I Took THAI Lessons for 6 MONTHS! - Learning Thai part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ธ.ค. 2023
- I went to school for 6 months to try to learn the Thai language. In part 1 of this series, I talk about my experiences with Easy ABC Language School here in Pattaya, Thailand. I also talk about my biggest challenges learning the language and some key differences in Thai compared to English.
In part 2 I will talk about my current skill level with speaking, reading and writing Thai. I will also share some tips for learning, tips for speaking the language and tell you what my plans are for further learning the language.
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Pete, was that 4 hours once a week or 4 separate 1 hour sessions?
@@jameshall2299 it was 4 hours over 3 days. We had 1.5 hour classes on Monday and Tuesday and then an hour on Wednesday but other classes had different days and sometimes times.
Great job Pete! I lived with a Costa Rican family while going to school every day to learn Spanish. My host family spoke no English which forced me to learn Spanish if I needed to communicate. Immersing yourself is always the fastest way to learn any language, but it’s natural to revert back to your own language. Keep up the good work!
I became fluent in Spanish, self taught, in a year. Pre-Internet
I’ve looked a little into weekend immersion training schools. My father did it in Mexico when he was learning Spanish too.
Bro you are already miles ahead of most expats, English is so prevalent that most don't even bother. practice makes perfect. The only tip i know for learning more vocab fast is to label everything in your home with the Thai word, also watch a movie/show you've seen a lot (Star Wars) and watch with Thai dubbing. Great job and its good to see you making videos again!
I was just telling my friend about labeling everything in the house. The flash cards I’ve made really help… they’re in the part 2 video.
And that’s a great call about watching a movie I know really well. Now I just need to pick the movie…
@@peteonretreat2023 Here's a question just to see the kind of dude you are, whats the best movie trilogy? Lord of the Rings, Back to the Future, original Star Wars or....?
@@sandyeggo2844 I’ve got to go with Lord of the Rings. The scale of it all, the love, the execution… as trilogies go, I find it the most consistent.
Everyone have a wonderful Christmas creating happiness in the New Year.
Merry Christmas to you too Adam! 🙏🏼
I hope to see you around soon
Glad I caught this, midnight on the west coast USA.
Thanks for watching and hola to the west coast!
Good for you. I’m sure being able to communicate is changing your whole experience abroad. My hat is off to you my brother. Keep living your best life.✌️
Thank you very much 🙏🏼
Love it Pete! Keep it up. Most informational easy to follow breakdown of Thai! Kap koon kap🤔😂😉👊🏼
Many thanks and yindee kap 🙏🏼
P Pete great video as always mate
Thanks buddy! This was a fun one… now I need to finish part 2 😅
Some great tips in there, Pete, and thanks for all the effort you put into producing these videos. I look forward to the next one, as I will have to learn Thai fairly well in the coming months. Have a great day!
Thanks you and best wishes on your own journey to learn Thai! 🙏🏼🇹🇭
It really is most languages, like you said... I've been learning Portuguese with Gabriel so that Austin and I and he can go to Brazil one day to see his family there. So many words that sound the same and I have trouble listening to sentences unless it's slowed down.
That’s awesome you’re learning Portuguese! I do think some people just naturally hear languages better or can better process the sounds in their heads… I’m not one of those people. 😅
@@peteonretreat2023 and Spanish, and German... Lol. I am not one of those people either, apparently. 😂
Im first! Finally. Interesting video Pete.
Thanks 🙏🏼
It’s one I don’t see many people talking about… probably since most of us TH-camrs don’t commit to 6 months of school 😂
🎉 hurray for being first!
First of all, great to see someone go all in on the language. Secondly, your video is really easy to watch, as you get straight to the point as you discuss the various aspects of the language. You’d make a great teacher. Oh, I think I will study some Thai tonight! I am in Jomtien, I might visit the school.
Thank you very much 🙏🏼
I almost became a teacher… it’s in my heart and in my blood so this kinda scratches that itch I’ve always had.
I feel this is an amazing vide . Married to a Thai, I can fully understand what you’re saying. My Thai is somewhat comparable to yours. Ty
My Thai isn’t quite as good as I’ve portrayed but it’s close. I practiced that intro quite a bit 😅
Great job, kudos for sticking to it, you're definitely on your way!
Thank you 🙏🏼
I’m so happy for you! You are doing it right. Keep doing your thing!
Many thanks 🙏🏼
Oh man. I'm intimidated! Still gonna try a language class. Your Thai is impressive to me!
I’m not gonna lie… I had to practice that intro several times. I’m looking forward to getting some feedback from some native speakers. I know I messed up some of it for sure 😅
@peteonretreat2023 I could tell you practiced. But practice is a good thing!!! When I was in Bali, what really helped me with my Indo? I would go to the same cafe every morning for breakfast. Just a small local place, the only employee was the woman who owned it. I'd be in there EARLY, before the tourists showed up. And when she saw I was trying to learn Indonesian? She told me, "Tidak Engris, Bahasa Indonesia." She was only going to speak with me in Indonesian, no more English. She still helped me with vocabulary, though. I know it wasn't a formal education. But those mornings taught me all the conversational Indo I needed to walk around town and talk with whoever wanted to chat! I could go weeks without ever really using English. Which is all I really wanted; to be able to connect with people and show them respect. Opened doors to lifelong friendships I otherwise never would've had the opportunity to experience.
@@BadRongo there’s a burger joint down the street and the woman there will say everything in Thai first to help practice. There’s been a few times I’ve brought flash cards to a restaurant and someone there either quizzes me or helps me 😊
Thanks, Pete. I am taking a few online things to get a very very basic grasp. Hoping the best for you, bud!
Nice. How’s the online stuff working for you? I’ve found TH-cam to be a great free resource.
Great video Pete!
Many thanks i
Great job Pete!
Thank you chef!
By the way your Thai sounded spot on!
Nice one Pete you’ve come a long way since sitting up by the pool on your first vid. I seem to know a lot of words in Thai but it’s putting them together is the hard bit. I find watching the movies in Thai very helpful ❤️🇹🇭🙏
I do need to spend more time watching Thai movies and television… or western movies dubbed in Thai.
Thanks for sharing
My pleasure 🙏🏼
Yeah I was wondering how that was going looks like it's going pretty good I myself haven't been a very good student I'm not sure how well I'd do in a classroom setting, especially at 61 ish. I think having my gal there is definitely going to help me
Honestly… the dudes with Thai girlfriends tend to learn the most. Have her put postits all over your place and you’ll get it quick.
Most of the people in my class had Thai partners… which is why I was behind most of the class.
Pos"tits" sounds like a GREAT idea @@peteonretreat2023
Well damn, I'm 64 and keep to myself mostly, I didn't socialize much even in the States. Partly because of hearing loss, but mostly just because I'm a loner. I especially like the area that I'm living in Jomtien currently. I don't feel that I'm missing out not being able to communicate verbally but what I really get a kick out of in Thailand is being able to look pretty much any nationality in the eyes and give them a smile and have it returned. Try doing that at a Walmart back in Wisconsin and see what happens 😂 This was quite an informative video, Pete and all the more power to you for trying to do Thailand correctly 👍
I'm 64 and moved to Jomtien from Pattaya today
Hey man, welcome!
Yeah, smile at strangers in the states and they often won’t trust you or worse… they can take offense. It is a wonderful thing about this country and you definitely don’t need to learn Thai to live here.
Well done.
Thank you thank you 🙏🏼
Good on you.
kawp kun krab 😊
Kudos on your effort to read Thai. It's not the easiest language in the world. Keep up good work. I have a few comments about your video.
Pronoun usage is a bit more complex than just gender-based. The pronoun the speaker chooses can also convey the relationship between two parties as well as emotional level of the speaker. While ผม is an all-purpose formal pronoun for male, it sounds odd when used among close friends or toward your subordinate. And ฉัน is not exclusive to female, male can used it toward someone of equal rank or lower.
Thai does have a way to indicate action in past, future and perfect tenses. For example: ไป (go), ได้ไป (went), จะไป (will go) and เคยไป (have gone)
And you thought vowel before consonant was strange, try words like โคลง (wobble) or เพราะ (because). Here, the vowel is applied not on 1st but 2nd consonant. Pronunciation of 1st consonant is like how it's done for 's' in English words like 'speak' or 'stand'.
More fun with the word โคลง. Try reading these simple sentences. It makes perfect sense if you read them correctly - โคลงเรือ เรือโคลงเพราะโคลง 😄
Thanks for the clarifications 🙏🏼
I was hoping I would get some insightful comments on this series. I knew ฉัน is used by both genders and is often used in songs by make singers. What I’m just realizing is that’s probably why my phone chooses it… because it’s not wrong.
Thank you the fun vocabulary lesson as well. I didn’t think to mention about hidden saras like in ถนน (road).
Another great vdo..
Going to check out hill bar..this afternoon..its on the corner?
Well in about 5 minutes..
Thanks and have a great time at the Hill. I won’t be there tonight… probably early next week again.
@peteonretreat2023 nice neighbourhood.. I went for 1br .. very chill place.. 😎
Mai dai !!!
Hahaha… dai, dai!
Do you recommend a class room setting or personal 1 on 1 teacher? I realize the 1 on 1 would very likely be a lot more expensive.
Since I haven’t done any one on one lessons yet I’m not sure. I did enjoy the classroom setting and thought it was a nice way to start the journey of learning the language.
While the private lessons will cost more I also think they’ll cause you to learn quicker.
This week I’ve been exploring different TH-cam channels for advanced beginners and low level intermediate speakers and have really been enjoying it. Thai with Grace (suggested by a viewer here) has been great with clarifying some lessons I’ve had and introducing all new ones. 🙏🏼
Actually, ฉัน is a gender-neutral word for pronoun (female gender pronoun is shortened from ดิฉัน, ฉัน is a different word from ดิฉัน), and ฉัน also use as a verb for 'eat' when use with/within the monks (Thai use different 'word class' with monks, for example, ให้ = 'give to' in normal way, but will use ประเคน instead with monks.)
Very interesting… thank you 🙏🏼
@@peteonretreat2023 fyi, there is many female gender pronoun, for example
- ฉัน (full word ดิฉัน), females may use a differently variation like
- ชั้น also comes from ดิฉัน
- หนู (humbled pronoun, mostly use with older people, the meaning is 'mouse')
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What’s on the agenda in Thailand today Pete
Great question! I just finished some work on a new project… Something really big going on here that will be the topic of this week’s video.
After that, I need to get some lunch, hit the gym, work on some Thai and try to make it to a bowling event this evening. 😅
@@peteonretreat2023 on standby for the new video and any gossip on the project .. living through you right now 😂
You need to get a female dictionary, a.k.a. a Thai girlfriend. :)
That definitely seems to be the quickest way to learning…