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Adam Bradshaw is well-known amongst Thais and intermediate Thai language students for his insightful English language videos on YouTube. And now Adam is now teaching Thai. Excellent. Most Thai learners know me as an English teacher because most of my material on the Internet is made for Thais learning English. However, many intermediate/advanced Thai learners [...]

Thai Language School Review: Baan Aksorn Thai Language School… School: Baan Aksorn Telephone Number: 02-258-5617 or 02-662-3090 Mobile: 084-769-6449 Address: House #40 Sukhumvit Soi 33, Klongton Nua, Watana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Location: Baan Askorn has a PDF that shows exactly how to get to their school either by walking from Phrom Phong BTS or by [...]

The Common Koel and why I’d make a lousy Buddhist… Around November of last year a longtime member of my neighbourhood bird community, the Common Koel (lovingly known for his stealth gliding through the trees), transformed his pleasant warbling into an incessant, high-pitched shrill. Right outside my bedroom window. All of my windows actually. And [...]

Thai Tales: Mango’s, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet… My good friend Khun Phairoh, giggling away, told me a cute story this weekend and I just had to share it with you. Here you go… (and may there be many more). A tourist in Bangkok stops at a fruit stall along a crowded footpath. Wanting to [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Stephen Thomas “ไกร” Nationality: British Age range: 40-50 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Actor Web presence: Facebook: Stephen Thomas | Stephen Thomas and People On Wheels What is your Thai level? Intermediate. Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai? Probably more street Thai. Professional Thai [...]

Free Thai learning materials… I’m a Thai language resource junkie so was chuffed when Remi pointed me to the Thai language resources at Everyday Thai Language School. Thanks Remi! I owe. Everyday Thai Language School’s FREE online resources… Everyday Thai Language School’s Free Thai language study aids are in four main groups covering beginner to [...]

A Guide to Thai Grammar Books… Presented here are short introductions to Thai grammar books, both in the English language for foreign learners and Thai language books for Thai school and university students which are also useful for foreign learners with a good Thai reading ability. As these are reference books, not tutorials, they are [...]

Thai Language School Review: Thai Language Station… School: Thai Language Station (TLS) Bangkok Telephone Number: 02-632-9440 Address: Thai Language Station, 62 Thaniya Building 11th floor, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok Thailand 10500 How to get there on foot: BTS (Sky Train) Sala Daeng Station Gate No.1 or the MRT (Subway) Silom Station Basic Info: Thai Language [...]

National Museum Volunteers Annual Lecture Series… Last year was my first chance to attend the lectures about Thailand, Thai history, and culture arranged by the National Museum Volunteers. Along with many events, their Annual Lecture Series was postponed due to the Thai floods. But, now that the new year is upon us, the series has [...]

Thai golf vocabulary words and their stories… I have always been active in sports. I’ve played college basketball, was on a championship softball team, ran marathons, climbed mountains and got a black belt in karate. And I have never done anything so difficult as to play golf. The game of golf is difficult enough to [...]

Happy New Year 2012!… Happy New Year everyone! 2012. Wow. That went fast. Are you ready for a new year? I’m not. Not really. And forget about the backlog of posts from the pre-flood days, when you scan through the holes in my longstanding Thai language wish list, you’ll agree that I’m running terribly behind. [...]

Smart Drugs and Language Learning… Smart Drugs. Yes. And with the recent news about Thailand clamping down on rock star Sek Loso’s drug habit, DRUGS being supported on a Thai language site might come as a surprise. But here’s the thing. It’s no secret that my main aim is to find the best methods and [...]

Did you make it to the Charity Cat Party?… I wasn’t in town for @freakingcat’s wonderful Charity Cat Party but I didn’t miss out. I watched the concert online via ustream.tv. What talent! A huge round of applause goes to @freakingcat for arranging the party and to the fabulous performers: Trisdee, Somtow, Siam Sinfionetta and [...]

Patterns showing verb tenses in Thai… Verb wrappers (aka verb patterns) show how Thai verbs can be used in different tenses. The verbs themselves don’t change, but their ‘wrappers’ do. In the following patterns the verb can be substituted with the Thai verbs listed. The subject can be most nouns, names, and personal pronouns. These [...]