Thai Lessons

Learning to pronounce Thai words correctly can be one of the hardest parts of learning Thai. One way to improve your pronunciation is to "learn to listen". Before you learn how to speak, you will need to learn how to listen. Some sounds can be hard to tell apart when you're listening. If you can hear the difference, it will be easier to speak correctly. So for this lesson … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Listen Better, Speak Better

In this lesson I am talking about confusing Thai words. Words that have the same translation in English, words that sounds similar in Thai. For example; the word "ask"; Can I ask you a question? Can I ask for your phone number? In Thai language we use two different words for the above question - ถาม /tăam/ and ขอ /kăw/. Confusing, huh? Which word is the correct one … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Confusing Thai Words! | Fix Common Vocabulary Mistakes

We would like to encourage you to practice more listening skills. Listening is every bit as important to learning as reading, writing and speaking. Listening will help you to improve your understanding of the language and your pronunciation. So this lesson we created a quick conversation for you to listen. You will be listening to the conversation twice. The first round we … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Improve Your Listening Skills (Intermediate)

This video is for intermediate learners. If you find this test is too difficult , please try LEVEL 1 test or LEVEL 2 test. Get out your pen and paper, and write down the answers. Let’s get started with the quiz! … [Read more...] about How Good is Your Thai? (LEVEL 3 TEST)

Today I’m going to test you on your grammar, and I want you to comment below with your score. Be honest and truthful because it is unlikely that you will get all the answers right. :) Before we get started, this video is for advanced beginners. If you find this test too difficult for you, please try this test. However if you think it is too easy for you please stay tuned for … [Read more...] about VIDEO: How Good is Your Thai? (LEVEL 2 TEST)

สวนของลุงรวย วันนี้วันดี มีนากับมานี ได้ไปเที่ยวสวนของลุงรวย Today is a good day. Meena and Manee get to visit uncle Ruay's garden. สวนของลุงรวยซ้วยสวย อยู่ใกล้ลำห้วย Uncle Ruay's garden is so beautiful located near a creek. ปลูกกล้วย ปลูกบ๊วย ปลูกดอกแพงพวย สวยๆทั้งนั้น He grows bananas, plums, watercress. They are all beautiful. นั่นด้วงอยู่บนจอมปลวก … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Reading and Listening

I asked my friends and people in my neighbourhood the same question "อยากได้อะไรเป็นของขวัญปีใหม่ /yàak dâai à-rai bpen kăwng-kwăn bpii-mài/ What would you like to have for New Year gift?". They give different answers which offer you interesting new vocabulary. Also they speak in normal speed which is a good listening practice for you. I would like you to just listen to what … [Read more...] about VIDEO: How Good Are Your Listening Skills in Thai?

We received a question asking how to say "I want you to do something" in Thai. This is a good question as many students often make a mistake when using the word "want" in different situations. The word "want to do something" is อยาก yàak. When you would like to ask someone to do something we use the phrase "อยากให้ yàak hâi" and just use this simple pattern: อยากให้ yàak … [Read more...] about VIDEO: I WANT YOU TO

In the occasion of Halloween, let's learn something related to ghosts. First, the correct pronunciation of the word "ghost" is ผี /pǐi/. Many students are often confused with the word พี่ /pîi/ which is used to call an older person. Let me give you some sentence examples; คุณกลัวผีมั้ย /kun glua pǐi mái?/ = Are you afraid of ghost? คุณชอบดูหนังผีมั้ย /kun châwp duu … [Read more...] about VIDEO: GHOST