http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/-t1.htm Learning the local lingo! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:37:14 GMT 10 http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:EJehkSuyLx20qM:http://www.guiderooms.com/thailand/imag http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/-t1.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/oops-did-i-just-say-that-t575.htm bhoydy So it's really easy to slip up in Thai and say something you didn't intend to. What's your best one? If this topic has been done already elsewhere, apologies. I used to tell people that a lot of dogs testicles (instead of snow of course) fell on Scotland during the winter season. They're laughter was lost on me until i found out why they were laughing. Most people could laugh about it but were too embarrassed to explain my erring ways. Improve your Thai Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:37:14 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/oops-did-i-just-say-that-t575.htm#4077 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/oops-did-i-just-say-that-t575.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/language-lesson-2-in-the-kitchen-t147.htm SitapatrJay here's some to start with: Please let me know of any specific words you may want or any specific ways of using the words - good luck all cook - tam aharn kitchen - hong krua fridge - tdoo yen plate - jaan bowl - tuwai spoon - chorn fork - som knife - mid (meed) washing liquid - naam yaa laang jaan wash dishes - laang jaan sponge - fong naam sweep - kwaard mop - too kitchen cleaner - naam yaa too purn drain (as in the noun not the verb) - tor naam tap (noun) - gok naam blocked ... Improve your Thai Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:48:35 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/language-lesson-2-in-the-kitchen-t147.htm#457 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/language-lesson-2-in-the-kitchen-t147.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/phuut-phassa-thai-dai-mai-t42.htm Admin Myself included here - there are a lot of foreigners here who have been here for quite a few years who can't really hold a proper conversation in the Thai language. Yes, we can order beer and food and you know how to say LM Daeng at 7/11 but how much of a real conversation could you hold? There is only a handful, I'd even say only a small handful of foreigners here who can. But, if we were in our own countries and there were a lot of 'immigrants' who couldn't speak our mother tongue, I'm ... Improve your Thai Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:49:36 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/phuut-phassa-thai-dai-mai-t42.htm#68 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/phuut-phassa-thai-dai-mai-t42.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-5-health-t374.htm SitapatrJay As recommended previously let's talk about health. Again, i'll try to keep it sweet and simple and then if any questions arise answer them then. P.S - Shark Bite Bickle is good on health words (for some reason - what could that be?) English Thai Head Huwa Stomach Tong Eyes Tdaa Mouth Barg Throat Kor Bone Gradook ... Improve your Thai Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:25:10 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-5-health-t374.htm#2512 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-5-health-t374.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-4-classifiers-t328.htm SitapatrJay once again, i wrote a super long, super detailed explanation only to have my connection fail and lose it all. So... here we go again. Classifiers are a little confusing for most and to be honest are really an intermediate, not beginners issue, but it does require some explanation for those serious about the language. We use classifiers in English but tend to reserve them for reference to bulk/group items or non countable nouns. It's actually very simple in theory. So let's start with a ... Improve your Thai Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:10:06 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-4-classifiers-t328.htm#2053 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-4-classifiers-t328.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-3-shopping-t324.htm SitapatrJay sorry for my absence, been a little snowed under lately. I did post this recently but my battery died just as it was uploaded. As normal use this thread to ask specific questions about shopping and the other thread for non related queries. As always, am open to suggestions about what to post. Hope it helps - shopping is a pain in the backside for most of us (except admin who learned to ask for beer on his 1st day and never needed any more again - lol) English Thai ... Improve your Thai Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:21:46 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-3-shopping-t324.htm#2027 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/lesson-3-shopping-t324.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/requests-for-thai-phrases-translations-t175.htm Admin
So, if you have a specific request, not associated with one of Jay's lessons, put it in this thread.

]]> Improve your Thai Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:41:39 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/requests-for-thai-phrases-translations-t175.htm#615 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/requests-for-thai-phrases-translations-t175.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/a-big-thankyou-t245.htm sitastic I would just like to say thanks for putting in the time and effort by helping us all speak a little better Thai, when I have a bit more time on my hands I will be going through ALL this, I feel this is not just very handy for me, but for all of us! I only have just started picking up little bit more Thai language recently,lol, and its been almost 2 years now! If this had a been done a while ago, when I had more time on my hands, I would of probualy been speaking fluent Thai by now! Keep ... Improve your Thai Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:12:52 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/a-big-thankyou-t245.htm#1151 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/a-big-thankyou-t245.htm http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/language-lessons-1-in-the-classroom-t116.htm SitapatrJay hi all, I've been asked to put some basic Thai lessons on the forum as a way of helping new (and not so new) members of the Nakhon community. I was asked to start simple (which is easy for me as simple is an adjective often associated with me - in the medical sense). I decided to put simple classroom commands for my very first post as most people here are teachers. Please keep a few things in mind when trying to read this type of "Romanised" Thai script: 1- Thai languange ... Improve your Thai Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:45:16 GMT http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/language-lessons-1-in-the-classroom-t116.htm#309 http://www.nakhonsrithammarat.com/improve-your-thai-f48/language-lessons-1-in-the-classroom-t116.htm