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UPDATED: A top 100 Thai vocabulary list… In the post, Compiling a Top 100 Thai Vocabulary List, I put together a Thai words list and asked for suggestions. New words came in via email, Facebook, and in the comments of the post. While that list was percolating, I created a list from a different direction: [...]

Compiling a top 100 Thai vocabulary list from phrases… Searching for a top 100 Thai vocabulary list to use with the Loci Method has totally gobbled my interest! Since starting this adventure I’ve found many ways to compile such a list and I’m now on version three. Or four. In the comments of Compiling a [...]

Compiling a top 100 Thai vocabulary list… Hey all, I need your help putting together a top 100 Thai vocabulary list. The aim is to create a word list for newbies to communicate in Thai at a basic level. Only the barest Thai words are needed, but which ones? I compiled a sample list of [...]

Learning Languages: The art and science of remembering everything… My ability to remember names (people or places) is weak. Unless it’s for a short-term project like a script, my memory just doesn’t go there. So I skip over names whether in books or when meeting new people. Carrying on a conversation without remembering names is [...]

Jeff Netto’s Thai Challenge… Jeff is a serious language learner. If you remember, he started his Thai language challenge with ziltch Thai. Nada. In addition to the 6 week challenge Jeff set himself 19 months to learn as much Thai as he can. Reason? A friend is learning Thai too, only in Thailand. I’ve seen [...]

Interview: Terry Clayton is getting by in Thai… Name: Terry Clayton Nationality: Canadian Age range: 59 Sex: Male Location: Udon Thani Profession: Science Writer / Teacher / Farmer Web: Red Plough Getting by in Thai… What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ Speaking: probably lower intermediate. Listening: Beginner. Pathetic given [...]

Interview: Dan Ogilvie is getting by in Thai… Name: Dan Ogilvie Nationality: British Age range: 53 Sex: Male Location: Saraburi, Thailand Profession: Electronic Engineer Web: Dan and Ploy’s website What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ I don’t think I would class myself as intermediate yet. The trouble is being [...]

Interview: Tod Daniels is getting by in Thai… Name: Tod Daniels Nationality: USA Age range: 52 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok, Lower Sukhumvit Profession: Retired Web: Reviewing Thai Language Schools in Bangkok What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ I’d like to think my Thai is at least at an “Intermediate [...]

Interview: Snap is getting by in Thai… Name: Snap Nationality: Australian Age range: 48 Sex: Female Location: Now, Chiang Mai, usually, Brisbane, Australia Profession: Office administration and self-employed chalk sign artist Web: Learning Thai In Chiang Mai | Cooee | twitter: @SnapCooee What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ Intermediate, [...]

Interview: Talen is getting by with learning Thai… Name: Timothy Bull ( Talen ) Nationality: American Age range: 45-45 soon to be 46-46 Sex: I like …Oh… errr… Male Location: Chonburi, Thailand ( Pattaya ) Profession: Construction Management, currently unemployed and finding my way Web: Thailand, Land of Smiles | Twitter: @landofsmiles What is your [...]

Interview: Greg Jorgensen is getting by with Learning Thai… Name: Greg Jorgensen Nationality: Canadian Age range: 35 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Writer, podcaster, exporter of goodwill. Web: Greg to Differ | Bangkok Podcast | CNNgo | twitter: @bkkgreg What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ Sadly, somewhere just below [...]

Peter Lo on Stu’s Cracking Thai Fundamentals… This month polyglot Stu Jay Raj arrived in Bangkok to give his Cracking Thai Fundamentals workshop. To give you some idea of what goes on, I asked several attendees to share their experiences. Scott Eddy went first, Claudio Sennhauser second, and now Peter follows. Peter, how do you [...]

Claudio on Stu’s Cracking Thai Fundamentals… The first day of the Cracking Thai Fundamentals workshop started out with the obligatory introductions. I realized during the introduction that even foreigners who have been living in Thailand already for quite some time still seem to struggle with the same aspects of the language as I did: tonality, [...]

Stu Jay Raj is back with Cracking Thai Fundamentals… As I mentioned earlier this year – Stuart (Stu) Jay Raj: Interview Part One – I met polyglot Stu Jay Raj right after landing in Bangkok. I took Stu’s workshop to gain an insight into the Thai language and culture. And I did. Cracking Thai Fundamentals [...]