Tina Gibbons
What Makes the Thai Language Easy to Learn?
Is the Thai language easy to learn?… The Thai language is immensely different to most western languages. As a high context tonal language, with its own alphabet consisting of 44 consonants and 36 vowels, studying Thai can be enough to make your head spin to the point of explosion. Add the fact that the language [...]
Learning Thai is More Than a Study of Words & Grammar – Part 2
Being true in your communication… In my last post, I talked about the fact that the Thai language is what is known as a HIGH context language. I referred to the example of “mai pen rai” to highlight the implications of a language and culture where the actual words used are only a part of [...]
