2012 is the Year of the Dragon. The Year of the Dragon will start on 23 January 2012 and end on 09 February 2013. What kind of year will 2012 be? Many expect 2012 to bring about the end of the world. I have no idea myself, I only make the best out of each day. Anyway, let's talk about something I am sure I know, Thai language :) Dragon … [Read more...] about Learn Thai from the year of the Dragon
National Teacher’s Day
Teacher's day (วันครู Wan Kruu) is celebrated every year on January 16th in Thailand, it is also a school holiday. It is the day that teachers gather together to remember their first teachers. Thai people believe that any field of work will have a teacher such as actors, dramatist, magician, astrologist and even boxers. Therefore, we need to have a Wai Kru ceremony to … [Read more...] about National Teacher’s Day
Learn Thai from Funny Thai Ads
Sawatdee ka, What is your method for learning and remembering new Thai words. I think watching funny videos helps you tremendously, so I put few funny Thai video ads here. [1] Funny Thai noodles advert The interesting word from this ad is the word "อืด" [uet] which mean swell. Thai people use this word as a slang to call someone who is overweight as … [Read more...] about Learn Thai from Funny Thai Ads
Learn Thai expression – “get the hell away from me”
Sawatdee ka, Please don't be frighten to see me teaching you this expression. It is not that I got aggressive all of the sudden LOL. I write this lesson to answer a question I got from a YouTube viewer. His question is " How do you say in thai 'get the hell away from me, I thought you were a chick!!" ?" I shared this question on my Facebook page … [Read more...] about Learn Thai expression – “get the hell away from me”
Learn Thai from a song – what’s wrong?
Sawatdee ka, Yesterday I was a little bit unwell so I had an idea of making this lesson. I also found a song that has the same expression in the lyrics, so I put a few sentences from the song here as I thought it might help you remember the expression better :) Please listen to the song and see below the lyrics I picked up from 00:07 to 00:19. The song is called "Bpen … [Read more...] about Learn Thai from a song – what’s wrong?
Bangkok’s Christmas Lights
Sawatdee ka, I don't know about you, but I LOVE December. It is the best weather in Thailand, also it is the holiday season so everyone seems to be more happy than usual. I love hearing Christmas songs that are being played everywhere. Most Thai are Buddhist but we love to celebrate any occasion, so some Thai also join Christmas parties and enjoy the beautiful time of … [Read more...] about Bangkok’s Christmas Lights
The World’s Largest Golden Buddha Image
Sawatdee ka, Did you know there is The world's largest solid-gold Buddha image in Bangkok? I have to confess that I have just known about it from my student 2 weeks ago. What a shame! LOL So, I googled the map for the temple's location and went there to see it with my own eyes last Saturday. This temple is called วัดไตรมิตรวิทยาราม Wat Traimitr Withayaram. It is on … [Read more...] about The World’s Largest Golden Buddha Image
Mod’s a chic-place-to-celebrate recommendation- Red Sky
Sawatdee ka, December is my favorite month of the year because of the cool and nice weather, and it gives me a holiday feeling in a way. So, I always feel more relax in December than the rest of the year. Last night I went to a pre-Christmas party at Centara Grand at Central World Hotel. Afterwards, my friends and I went for some drinks at the hotel's rooftop bar on 55th … [Read more...] about Mod’s a chic-place-to-celebrate recommendation- Red Sky