Hi guys first time long time. I’ve pretty heavy into learning Thai and I can’t help but wonder why some older Thai ladies and girls will Reply to me with ครับ . Does anyone know why ? I’m ALWAYS polite when I speak Thai so I’m confused when women reply to me this way. Are they challenging me? Lol

Help ! 🙏🏽

While learning Thai at a local language school here on Koh Phangan a few months ago, I created this condensed version of Thai spelling/pronunciation rules in order to be able to quickly reference it when remembering how to read this or that word. It's not meant for those just starting to learn and will probably be useful for people already at least vaguely familiar with the rules themselves. Works best when viewed in Chrome due to problems with Thai fonts in other browsers. There's also a PDF version. Comments and suggestions are welcome!

hi all, would like to ask the role of ได้ in this sentence, เคายากได้คุณ. Do we really need the ได้? Also usually เคา refers to third person but in this sentence, this person use เคา to refer herself to another person in a dialogue. Why is the word เคา being used here? ขอบคุณนะ...

Can anybody recommend thai language grammar exercise workbooks? Ideally should have lots of short exercises (10-20 min max), themed around different sentence structures. Word matching, fill in the blanks, short story reading comprehension, etc. Can have English instructions, but hopefully no transliteration. For example (in English) :

"Do you know how to ________?" Do you know how to ... play guitar Do you know how to ... make som tam Do you know how to ... find your car

Short story "do you know how to make som tam? Yes I know how to make som tam. You mix x, y, z. Do you know how to buy tomatoes? Yes you can buy them at the market

Stuff like this, the kinds of exercises we got as homework when learning English, but for thai. I've looked in book stores and can't find this sort of thing, and when I ask thai people it's seems like it's a foreign concept haha.

Thanks!

hi, I couldn't really find an answer to this anywhere. is there like a "cute" way to say good morning to your partner? or do you just use สวัสดี when you wake up?

Simple post.

Kap motocy or kii motorcy

For example I told I grab driver

Mai strong reep( don't have to rush, I'm not in a hurry.)

Another way to say this is "Kap cha cha noi na khrab."

He responded by saying, "Kap chaa chaa chai Mai?" ( Ride slower right?)

My only issue even though I understand this fully, I was told long before I came to Thailand by my tutor who focuses on Thai how it's actually spoken by locals that you should say kii not Kap for motorcycle.

You can respond in half English and Thai. I'm still learning alphabet, just hasn't stuck in memory yet.

My mother was thai, but moved to America when she had me. She tried to teach me some as a kid, but was never able to dedicate enough time to it, so she gave up and I never learned. Unfortunately, she passed away last year and I can no longer learn from her even if I asked. I've always felt really disconnected from that side of my culture because of my inability to speak the language. Especially being raised in a predominantly white area and not really knowing any other thai people. The only other thai people I do know I have minimal contact with, and they're all a lot older than me (I'm a teenager, and all of them are in their 40s-50s). I'd ask if I could receive lessons from them, but most of them tend to be pretty busy, or don't have the skill set needed to teach someone else thai. I'm trying to look for online resources to help me learn but I'm struggling a little. I'd really like to speak to other thai/thai mixed kids to connect with. I feel like I could also grasp parts of the culture a lot more easily that way, and become more fluent. Does anyone have any suggestions/know any resources/have similar struggles?

tldr; I'm a teenager that feels disconnected from my thai heritage, and pretty white-washed. I'd like to find a place where I could learn the language, and hopefully connect to other people my age that have similar struggles. Anyone out there know any resources?

Is there any Thai words/phrase/sentence that you can use toward animals, equivalent to “good boy” “good girl “ “good doggo” “who’s this little cutie”?

Thai: ฉันแพ้ถั่วทั้งหมด รวมถึงถั่วเพี้ยน เมล็ดมะม่วง มะม่วงหิมพานต์ และวอลนัทครับ/ค่ะ
English: I'm allergic to all types of nuts, including peanuts, cashew nuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, and walnuts.

อยู่มา - this in the middle of a sentence means what?

The word yuu is the hardest Thai word for me to grasp because it can mean half a dozen things depending on where in the sentence it's said.

I know the word for take is ao. But why when you say take a photo it's tai rup. Can somebody give a detailed explanation of this word tai

Growing up I hardly spoke Thai with my mum, but as an adult I started to feel embarrassed whenever I told someone I'm half Thai but I barely knew like 10 words. Now that I'm in my mid 20s I've taken a more concerted effort to learn the language, I'm much better at it than I was just a few years ago. I can spell words, read and write, just very slowly, not very good at speaking or understanding lol. Either way, I'm gonna continue learning, but I was just curious to hear from others.

I have met other halfies like myself who are at least intermediate level with Thai or some who outright can't speak at all lol.

On a post between two female friends, I came across some vocabulary I didn’t quite understand. Typed into translator but want to clarify it’s real life meaning and implication.

คิดฮอดคึอกัน

I imagine it could be isaan and not Thai. Does ฮอด mean ถึง? Mainly the end is the thing I want to understand. What does คึอกัน imply in this case?

So I have been talking to this girl from Thailand, and she has clearly stated that her English is not good and she’d be more comfortable speaking in her language. So I told myself “Okay then l’ll learn it” but I just don’t know where should I start. Should I learn to read and write it first, or should I learn to listen and speak it first for when we go out for studying or grabbing a munch. I would like some help in where to start cause I feel a bit overwhelmed looking at all the rules and stuff.

I was at a Thai restaurant in an English speaking country and they had a Thai beer on the menu listed as “Singha.” I looked up the Thai for it and Wikipedia said in Thai it’s called สิงห์. My understanding was that the ์ mark above ห makes it silent. Is that wrong? If it is silent in Thai, there some historical/other reason the English name includes the “-ha?”

I'm working on a presentation representing Thailand and it's vast and diverse culture. I'm glad that I was able to get Thailand and wouldn't prefer any other country. However, one large issue is that I can't read, write, or speak Thai. I was hoping that someone could help me with what is written on the side of this boat so I can also (with the correct pronounciation) explain and say what is said on the boat. https://www.ajulydreamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/krabi-longtail-boat.jpg If anyone would be able to also help out with some other things, dms on here or discord works and would be amazing to understand and represent the culture better.

Currently been studying about 5 hours a day for 2 weeks now, before then studied for 1-2 hours a day for a month.

I know all the consonants and almost all vowels, Beginning to remember some of the tone rules. Was curious how long of a journey can expect this to take? I was planning on just going crazy studying and practicing for a couple months until I gain a proficient understanding, then ease back to 1-2 hours a day. Studying is not all to difficult to me as I find it kinda fun to learn thai in case anyone believes I will burn out.

Hello, recently I switched from active learning to passive learning, mainly by watching the b1 (beginner) videos from the Comprehensible Thai video channel. I have been really enjoying it and I feel like I made a lot of progress by watching it for 1 hour/day. I already spoke a bit of Thai and I visit Thailand quite often. :)

I want to have more input, preferably without video so I can listen to it while I walk or work. Are there easy to follow podcasts on Spotify? Or are there other good sources, like radio stations or something?

Thanks! 🙏

I’m trying to find information on what it is but Google translate isn’t helping

this might be a question that has already been asked but why is อาจารย์ pronounced as... well "อาจารย์". I'm learning some consonants and vowel sounds and at the end of the video i was watching one of the example words was อาจารย์.

in the video, she explained that the final character wasnt pronounced due to the ' ์'... so then...why is it spelt like that? or why is it not pronounced? does ' ์' always make a consonant silent?

like if you said, "hey you know all the consonant and vowel sounds for the word teacher, try spelling it",

i would never in a million years put 'ย' at the end (or anywhere in the word for that matter) so i guess my question is more.. why is it spelt that way when the final consonant is just gonna be silent anyway?

Clip here. I recorded from the beginning of the scene for context but the sentence I'm interested in is at the end. Why does she say ข้า? I don't think it's connected with the Chinese accent she was doing earlier, but maybe I'm wrong.

Hello all.

I’m struggling to pronounce eight correctly, now to the point of avoiding having to use eight in any discussion lol

I’ve had a few Thai lessons from Thai monks back in the uk and my girlfriend and friends here in Thailand have tried to teach it me but I just can’t say it correctly and feel so stupid about it. They say it, I say it exactly how I heard it and they tell me I’m completely wrong, it’s so annoying.

The sound in English sounds to me like “paaaaed” but I’m obviously wrong so could anyone help me out on this and spell out how it should sound? Any help is appreciated as being stuck on this is putting me off learning more Thai.

I think it’s the p sound I’m struggling with, my girlfriends nickname is pam but it’s not pam as in short for Pamela it’s more like pbam so I’m always saying this wrong too lol

Again, any help is appreciated 🙏

I already know conversational level Thai from having to speak it at home. What is the best textbook for learning to be literate in it quickly?

Is there one correct spelling of swan?A local shop near us is called หงษ์ฟ้าI wasn't sure what it meant, so looked it up. Google came up with blue swan.

My Thai>English dictionary described it as a swan, but also as some mythical creature.

I noticed that my dictionary listed the spelling as หงส์ฟ้า as well as หงษ์ฟ้า.

Is there some reason that there might be ษ and ส used, even though they both have a garan above them anyway, so it's silent?

I’ve read that you can refer to small children as a mouse (Nuu). Is this correct? For example, if I meet a child of a person that I know should I refer to them as Nuu or Dek?

I was in chiang mai and i was trying to ask for a dish named "hoi khang" 🐚 and accidentally said pom yaak gin "khoy khang" and the lady laughed because that meant "i want to eat erection" 🍆...... 😅 555 anyone else have any similar funny stories of miscommunication or slip ups on their travels?

Im a luuk keung 🇹🇭/🇳🇿 trying to learn my native tongue fluently and the journey has been fun, challenging and fulfilling.

I have been searching for this but found nothing.

In order of usage frequency would also be helpful.

Thanks for any help.

สวัสดี

I have a question about the consonant names. I know that they're named for the sound + word that starts with the letter. But what about consonants like 'ฆ'? It's word is ระฆัง, which starts with 'ร', not 'ฆ'. others include 'ฑ', 'ษ', 'ฬ', 'ฮ', and 'ภ'.

I hope I'm not just being silly. Thanks in advance!

After almost a decade of living in Thailand, I am ashamed to say my Thai skills is close to zero. I am planning to apply for PR this year and need to learn Thai urgently. Any advice/guidance will be much appreciated.

I get that this isn't very flattering but what exactly does it mean? Is it maybe someone who tries to tempt/steal other people's boyfriends?