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More Learn Thai by Speaking Your Language

More Learn Thai by Speaking Your Language

Learn Thai by Speaking Your Language… Over a decade ago I learned Thai by using a method called Speak Your Language. I wrote a post on what Speak Your Language is, but to summarize: I learned to speak Thai by starting with what I knew about English, slowly converting it into Thai one word and [...]

Thai Chili Pepper Scale: A Spicy Secret to Ordering Thai Food

Thai Chili Pepper Scale: A Spicy Secret to Ordering Thai Food

Thai chili scale: A spicy secret to ordering Thai food… I’ve been eating Thai food for like a gazillion years now and while I can order เผ็ดเผ็ด /pèt-pèt/ just fine, what arrives is almost never “up to me”. Tom Stephan has the same difficulties, only in a slightly different direction. Tom: I wish I knew [...]