8/05/2014

The best way to learn a language

Human mind rapidly acquired the language isn't by studying textbook or using software. It's by hearing the language used naturally in everyday context and interacting with the language so it really sticks in your mind when you know what sounds right, everything else is easy.


Dr. Pimsleur

9/14/2013

Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and Tones

In each cell below, the first line indicates International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), the second indicates the Thai characters in initial position (several letters appearing in the same box have identical pronunciation).





THAI TONES





Credit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_language#Languages_and_dialects

4/25/2013

THE RULE OF KING RAMKHAMHAENG

The most famous king of Sukhothai is King Ramkhamhaeng, the founder's third son. He is the first Thai ruler to leave detailed epigraphical accounts of the Thai state, beginning with his own early life. He earned his title at age 19 on a campaign with his father against a neighboring state, in which, he saved the day by defeating the enemy leader in a hand to hand elephant combat. As a result, he was granted the name Phra Ramkhamhaeng (Rama the Brave) his parent.

The Sukhothai kingdom at the time of King Ramkhamhaeng's accession was quite small, consisting of only the city and surrounding areas. By the end of his reign, he had increased its size ten folds: from Luang Prabang in the east through the central plains to the southern peninsula. The Mon state in lower Burma also accepted his over lordship.

King Ramkhamhaeng was noted as an administrator, legislator and statesman, and sometimes as an amorous king. He is credited with the invention of Thai script, which he achieved by systemizing the khmer alphabet with Thai words. The new script was employed for the first time in an inscription of 1292, in which King Ramkhamhaeng depicted the idylic conditions of his kingdom - fertile land and plentiful food, free trade, prohibition of slavery, and guaranteed inheritance.

One of the keys to King Ramkhamhaeng's success lays in his diplomatic relations with China. The Mongol Court pursued and "divide - and - rule" policy and supported the Thai' rise at the expense of the Khmers. King Ramkhamhaeng was said to have gone the China himself, and the History of the Yuan records seven missions from "Sien" (Sukhothai) between 1282 and 1323. Chinese craftsmen came to teach the Thais their secrets of glazing pottery, resulting in the production of the famous ceramic ware of Sawankhaloke, whose kilns still remain.


Adapted from : William Warren, Star Black and M.R. Priya Rangsit, Thailand, APA Publications, 1989, pp. 21-22, Yupin Pokthitiyuk, English Department, Factulty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University.

8/26/2012

6/25/2012

About Me




I graduated from Thammasat University, major in Linguistics.
I'm friendly, funny and talkative but not too much 555.
You can ask me anything about Thailand.
What i'm thinking about my student is "What can i do to make my students succeed in Thai language".
Every students are different, they need their own way to study.



Some like to study about the rules.


Some like to learn through games.

Some like to learn how to read and write.

Some good at memorizing.
Some study by himself most of the time and study Thai with me sometimes.

6/17/2012

ไหม (mái) is Yes/No question

Put "mái" at the end of the sentence.

Q:  Khun chɔɔ̂p gin pizza mái  (Do you like to eat Piazza?)
A1 : chɔɔ̂p (yes i like)  ----> answer yes by repeating the verb (chɔɔ̂p)
A2 : mâchɔɔ̂p ( no i don't) ---> answer no by put negative word (mâi) in front of the verb

5/31/2012

Particle word สิ or ซิ (sì)

สิ or ซิ (sì)
- always put at the end of sentence,verb, verb phrase, adj, adv, n.
- use in imperative or urging someone to do something and emphasis

Imperative
- สั่งอาหารสิ   Sàng  ahǎan sì  ( order some menu)
- ถ้าคุณอยากไปดูหนัง ก็ไปสิ Thâa khun yàak pai duu nǎng ĝɔ pai sì ( If you wanna go to see movie , so go)




Emphasis
- อย่าพูดอย่างงั้นสิ  Yàa phûut yang ngán sì  ( Don't say that)

Learn Thai through Thai Song



รักเธอ 24 ชั่วโมง
1)  ฉันลืมตาขึ้นมาในเวลาเช้า    chán luumta kûn maa nai welaa cháao when I wake up in the morning
2)  ถามใจที่เหงาเฝ้าคิดถึงใคร   tǎ̌am jai thîi ngǎao fâo kíttǔng krai     Ask myself who do I miss?
3)  ภาพเธอก็ลอยมาแต่ไกล    pâap təə gↄ̂ lↄↄi maa dtèe glai   see your picture in my mind.
4)  รีบดูนาฬิกาก็ได้เวลากดเบอร์โทรหาเธอ   rîip duu naalígaa gↄ̂ↄ daî welaa gòt bəə too hǎa təə  look at my watch and see it’s time to call you
5)  เที่ยงแล้วกินอะไรมันแค่อิ่มท้อง  tîang léew gin ària man kêe ìm tↄ́ↄng  at lunch time eat whatever makes me full
6)  ถ้าให้อิ่มใจต้องคิดถึงเธอ    tâa hâi ìm jai tↄ̂ↄng kíttǔng təə        If  I wanna be happy I must think about you
7)  ถึงมีวันไหนไม่ได้เจอ    tǔng mii wan nǎi mai dâi jəə         if some day I can’t meet you
8)  แค่ได้ยินเสียงเธอมา SAY HELLO OK สบายใจ   kêe dâiyin sǐang təə maa SAY HELLO OK sabaijai   If only I hear your voice come to say hello, then I will be happy.

9)  ***ไม่ขอพลาดซักวินาทีที่ฉัน..หายใจ    mâi kↄ̌ↄ plâat sák wínaatii tîi chán hǎijai  I don’t wanna miss any seconds that I’m breathing
10) ก็ไม่คิดเผื่อใจให้คนไหน     gↄ̂ↄ mâi kít pùuajai hâi kon nǎ  I don’t think I will share my love with anyone else.
11) รักเธอคนนี้24ชั่วโมง    rák təə  kon níi 24 chûamong   I love you 24 hours.
12) เช้าสายบ่ายเย็นก็ยัง i love you…   cháao sǎai bàai yen gↄ̂ↄ yang I LOVE YOU  in the morning, late morning, noon, evening I still love you.
13) ไม่ว่าจะกินไม่ว่าจะนอน  mâiwâa jà gin mâiwâa jà nↄↄn       whenever I eat, I sleep
14) อะไรอะไรยังไงก็เถอะ    arai arai yang ngai gↄ̂ↄ tə̀         anything, whatever
15) หัวใจเปิดให้เธอ  hǔajai bpə̀ət hâ̂i təə        my heart opens for you
16) ให้เธอเข้ามานั่งนอนเดินข้างในใจ   hâi təə kâao maa nâng nↄↄn dəən kâang nai jai for you come in to sit, lay down, walk inside my heart.
 17) บอกใครต่อใครว่าใจข้างในฉันมีเจ้าของก็คือเธอ ***  bↄ̀ↄk krai dtↄ̀ↄ krai waa jai kâang nai mii jâokↄ̌ↄng gↄ̂ↄ kuu təə 
                                                                                      I tell everyone that in my heart, there is only you.
18) เลิกงานตอนตกเย็นมันก็เหนื่อยล้า     ̂ək ngaan dtↄↄn dtòkyen man gↄ̂ↄ nùuai láa when I finish work in the evening, I feel so tired.
19) เห็นหน้าเธอแล้วมันก็หายไป    hěn nâ̂a təə leew man gↄ̂ↄ hǎai pai     but when see your face, my tiredness disappears
20) ทุกคืนเข้านอนตอนดับไฟ   túkkuun dtↄↄn dàp fai      every night when I go to bed.
21) ฉันก็ยังเห็นเธอมาปรากฏตัวในฝันของฉันเลย   chán gↄ̂ↄ yang hěn təə maa pbraakòt dtua nai fǎn kↄ̌ↄng chán ləə I also see you in my dreams.
**Repeat** Line 9-17

4/16/2012

อยาก =Yaak (Low tone)

Yaak + Verb = want to +do something

Example
- Phom yaak gin Pizza. (ผมอยากกินพิซซ่า) I wanna eat Pizza.
- yaak pai Paragon. (อยากไปพารากอน) I wanna go to Paragon.
- yaak len game. (อยากเล่นเกมส์) I wanna play a game.

Yaak + dai (อยากได้) = wanna hv


Example
- Phom yaak dai Iphone 4s. (อยากได้ไอโฟนสี่เอส) I wanna  have Iphone 4S.



10/04/2011

Adjective/Adverb + Pai = Too + Adjective/Adverb

Example

Rew(M) Pai(M) = Too Fast

Chaa(H) Pai(M) = Too slow

Ngaai (F) Pai = Too easy

2/03/2011

Learn Thai Language ( เยอะ Vs มาก )

เยอะ (yer) means  = very much  , so much
มาก (maak) means = very much , so much

but different in use.

- you can say both of them if you would like to say "eat a lot or eat something a lot"

              ฉันกินเยอะ     -----> ฉัน        กิน        เยอะ
                                              chan      gin           yer
                                                I          eat          a lot

             ฉันกินมาก   --------> ฉัน       กิน        มาก
                                             chan       gin         maak
                                                I          eat          a lot

- for describing FEELINGS , we use just  Maak only. So we can not use YER to tell how much you feel.

             รักมาก                       รัก         มาก
                                              rak        maak
                                               love      so much

             ชอบมาก                  ชอบ       มาก
                                             chob      maak
                                             like       so much

            เกลียดมาก               เกลียด     มาก
                                             Kliad      maak
                                             hate        so much

- Mostly we use YER  for describe amount ,degree and actions.


            

1/09/2011

Reading Thai

Middle Class Consonants = ก จ ด ฎ ต ฏ บ ป อ

kai jick deck tai bon paak oong. Chicken peck a kid died on top of water jar.
ไก่  จิก  เด็ก  ตาย  บน ปาก โอ่ง

kai (ไก่) literal meaning = chicken           ก

jick(จิก) literal meaning = to peck           จ

deck(เด็ก) literal meaning = child, kid      ด  ฎ

tai(ตาย) literal meaning = to die             ต ฏ

bon(บน) literal meaning = on                 บ

paak(ปาก) literal meaning = month         ป

oong(โอ่ง) literal meaning = water jar     อ

Rules

Middle consonant + long vowelmiddle tone
example                 กา = gaa = crow
                              ตา = taa = eyes , grandfather
                              ดี = dii = good
                              ปู = puu = crab