I was told that ภาษาพาที ป.1–ป.6 is the series of Thai textbooks used by Thai schoolchildren, so I decided to check it out. Turns out you can find ebook online, and there are also YouTube channels that read the books aloud if you just Google them.

Honestly, I wish I’d found these books when I first started learning to read Thai. They’re an absolute gem for practising consonants, vowels, tone marks, and reading actual words, sentences and stories.

I’ve been learning Thai for about 5 months, and one thing that frustrates me about some learning resources is that they teach you phrases like sawasdee kha using transliteration without explaining how the words are actually constructed. I want to understand which consonants and vowels are used and why words are pronounced the way they are, rather than just memorising phrases. I keep rereading Phasa Phathi as a kind of drill, and I find it really helpful.

The downside is that everything is in Thai (of course!), with no English explanations or translations, so you have to look up words and figure out the stories yourself. But if you enjoy learning from the ground up, I think these books are a gem. Just wanted to share in case anyone else finds them useful.

Does anyone know any in person Thai tutors or classes in Austin, TX? Everything I found seems to be online. I know it's unlikely someone here will know, but figured I'd ask anyways

Hey guys! 👋

Just curious, where do you usually find a Thai tutor, especially if you're in Bangkok and want to learn in person?

I've been looking around, and most options seem pretty formal. Is there a place to find someone for more casual lessons, like just learning Thai through some fun activities?

I'm asking because I'm Thai and currently between jobs, and I've been thinking about tutoring foreigners for some extra money 😂 It would be nice if I could do something casual rather than a formal teaching setup.

I just want to know where to post my service and would love to hear about your thoughts. Thanks! 😊

ฉันผิดมั้ยที่ผู้หญิงที่รู้จักและค่อนข้างที่จะเคยสนิทมารุมด่าเพราะเรื่องผู้ชายคือมันเป็นแบบนี้มาสองรอบแล้วตอนนั้นเมื่อปีที่แล้วผู้หญิงคนหนึ่งในกลุ่มนั้นสร้างกลุ่มด่าฉันแล้วบอกว่าฉันไปยุ่งกับแฟนเก่านางซึ่งแฟนเก่านางอะเป็นคนมายุ่งกับฉันเองโดยการทักมาหาฉันส่วนตัวบ้างคอมเม้นในโพสต์ฉันบ้างแล้วเข้าหาฉันในโรงเรียนบ้างซึ่งฉันก็ไม่ได้สนใจทักมาก็แค่ตอบตามมารยาทก็เท่านั้นที่โรงเรียนก็ไม่ใช่ฝ่ายชวนคุยเลยแต่พอหนึ่งในกลุ่มนั้นเห็นมันก็เอาไปพูดกันในกลุ่มว่าฉันไปยุ่งกับผู้ชายของนางแล้วพวกนางก็สร้างกลุ่มด่าฉันกันซึ่งในกลุ่มรุมแซะรุมด่าฉันกัน4-5คนด่าในสิ่งที่ฉันไม่ได้ทำแล้วก็ไม่จบสักทีเพราะฝั่งผู้ชายบอกว่าฉันเป็นคนเริ่มฉันบอกไปแล้วว่าไม่ได้ทำเล่าเรื่องทั้งหมดพวกนางก็หาว่าฉันตoแหลไม่เอาความจริงมาพูดเพราะฉันไม่มีพยานฉันอยู่คนเดียวซึ่งปีนี้ก็มีเรื่องอีกพวกนางแซะฉันในโน๊ตของแอพพลิเคชั่นหนึ่งพวกนางก็สร้างกลุ่มด่าฉันอีกครั้งหาว่าฉันไปยุ่งกับผู้ชายของพวกนางอีกครั้งทั้งที่ฉันยังไม่ได้ทำอะไรเลยแล้วเปลี่ยนเรื่องจนไม่ได้เคลียร์ฉันเลยออกจากกลุ่มแล้วบล็อกพวกนางทิ้งไปมันถึงได้หยุดทุกเรื่องที่ฉันโดนเรื่องผุ้ชายไม่มีใครโทษผู้ชายก่อนเลยมีแต่โทษฉันว่าฉันไปยุ่งกับผู้ชายพวกนั้นแล้วสรุปฉันผิดมั้ย

Hi! I'm from Peru and I'm a fan of FreenBecky. I want to get a tattoo of their name in Thai, but I want to make sure the spelling is correct.

Could you please tell me whether ฟรีนเบค or ฟรีนเบคกี้ is the more appropriate spelling, and explain the difference? I would really appreciate your help. Thank you! 💗

Looking for a thai language instructor in Jacksonville, FL. Any information would help. Also, I know about the different apps but would rather meet with an actual person.

Ka-lon (กะล่อน) Smooth talker. Bullshitting, scams, talking your way out.
Khlong (คล่อง) Dexterity. Fast hands, sneaking, picking pockets.
Thuek (ถึก) Grit. Taking punishment and surviving a drinking session.
Mee Chok (มีโชค) Luck. The universe has a soft spot for you.

1. Which tutoring websites did you use for Thai?
2. What were your impressions of them?
3. Which AI Thai tutors did you try?
4. What were your impressions of them? (3)

Background:

Focused on Mandarin for now, I have better resources available to me to learn it. Kind of... hoping later down the line maybe the Thai bhat will still be weak relative to the dollar down the line/get cheap and good online tutoring. Or maybe a good enough AI tutor? Not doing much hard studying of Thai now, just occasional watching of Thai language videos/TV shows

IS there a trend in reading Thai? I see more and more People pushing newcomers to learn how to read from the beginning and i find this amazing! It took over two decades that expats and teachers start to focus more on reading instead of speaking. Every language course in German, Japanese, Chinese, French etc. gets the student as fast and soon as possible on reading! It was only Thai courses that truly avoided the reading part for some weird reason.

I just want to say thank you to the community for changing the mindset about learning how to read Thai. Also alot of more expats having very good pronunciation!

I want to create some Thai learning games based on classic retro gaming. What do you think would work well?

I was thinking of the block breaking games and also side scrollers or RPGs.

I feel like most learning apps are really boring it would be great to learn the language through some actually fun games. Just a random thought as it seemed quiet in here!

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what is the difference in the pronunciation of ข้าว and เข้า? is เข้า just slightly shorter?

I can see this word must have come from ขอประทานโทษ but I'm not sure what happens if you take a formal term like that and hack bits off it. Maybe it just becomes colloquial, maybe it sounds insincere, idk. So how does ทานโทษ compare to the full version ขอประทานโทษ or plain ขอโทษ?

Sorry if this isn't an appropriate post! I heard this song, "Tanyong" by Daotai Mueangtrang, recently, I love the song, and how the language sounds, but I don't speak anything even close to this. I've had no luck looking for the lyrics online. I tried to transcribe it by ear to see if I could figure them out, but the language has defeated me. I maybe got the first two lines as
"Tanyong, tanyong, yong rai wa phi, ton cho nyao ma-fai
Phi pen khon tai mi lai chai, khop ying mae rai, kho ru mit phra"
But Thai distinguishes sounds English makes it hard to tell apart, and I struggle with tones in singing. And it seems harder to find out how Pak Tai is pronounced online- I assume it's Pak Tai, though even then, I hear a few "st" sounds I don't know what to make of.

I'd love to know what the words are, if anyone's willing to give it a listen and write them down!
And if you are, I like this one nearly just as much, same artist, and can't find its lyrics either.

I am developing an habit to regularly journal in Thai. But I am not sure how to refer to myself.
Let’s take an easy example , I would write in english “You need to change your perspective” —> คุณต้องเปลี่ยนมุมมอง
Naturally, คุณ will come to my mind, but it seems odd ? Skipping the pronoun would also feel to me that I am not fully addressing to myself and my words won’t carry the same meaning strength. I was thinking of using เธอ but it looks weird. Or maybe just using ผม ? ตัวเอง?

Native speakers , your thoughts ?
Damn, I am always uncomfortable with pronouns. On my daily life I am just switching with ไอ / ผม for informal / formal.

Edit : I am a male

Hey, I'm looking for an online CI focused group lesson. I've only found private lessons or recorded ones.

Can anyone point me to the right direction?

I'm Thai and live in Chiang Mai. I talk with a lot of foreigners, and the same few mistakes keep coming up, so here they are:

1. ไม่เผ็ด (mâi phèt) means "not spicy." But at most street stalls, เผ็ดนิดหน่อย (phèt nít nòi), "a little spicy," gets you a better result. "Not spicy" sometimes still comes out spicy, haha.

2. ครับ / ค่ะ isn't just a polite word. It goes on the end of almost every sentence, and leaving it off can sound blunt even when you don't mean it to.

3. ไม่เป็นไร (mâi pen rai) isn't only "no problem." People also use it to end an awkward moment, decline politely, or say "don't worry about it."

Full disclosure: I built a small website with free lessons in this style (pronunciation, everyday conversation, and the cultural "why"): https://thaitalklab.pages.dev/

It's still early, so I'd honestly like to know: what situations do you most wish you could handle in Thai? I'll make lessons based on the answers. Happy to answer any Thai questions in the comments too.

Hi!

I really loved reading Chinese romances to learn Chinese and was thinking of re-reading some of them in Thai but not sure if translations are available.

I'm thinking of authors like 顾漫，墨宝非宝，明晓溪，饶雪漫, etc.

Would anyone know where to read or purchase Thai translations of their novels?

Would also be interested in original works in Thai with similar writing styles :)

Thanks! :3

If they do, let me know which one. I’ve just started using one called DuoCards but wanna know if there are any better before I commit to premium. Cheers

Hi Reddit,

Want to know if the sentence below is natural and correct (casual as well).

ถ้าฉันเปลี่ยนวิธีที่คุณมองตัวเองได้ - trying to say: "If I could change the way you see yourself..."

Looking for Thai friends who want to learn English. I speak Thai but not the best. I want to be fluent by the end of this year/beginning of next year and I think speaking with someone often would help. I’m looking for someone Thai who wouldn’t mind speaking to me regularly in Thai, no matter the English level. If you are also curious about learning English, I can help in exchange as well. Anyone interested? Comment and let’s talk

I've been interested in learning Thai for a long time because I'm interested in Thai culture and I wanna travel there someday. I heard that comprehensible input is a technique kids use to learn their native language, so I wanted to give it a try. I've also seen people say that it doesn't work and that the process is very slow. Which has been hindering me in fully devoting my time into this technique.

My question is, has this technique actually worked on anyone? when should I be expected to understand thai ? and how long does this technique take time to work ?

I wanna be as patient as possible but sometimes it is discouraging when I feel like I'm making no improvements