A Quest to Fluency: Thai and Italian. Italian?
Paul’s Quest to Fluency… A little over a month ago Paul Garrigan launched his quest to become fluent in the Thai language. Impressed with the … Read more
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Paul’s Quest to Fluency… A little over a month ago Paul Garrigan launched his quest to become fluent in the Thai language. Impressed with the … Read more
YouTube polyglot Luca Lampariello… Back in 2009 YouTube polyglots were becoming all the rage. Poking around to see what all the excitement was about, Luca … Read more
Google Translate, the challenge… Here we are, the fifth Google Translate Challenge! To recap: In 2009 I ran two sets of Thai phrases through Google … Read more
UPDATE: David Mansary has taken all of his videos offline. Pity. BUT this post is still worthwhile! Please read on… Video: How to Learn a … Read more
English Words in Thai Signs… Lots of people find that when they first begin to read Thai they like to look at street signs and … Read more
How to Use Motivation Effectively… Has this ever happened to you? You are busy thinking the same ‘ole thoughts like you always do, and then … Read more
Yeah, I really suck at Thai… There comes a point in almost everyone’s attempt at learning a language where they gain enough proficiency to know, … Read more
So Many Excuses… The English phrase “excuse me” has lots of uses, from asking to leave the dinner table, to apologizing for knocking someone down … Read more
Why floundering is ok… I read an article recently about “floundering” and the learning process. It’s called Why Floundering is Good: Figuring out something on … Read more
Thai Restaurant-ese… Last month on my retirement blog (Retire2Thailand) I wrote about some simple Thai dishes I eat regularly. Check it out. I am sure … Read more
Pale and Exhausted: Accounts of Thai Language Acquisition… In examining interviews of Thai language learners archived on Women Learn Thai (henceforth referred to as WLT), … Read more
There’s a tipping point when learning Thai… I’ve studied the Thai language for about 4 years now. I can speak about anything which I wanna … Read more