💁🏻♂️I'm currently learning my 3rd language which is Japanese.. I've mastered Hiragana. I'm currently halfway through Katakana.. I think after Katakana I should learn the sentence structure and the radicals before taking on the 2000+ Kanji 😅
i learned english already and then, i really want to learn thai beacuse im into in thai bl dramas and my goals to this year is be able to watch them without subtitles
That is the best advice... wasted 2 years learning Thai by focusing on vocab but didn’t know how to form a sentence.. progress sky rocketed once I started memorising sentences then mixing it up when I learned more vocab..
I concur with tip #1. Try to string a sentence together for different scenarios, eg. go to buy some meat, asking for directions etc. I used to imagine a conversation between 2 persons, and I would do both the questions and responses. Then you can build out your vocabulary. This way you can be proficient in a new language in about 9 months, well that's how long it took me to learn English to a point where I can comfortably hold a conversation in 80% of the time, from not knowing a word of English.
I'm 3 weeks into a Thai language school here in Pattaya. The class meets 3 times a week, all absolute beginners. All male. From Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Germany, and USA. It's a great vibe that is a politics/drama-free zone where everyone seems to feel pretty comfortable with each other by now. I host informal practice sessions at my house on the weekends for about an hour with the assistance of my Cambodian girlfriend (who is fluent in Thai) and the Thai girlfriend of a classmate. We use flash cards to challenge each student without the girlfriend's seeing it first. The challenge is then to speak the Thai word or phrase to our native speakers and see if they can understand. If not, our Thai ladies help out with pronunciation and/or accuracy. But what you said about learning in sentences and phrases.....makes perfect sense. In fact, before our next practice session I'm going to play your video for the group before we commence. Very helpful. And your Thai.....very impressive.
@ Thanks for writing. At this point we all seem to have moved on from the classroom to the real world. I have to admit, my speaking Thai has become stagnant because my Thai speaking girlfriend does all the talking for us when out and about. My level is still basic, i’d say.
I'm so grateful that I've found this video. Currently I'm trying to learn Thai by myself because my mom is thai and I've always wanted to speak to her and my family without having any language barrier that can be a bit awkward. thank you so much for making this video!
We can use this trip to learn the other language too. I'm Thai and it's so true of how our teachers taught us mostly about vocabulary too much nor Ethan sentences
Thai is my second language. I started learning in my 20s and I'm in my 60s now and still learning. I love joking around with Thai people and making them laugh. I'm finally retired and living in Chumphon now...
I’m living in Switzerland, I can speak Tibetan, French, English and German, now I’m learning a few sentences to order chicken curry at the Thai food shop 😂
"As soon as you say one thing in Thai they'll assume you know absolutely everything" Right? I say hello or ask for fruit by it's Thai name and they get all excited and start gushing full speed Thai at me... lol Another great vid. Good advice, especially the part about using it whenever you can. You get really good at simple sentences and start saying them without thinking too much
Jeff Gunzel thanks so much for watching! And yep, the amount of times I used to reply with just “krap” without not having an idea of what they were saying would be difficult to count!
totally agree with that,and i would say thats why its hard to speak with natives as they just assume you are fluent and dont slow their speech to help you and then it puts u off speaking it with natives
I had this when I was learning Spanish as well 😂 I guess it's pretty normal and I'd do the same when a non-native English speaker starts speaking broken English to me
Just started learning Thai a few weeks ago! Don’t really know how to say anything, but I’ve been learning the ตัวอักษรไทย and how to read/write! I’ve almost learned every letter and tone rule, and can sound out pretty much every sentence I read. Although I’m pretty slow rn and I have know idea what the sentence says lol. Ty for the tips!
I'm the opposite, only know some phrases and sentences but no idea about the writing. That's just because I learned from Thai people during the daily life
I’m learning Thai because my step sis is moving from Thailand to over here with us in America and idk I feel like it’d be easier to teach her English if I knew Thai (even if I’m not fluent yet) so I was wondering does anyone have any tips on how to learn Thai in sentences? Or any resources to help me learn in general? Also thanks for the tips! Amazing vid! 💕
Thanks so much 🙏 glad you enjoyed it! Thai internet resources always seem to be a little bit light for Thai learners unfortunately so I hope some current learners can help you out 🤞
I totally agree. I'm trying to learn Thai and the chances to talk to Thai people here (Germany) are very limited. I'm trying to learn the sentences I need when I'm in Thailand, like filling up gasolin, warming up a sandwich at 7 eleven and such. Then I try to memorize the words in the sentence, which comes by itself more and more often. Then it's about trying to use the words in different situations which sometimes works. Most people are very helpful and correct my sentences. Btw: I learned Thai numbers by counting in Thai. My experience: It's easier this way. I just ran into one situation in which I wasn't sure if they where making fun of my thai skills or not. Thanks for this video.
In 2014 - desperate in Nong Khai - I learned sentences. They did stick. But I've deliberately rammed 300 new high frequency words into my nogging. That seems to help too. Knowing the word for heavy, light, exercise, cleaning, bank, broken, live, noisy, knife, fork, spoon, glasses, sightseeing, arrive, leave, open, close, explain, tired...it helps.
I'm currently learning Thai. I'm learning Thai because of this really interesting gl Thai series and I want to be able to understand what they are saying.
This phrase means: 'You act very strongly like a white guy, your mannerisms, the way you speak, the way you walk, the things you do, your hobbies, your lifestyle, what you eat, etc, etc, etc...very CAUCASIAN (white) way of living in the world.' It is a gentle, 'friendly insult' to tease your friend. Sometimes, used to say to your friend he is not cool, like an African-American man African-American man, and Italian man, etc...he is very, very white. 😉
My tip for learning thai : Have a thai parent. Jkjk i totally agree with the last tip and that is worrying about making mistakes when speaking. I mean who doesnt make mistakes while in the progress of learning. We all learn from our mistakes.
My mum is Thai but whenever I ask her if she can teach me she always says she isn’t confident which is absolutely fine with me it just kinda sucks since I don’t want to spend a lot of money on resources when I can learn for free with my mum, she has plenty of Thai friends I can ask but they all say the same thing I just don’t understand.
I've been learning Thai for almost two months already. At the beginning it was so difficult and I thought about giving up lots of times, but I kept going and made up my own study schedule + method. I already know how to read and write most phrases, even though I can't understand some words. I'm now trying to improve my vocabulary more and more
@@kylefaria-robertson7811 I'm not an expert of anything, especially Thai, but the advice I can give you, coming from someone who's also learning is: just don't give. It takes a lot of practice, takes of lot of time but it's worth it. I would recommend watching a lot of lessons here on TH-cam, my favourite is "I Get Thais", but there's lots others. Those will help you a lot, especially if you're still in the early states of learning the basics (alphabet, tones and essential vocabulary). But on your own: write, a lot, like everyday! Search small poems and simple sentences to practice, write it all down, then write the roman version and also the translation (this is also good for your vocabulary). Try diving into Thai music, there's plenty of genres so I bet you can find what you're into. Then do the same with the poems: write down the lyrics, the translation and if you're comfortable try singing along while listening to it. When you start emerging yourself in the language you'll start noticing patterns, wether on letters (if you're still learning the alphabet), certain words, and even expression, so it's really important to keep that contact. Keep looking for new ways to bring the language to your day to day life. Hope you really do start learning, it's a great language and culture overall! And hope I helped in some way! I do have some more detailed tips if you want, but I'm afraid it would be too long lol
One thing that keeps occurring to me is would it be a little bit useful, immensely useful or not particularly useful when learning a new language for him/her to study reading and writing in that language?
@@SebDangerfield-yu7cm reading and writing in the language your learning it's two of the most important steps you have to take to immerse yourself in your study, they're obligatory. There's no other way to do it if you really wanna improve in your comprehension, especially with languages that have different alphabets!
@@emaelsb Thanks. I kinda thought that might be the case, to learn a new language properly. I don't know what you think of my next idea which is to maybe pick up some Thai early-learning books which Thais would use to teach their own kids to read and write (I'm thinking of "The cat sat on the mat" and/or "Janet and John" level books which I was taught to read and write English with, in school).
Thank you so much for these tips. Im Thai, but I planned to do the tandem with my German bf. I didn't know where and how to start. Both of you just gave me an idea.
Great video Paddy! I am a beginner with Thai, but I lived in Japan for 20 years and I now teach Japanese here in Hawaii, and these same tips absolutely apply with Japanese!
I live in Thailand and I am determined to learn the language. All 5 tips are very relevant so I am going to give it a go with the sentences. When I exercise I count in Thai, so now I just need to get my head around using sentences.
I need to live in thailand to be able to familiarize all of this. Bcoz i think you can learn thai language easily if you are surrounded by that language 😁
Yeah Ive been learning thai for like an year, already know like 2300words, Im reading grammar books already and understanding no problem, but cant say a simple sentence yet 😂 yeah I think Im gonna start learning in sentences now
Have you tried actually using Thai? Like, writing a diary or chatting with people or meeting with a tandem partner? Actively using it is always the hardest part of learning a language, but there's no other way around it than just doing it. Good luck with your studies!
Not in one year but I started learn thai last year and I watched your video. I could not understand a single word in Thai and now, besides that long explanation about how to get where you want (wich I understand some stuff) I am very happy and proud to be able to understand. Thank you for the tips.
If you speak some Thai, they will talk with you and when going to provinces, few people from older generation speak English, so it also good place to learn. Of course, the most fascinating thing for me on my language journey was knowing that there are so many loanwords from Sanskrit into Thai language.
I really enjoyed your video, it was fun and had me laughing! I very much want to learn Thai and I appreciate your tips. I will be checking out your other videos!
Ah, I'm so excited! I've been working really hard on my Thai and I could almost understand the example conversation after you asked Kla to slow down. I learned how to ask where something is by watching the Thai dub of The Witcher. 😂 Sentences help so much to get the music and flow of a conversation!
Your channel has been insightful. I am from Malaysia and travel frequently to Thailand pre-pandemic and though I speak little Farang Thai, your channel has been educational. Keep up the good work. Cheers
Great tips, been in Thailand for 4 months now, going to a Thai language school the past 2. The most difficult part for me has been mastering the tones, often times Thai people do not understand what I am saying. Confidence really is key.
All good tips . I might try the whole sentence method but youth has a direct tie to information retention and at 56 I find it hard . . About 15 years ago I visited Peru several times and started picking up spanish pretty good , but after I went through years of very stressful instances . Now I find my memory to be lacking ... But i try. It would be nice to surprise my thai wife .
Thanks for this, am actually trying to learn my mother tongue again, grew up in Norway so I have forgotten most of the Thai language. Keep up the good work.
Excellent advise! I live in the US and planning to go to Thailand when it opens and when planes can land in Bangkok. I have a few months, so your video was perfect for me!!
I really like this channel! Easy and fun! English is much easier than thai and I have been learning English for 25 years, but I still only speak at a basic level. I moved to Bangkok recently and I want to learn Thai but I see my limits. When I started to drive a car, for me was very easy, after few hour I drove good! We are different, with different capability...
Thanks for giving us your two cents on how to learn Thai! I like seeing videos where people speak other languages, but when they explain how they learned them I think it’s really helpful because it teaches new perspectives on language learning.
Thank you so much for this video! This was full of wonderful tips. I'm going to visit Thailand in February and I'm going to use your five tips to start preparing to speak as much Thai as I can learn in a month. But I will continue learning it because in 2 years I plan to move to Bangkok permanently so I want to be able to speak it as fluently as possible by then.
I aspire to be as fluent as you are in speaking Thai. I can speak basic Thai just enough to carry a conversation and not get lost when I went there last year. Hoping to learn more and be better tho. 🙏
Thanks for this! I already know how to speak 4 languages, and lately Im just so into Thai, I listen to Thai music almost everyday and watch a lot of Thai movies. I also went to Thai for holidays more than 5 times, have numerous of Thai friends. Only now Im really into learning the language so I took a local thai class. This video helps a lot! Thanks for the tips! My goal is to understand all of the songs I've listened. 😄
I totally agreed. I have been learning Thai in AUA for a year of 2010, but their teaching method didn't make you speak Thai unfortunately. Just sitting in the classroom listen to all the teachers talk but no chance of letting you to speak. Students just sit there all day long just listening. No chance to speak, write or read！
Ah nope...they point at things and say dada or car or dog etc...😅. Then they start to join words together eg..daddy go, me food..etc..then after some time sentences start to form..but it takes a long time and lots of exposure to input..
i remembered learning in sentences, not words, when i was learning my mother tongue.. a lot of indonesian colloquial words didn’t even make sense as individual words, and only made sense in phrases and sentences.. my son did start out with individual words, which were all nouns. even then, it was only to get through the physical motor part down .. and individual words, unfortunately, aren’t even close to what actual language is.
@@joy1ess language production normally starts within the first 18 months of life with individual sounds as the oral motor skills also develop. It's probably more likely that your early memories are from around 2 yo when you were starting to speak in longer language chunks. Most people's earliest memories are from around that age. You'll have a more objective viewpoint in watching your son's language development. 😁 But your initial point was to agree that learning in sentences is more useful than learning individual vocab items right? Personally I think everyone finds the system that works best for them. I prefer to learn a desired word within the context of a sentence to see how it's used in context, but I think I'd struggle to remember a large number of sentences to be honest..😵💫
you know what, learning in sentences is probably the one key element i've been missing in my self learning of languages. i picked up english instinctively as second language so didn't really have to put efforts in it only enjoy content in english. german in school i had good level with sketches we learnt by heart to practice the vocabulary and grammar we learned. Then as an adult I tried a lot to learn many languages, japanese, korean, russian, spanish, portuguese... Now looking into thai lol. Well I do know now many writing systems, and adding thai to the list without learning to fully speak it is a no brainer haha, but i totally see value in this advice. the things i remember best are sentences i get to use in context. for instance with russian i learnt gaming lines for online video games when i run into russians, and they are actually useful, so it remains in my memory much more profoundly. I'm starting to understand the pattern of needing context to learn a language. Doesn't mean you have to immerse in that language, it just means you must create opportunities to see that language being used in context and get a chance to practice yourself in context for it to work well.
very helpful video! Tip # 1 is brilliant! I just left a comment on another of your videos asking if you could do a regular thai tutorial video and suggested you could take a thai sentence and break it down explaining each word and the structure, which goes hand in hand with your tip # one! Please consider doing that, it would be so helpful. Never stop doing what you're already doing, it's awesome! But the tutorial vids could open up a whole new audience for you and build you lots of new subscribers too. Cheers!
If your brain is confused with 2 totally different languages, try learning these two(very) similar languages like Spanish and Italian. Then, you will see true confusion. 😂❤
I've been trying to learn Thai for 3 years. It would help if Thai people would actually try and help you learn. But I find that they don't really care. My wife is Thai, gets upset that I don't understand her when she speaks Thai. But at the same time, she doesn't try to help. She just says go online and study it. Honestly, I spoke better Thai three years ago.
Your U-tube vids are fantastic and entertaining too! These ones on learning Thai language are so practical. Great work! Your students must love your classes - it's what makes it interesting to be at school and learning :)
ฉันเป็นคนไทยแล้วไม่รู้เหมือนกันทำไมถึงมาที่นี่5555555 I'm Thai and I found this video I don't know why I would to watch but I just want to encourage and thank to learned my language 😂😂💗💘
What language are you learning at the moment!!?
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Thai Talk with Paddy I’m still learning English because English is fun 555
Jidlada6699 that’s great that you enjoy it! If it’s not fun, it would be so hard to learn...
💁🏻♂️I'm currently learning my 3rd language which is Japanese..
I've mastered Hiragana. I'm currently halfway through Katakana.. I think after Katakana I should learn the sentence structure and the radicals before taking on the 2000+ Kanji 😅
Stib yeh Kanji is a tough beast to get on top of so best of luck with that! As long as you are having fun!
i learned english already and then, i really want to learn thai beacuse im into in thai bl dramas and my goals to this year is be able to watch them without subtitles
Wooow the same
@@monicafellulageller3007 samee
👍👍
Exactly! But the ride is tough
@Sansuwey Suwaymaaak hi there 👋 do you think what level are you now? Beginner, Intermediate or advance?
That is the best advice... wasted 2 years learning Thai by focusing on vocab but didn’t know how to form a sentence.. progress sky rocketed once I started memorising sentences then mixing it up when I learned more vocab..
I concur with tip #1. Try to string a sentence together for different scenarios, eg. go to buy some meat, asking for directions etc. I used to imagine a conversation between 2 persons, and I would do both the questions and responses. Then you can build out your vocabulary. This way you can be proficient in a new language in about 9 months, well that's how long it took me to learn English to a point where I can comfortably hold a conversation in 80% of the time, from not knowing a word of English.
I'm 3 weeks into a Thai language school here in Pattaya. The class meets 3 times a week, all absolute beginners. All male. From Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Germany, and USA. It's a great vibe that is a politics/drama-free zone where everyone seems to feel pretty comfortable with each other by now. I host informal practice sessions at my house on the weekends for about an hour with the assistance of my Cambodian girlfriend (who is fluent in Thai) and the Thai girlfriend of a classmate. We use flash cards to challenge each student without the girlfriend's seeing it first. The challenge is then to speak the Thai word or phrase to our native speakers and see if they can understand. If not, our Thai ladies help out with pronunciation and/or accuracy.
But what you said about learning in sentences and phrases.....makes perfect sense. In fact, before our next practice session I'm going to play your video for the group before we commence. Very helpful. And your Thai.....very impressive.
Wishing you all the best with your studies and thanks a lot for watching!
I'm back in Pattaya in April, could I maybe join your practice sessions if you still do it?
@ Thanks for writing. At this point we all seem to have moved on from the classroom to the real world. I have to admit, my speaking Thai has become stagnant because my Thai speaking girlfriend does all the talking for us when out and about. My level is still basic, i’d say.
It is *suuuper* helpful for me to watch videos like these, where i can read english and hear Thai language at the same time. Thanks😁
Loffa Good that makes me super happy to hear you find them helpful
I'm so grateful that I've found this video. Currently I'm trying to learn Thai by myself because my mom is thai and I've always wanted to speak to her and my family without having any language barrier that can be a bit awkward. thank you so much for making this video!
Same
Sameee and when my mom try to teach me she gets so frustrated and angry😭
We’re not alone bestiee 😂
Awe you guys are adorable
Same. There are way more people with thai moms then I thought
We can use this trip to learn the other language too. I'm Thai and it's so true of how our teachers taught us mostly about vocabulary too much nor Ethan sentences
T W so interesting! It happens in so many countries when they teach language!
Thai is my second language. I started learning in my 20s and I'm in my 60s now and still learning. I love joking around with Thai people and making them laugh. I'm finally retired and living in Chumphon now...
I’m living in Switzerland, I can speak Tibetan, French, English and German, now I’m learning a few sentences to order chicken curry at the Thai food shop 😂
I'm from India and I can speak 3 different language -hindi 'assamese 'bangla and little bit English
I'd be fascinated to here how you learned some Tibetan? That's so cool! 😯
Are you at a high level in the language? 😃
me i can speak nepali english hindi
I try to do it in mandrin at chinese restaurant i somehow ended up eating camels.
I'm just a monolingual Russian🥲🥲🥲Sad
The best tip is to have someone who already speak Thai hahaha daily conversation and interaction will help you learn with ease.
This is true!
"As soon as you say one thing in Thai they'll assume you know absolutely everything" Right? I say hello or ask for fruit by it's Thai name and they get all excited and start gushing full speed Thai at me... lol
Another great vid. Good advice, especially the part about using it whenever you can. You get really good at simple sentences and start saying them without thinking too much
Jeff Gunzel thanks so much for watching! And yep, the amount of times I used to reply with just “krap” without not having an idea of what they were saying would be difficult to count!
totally agree with that,and i would say thats why its hard to speak with natives as they just assume you are fluent and dont slow their speech to help you and then it puts u off speaking it with natives
I found the exact same thing in Japan. They think that you know either nothing or everything.
I had this when I was learning Spanish as well 😂 I guess it's pretty normal and I'd do the same when a non-native English speaker starts speaking broken English to me
Just started learning Thai a few weeks ago! Don’t really know how to say anything, but I’ve been learning the
ตัวอักษรไทย and how to read/write! I’ve almost learned every letter and tone rule, and can sound out pretty much every sentence I read. Although I’m pretty slow rn and I have know idea what the sentence says lol. Ty for the tips!
No problems!! Good luck with your learning journey! Starting with the writing should give you a good foundation 👌
I'm the opposite, only know some phrases and sentences but no idea about the writing. That's just because I learned from Thai people during the daily life
I’m learning Thai because my step sis is moving from Thailand to over here with us in America and idk I feel like it’d be easier to teach her English if I knew Thai (even if I’m not fluent yet) so I was wondering does anyone have any tips on how to learn Thai in sentences? Or any resources to help me learn in general? Also thanks for the tips! Amazing vid! 💕
Thanks so much 🙏 glad you enjoyed it! Thai internet resources always seem to be a little bit light for Thai learners unfortunately so I hope some current learners can help you out 🤞
@@JangoMando stop having your head in such places and touch grass
@@JangoMando because there are countless memes of it online?
@@JangoMando but its not and you know what you wrote..
@@JangoMando again, for 3rd time, you knew what you wrote
I totally agree. I'm trying to learn Thai and the chances to talk to Thai people here (Germany) are very limited. I'm trying to learn the sentences I need when I'm in Thailand, like filling up gasolin, warming up a sandwich at 7 eleven and such. Then I try to memorize the words in the sentence, which comes by itself more and more often. Then it's about trying to use the words in different situations which sometimes works. Most people are very helpful and correct my sentences. Btw: I learned Thai numbers by counting in Thai. My experience: It's easier this way. I just ran into one situation in which I wasn't sure if they where making fun of my thai skills or not.
Thanks for this video.
latze98 confidence is key 🔑 keep up the good work !
In 2014 - desperate in Nong Khai - I learned sentences. They did stick. But I've deliberately rammed 300 new high frequency words into my nogging. That seems to help too. Knowing the word for heavy, light, exercise, cleaning, bank, broken, live, noisy, knife, fork, spoon, glasses, sightseeing, arrive, leave, open, close, explain, tired...it helps.
I'm currently learning Thai. I'm learning Thai because of this really interesting gl Thai series and I want to be able to understand what they are saying.
“What do you mean? You’re the whitest guy i know” 555
Briony Wisutthisri 😂
It means "You are the best white guy I know". I think
Hey Briony! Amin here, remember me?
@@aminquraishi2367 omg! I dooo, this is so weird n crazy finding me here 555 if you want to get back in contact just msg me on line again :D
This phrase means: 'You act very strongly like a white guy, your mannerisms, the way you speak, the way you walk, the things you do, your hobbies, your lifestyle, what you eat, etc, etc, etc...very CAUCASIAN (white) way of living in the world.' It is a gentle, 'friendly insult' to tease your friend. Sometimes, used to say to your friend he is not cool, like an African-American man African-American man, and Italian man, etc...he is very, very white. 😉
My tip for learning thai : Have a thai parent. Jkjk i totally agree with the last tip and that is worrying about making mistakes when speaking. I mean who doesnt make mistakes while in the progress of learning. We all learn from our mistakes.
yeah like get worried about Tone marks
My mum is Thai but whenever I ask her if she can teach me she always says she isn’t confident which is absolutely fine with me it just kinda sucks since I don’t want to spend a lot of money on resources when I can learn for free with my mum, she has plenty of Thai friends I can ask but they all say the same thing I just don’t understand.
Omg you speak so fluently. For a moment I thought you were Thai. You amaze me.
Aarushi thanks so much 🙏 trying my best ! Haha
I'm also learning Thai bit by bit by watching their lakorn because it's very sanook. Im not even sure if im using the correct adjective or words 😂😂
I'm a Thai native speaker and I think you used it correct. Here are the Thai words you're using:
Lakorn (ละคร) = drama
Sanook (สนุก) = fun, enjoyable
@@jackvatcharat7631 yayy thanks 🥺❤️
@@jackvatcharat7631 More like drama show or just show.
I've been learning Thai for almost two months already. At the beginning it was so difficult and I thought about giving up lots of times, but I kept going and made up my own study schedule + method. I already know how to read and write most phrases, even though I can't understand some words. I'm now trying to improve my vocabulary more and more
I'd like to learn, how would you recommend going about it? What resources worked for you?
@@kylefaria-robertson7811 I'm not an expert of anything, especially Thai, but the advice I can give you, coming from someone who's also learning is: just don't give. It takes a lot of practice, takes of lot of time but it's worth it. I would recommend watching a lot of lessons here on TH-cam, my favourite is "I Get Thais", but there's lots others. Those will help you a lot, especially if you're still in the early states of learning the basics (alphabet, tones and essential vocabulary). But on your own: write, a lot, like everyday! Search small poems and simple sentences to practice, write it all down, then write the roman version and also the translation (this is also good for your vocabulary). Try diving into Thai music, there's plenty of genres so I bet you can find what you're into. Then do the same with the poems: write down the lyrics, the translation and if you're comfortable try singing along while listening to it.
When you start emerging yourself in the language you'll start noticing patterns, wether on letters (if you're still learning the alphabet), certain words, and even expression, so it's really important to keep that contact. Keep looking for new ways to bring the language to your day to day life.
Hope you really do start learning, it's a great language and culture overall! And hope I helped in some way! I do have some more detailed tips if you want, but I'm afraid it would be too long lol
One thing that keeps occurring to me is would it be a little bit useful, immensely useful or not particularly useful when learning a new language for him/her to study reading and writing in that language?
@@SebDangerfield-yu7cm reading and writing in the language your learning it's two of the most important steps you have to take to immerse yourself in your study, they're obligatory. There's no other way to do it if you really wanna improve in your comprehension, especially with languages that have different alphabets!
@@emaelsb Thanks. I kinda thought that might be the case, to learn a new language properly.
I don't know what you think of my next idea which is to maybe pick up some Thai early-learning books which Thais would use to teach their own kids to read and write (I'm thinking of "The cat sat on the mat" and/or "Janet and John" level books which I was taught to read and write English with, in school).
Thank you so much for these tips. Im Thai, but I planned to do the tandem with my German bf. I didn't know where and how to start. Both of you just gave me an idea.
Great video Paddy! I am a beginner with Thai, but I lived in Japan for 20 years and I now teach Japanese here in Hawaii, and these same tips absolutely apply with Japanese!
I live in Thailand and I am determined to learn the language. All 5 tips are very relevant so I am going to give it a go with the sentences. When I exercise I count in Thai, so now I just need to get my head around using sentences.
I need to live in thailand to be able to familiarize all of this. Bcoz i think you can learn thai language easily if you are surrounded by that language 😁
I just started learning to read and write in Thai script. It’s been very helpful with understanding the different tones.
Yeah Ive been learning thai for like an year, already know like 2300words, Im reading grammar books already and understanding no problem, but cant say a simple sentence yet 😂 yeah I think Im gonna start learning in sentences now
Apostol Marinov yep! Definitely give it a try and see if it works!
Have you tried actually using Thai? Like, writing a diary or chatting with people or meeting with a tandem partner? Actively using it is always the hardest part of learning a language, but there's no other way around it than just doing it. Good luck with your studies!
Use the app HelloTalk if you need to find Thai people to practice with.
Not in one year but I started learn thai last year and I watched your video. I could not understand a single word in Thai and now, besides that long explanation about how to get where you want (wich I understand some stuff) I am very happy and proud to be able to understand. Thank you for the tips.
If you speak some Thai, they will talk with you and when going to provinces, few people from older generation speak English, so it also good place to learn. Of course, the most fascinating thing for me on my language journey was knowing that there are so many loanwords from Sanskrit into Thai language.
Please continue making this kind of video, Paddy! I really want and try to speak Thai🥺🥺
I really enjoyed your video, it was fun and had me laughing! I very much want to learn Thai and I appreciate your tips. I will be checking out your other videos!
Ah, I'm so excited! I've been working really hard on my Thai and I could almost understand the example conversation after you asked Kla to slow down. I learned how to ask where something is by watching the Thai dub of The Witcher. 😂 Sentences help so much to get the music and flow of a conversation!
Well done! Keep up the great work
@@ThaiTalkwithPaddy ขอบคุณค่ะ! I'll keep working hard ☺️
Agree with much of what you said Paddy. I would learn a few sentences that were applicable for when taking taxis and ordering food and small talk.
Your channel has been insightful. I am from Malaysia and travel frequently to Thailand pre-pandemic and though I speak little Farang Thai, your channel has been educational. Keep up the good work. Cheers
Great tips, been in Thailand for 4 months now, going to a Thai language school the past 2. The most difficult part for me has been mastering the tones, often times Thai people do not understand what I am saying. Confidence really is key.
iLyncher Tones is still soooo difficult for me still. Good luck with it all and hope you are enjoying the challenge
@@ThaiTalkwithPaddy your pronunciation sounds amazing to me, hope to reach your level someday
ชอบเวลาแพดดี้พูดไทยมากเลย เก่งมาก สำเนียง การเว้นวรรค คำควบกล้ำ เริ่มคล้ายคนไทยแล้ว สู้ๆนะคะเป็นกำลังใจให้ ทำคลิปต่อไปเรื่อยๆนะคะ รอชม😆
ส่วนตัวเรากำลังเรียนภาษาอังกฤษกับญี่ปุ่นอยู่ เห็นคลิปนี้แล้วมีแรงฮึบขึ้นมาเลย ขอบคุณแพดดี้มากๆค่า
pame pame ขอบคุณครับสำหรับการรับชมนะครับ และให้กำลังจัยในการเรียนด้วยนะครับ สู้ๆ ✌️
I'm learning Thai after watching Manner of death🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌Just the tips are absolute to the point 💕 thanks for such genuine information
I'm a huge fan of this series. I like max and tul❤
All good tips . I might try the whole sentence method but youth has a direct tie to information retention and at 56 I find it hard . . About 15 years ago I visited Peru several times and started picking up spanish pretty good , but after I went through years of very stressful instances . Now I find my memory to be lacking ... But i try. It would be nice to surprise my thai wife .
great, have you managed to learn any thai?
Thanks for this, am actually trying to learn my mother tongue again, grew up in Norway so I have forgotten most of the Thai language. Keep up the good work.
Don Wuthiboon good luck with learning! And thanks for taking the time to watch ✌️
So glad I found this channel. Funny and informative 😄. So excited to learn the language. I cannot wait to visit Thailand.
Glad you enjoy it! Good luck with the Thai learning
Cool! I've been learning thai while at quarantine. Kob khun krap for the tips. Hope i can learn soon.
Good luck with it! I’m sure you will 👍🏼
I like your style and realness man, a lot of the language learning stuff i see on youtube doesn't seem as relatable as this
That means a lot! Glad you enjoyed it Rene 🙏
Excellent advise! I live in the US and planning to go to Thailand when it opens and when planes can land in Bangkok.
I have a few months, so your video was perfect for me!!
nice channel,i can easily learn if delivery method like this...thanks
start to learn thai few in MCO time..hope able to help me migrate in couple year after mco..thanks for your tip Paddy
Good luck with the studies Arya!
I really like this channel! Easy and fun! English is much easier than thai and I have been learning English for 25 years, but I still only speak at a basic level. I moved to Bangkok recently and I want to learn Thai but I see my limits. When I started to drive a car, for me was very easy, after few hour I drove good! We are different, with different capability...
Native Thai here, applying these 5 tips to English language learning, cheers!
Thanks for giving us your two cents on how to learn Thai!
I like seeing videos where people speak other languages, but when they explain how they learned them I think it’s really helpful because it teaches new perspectives on language learning.
aly simone yeh I’m glad you found it insightful because to be honest I get a bit embarrassed about giving my two cents sometimes!
wow learning thai and issan and found your channel...keep it up buddy thankyou...thai is so hard for ferlangs
I grew up in Thailand and I use to speak Thai and went to Thailand than I moved to America and 9 years later I still forgot everything 😢
I'm Thai and want to be an exchange student in America. I hope that I won't forget my language. Hope you relearn Thai soon.
SHIAAAA!!! THIS GUY'S A LEGEND!!
Thank you so much for this video! This was full of wonderful tips. I'm going to visit Thailand in February and I'm going to use your five tips to start preparing to speak as much Thai as I can learn in a month. But I will continue learning it because in 2 years I plan to move to Bangkok permanently so I want to be able to speak it as fluently as possible by then.
Wise words about language learning. You are a very entertaining teacher and I'm loving your videos!
I aspire to be as fluent as you are in speaking Thai. I can speak basic Thai just enough to carry a conversation and not get lost when I went there last year. Hoping to learn more and be better tho. 🙏
Keep it up! I guarantee you will get there! I was once like you! Just keep chipping away
Thanks for this! I already know how to speak 4 languages, and lately Im just so into Thai, I listen to Thai music almost everyday and watch a lot of Thai movies. I also went to Thai for holidays more than 5 times, have numerous of Thai friends. Only now Im really into learning the language so I took a local thai class. This video helps a lot! Thanks for the tips! My goal is to understand all of the songs I've listened. 😄
benfromlabuan you must be a linguistic genius! Good luck with the journey to learning Thai - I’m glad I could help you out even a little bit
These are helpful tips to learn all languages too. Thank you.
I totally agreed. I have been learning Thai in AUA for a year of 2010, but their teaching method didn't make you speak Thai unfortunately. Just sitting in the classroom listen to all the teachers talk but no chance of letting you to speak. Students just sit there all day long just listening. No chance to speak, write or read！
Spot on! - what a great video. Seems so obvious but its the first time I've seen these great tips in one place.
Thanks for the feedback Stuart!
This really helps thank you I’m trying to learn Thai since my gf went back to Thailand and I’m going over their to visit next year :3
Thank you so so so much… I really liked your tips and I hope I will be able to successfully speak Thai in 6 months…🥰✨
Thanks for your interesting testimony!
Your tips make a lot of sense Paddy. Thanks for sharing. 😀
ภาษาไทยคุณดีขึ้นเรื่อยๆเลย...ชื่นชมจากใจเลยครับ
he is absolutely right. when babies or toddlers learn to speak, they learn whole sentences, not individual words. thank you..
Ah nope...they point at things and say dada or car or dog etc...😅. Then they start to join words together eg..daddy go, me food..etc..then after some time sentences start to form..but it takes a long time and lots of exposure to input..
i remembered learning in sentences, not words, when i was learning my mother tongue.. a lot of indonesian colloquial words didn’t even make sense as individual words, and only made sense in phrases and sentences..
my son did start out with individual words, which were all nouns. even then, it was only to get through the physical motor part down .. and individual words, unfortunately, aren’t even close to what actual language is.
a baby’s input from the environment (parents etc) is still sentences, not single words.
@@joy1ess language production normally starts within the first 18 months of life with individual sounds as the oral motor skills also develop. It's probably more likely that your early memories are from around 2 yo when you were starting to speak in longer language chunks. Most people's earliest memories are from around that age. You'll have a more objective viewpoint in watching your son's language development. 😁 But your initial point was to agree that learning in sentences is more useful than learning individual vocab items right? Personally I think everyone finds the system that works best for them. I prefer to learn a desired word within the context of a sentence to see how it's used in context, but I think I'd struggle to remember a large number of sentences to be honest..😵💫
Great tips.I wish I'd seen before.Exactly my problem.. vocabulary not too bad but can't string a sentence together
you know what, learning in sentences is probably the one key element i've been missing in my self learning of languages. i picked up english instinctively as second language so didn't really have to put efforts in it only enjoy content in english. german in school i had good level with sketches we learnt by heart to practice the vocabulary and grammar we learned. Then as an adult I tried a lot to learn many languages, japanese, korean, russian, spanish, portuguese... Now looking into thai lol. Well I do know now many writing systems, and adding thai to the list without learning to fully speak it is a no brainer haha, but i totally see value in this advice. the things i remember best are sentences i get to use in context. for instance with russian i learnt gaming lines for online video games when i run into russians, and they are actually useful, so it remains in my memory much more profoundly. I'm starting to understand the pattern of needing context to learn a language. Doesn't mean you have to immerse in that language, it just means you must create opportunities to see that language being used in context and get a chance to practice yourself in context for it to work well.
Ohhh i just watch Thai series with subs. Accelerated my Thai lingo within 6 months too.
heyy im really interested do you have any recommand ?
Great and useful video Paddy +Thai Talk with Paddy !
I've got a crush on you already Paddy! Your Thai is really nice and has improved every time. Love from Chiang Mai.
Thanks so much 🙏 I used to live in Chiang Mai and I miss it so much! Korp khun krap Jay
very helpful video! Tip # 1 is brilliant! I just left a comment on another of your videos asking if you could do a regular thai tutorial video and suggested you could take a thai sentence and break it down explaining each word and the structure, which goes hand in hand with your tip # one! Please consider doing that, it would be so helpful. Never stop doing what you're already doing, it's awesome! But the tutorial vids could open up a whole new audience for you and build you lots of new subscribers too. Cheers!
podoz I will see what I can do. It is definitely something I have considered. Thanks so much for your support 🙏✌️😊
I’m 13 years old and I really want to speak Thai so I’m going to learn starting today
มีประโยชน์มากๆเลยค่ะ ต้องเอาไปใช้บ้างซะแล้ววว
ไปๆๆ ไม่ต้องกลัวนะครับ
You’re great Paddy……keep up with your nice videos!!!!
เก่งจังค่ะ ที่สำคัญคือ เราต้องรู้สึกว่าอยากจะพูดภาษานั้นให้ได้ หรือมีแรงบันดาลใจนั่นละค่ะ ✌✌
sarm sarm เห็นด้วยอันนี้สำคัญมากที่สุดครับ
Ребята, спасибо огромное за Ваш труд! Очень полезная информация!
I talk both Thai and English and my brain is so confused every time the language switches even though I understand it all
If your brain is confused with 2 totally different languages, try learning these two(very) similar languages like Spanish and Italian. Then, you will see true confusion. 😂❤
I've been trying to learn Thai for 3 years. It would help if Thai people would actually try and help you learn. But I find that they don't really care. My wife is Thai, gets upset that I don't understand her when she speaks Thai. But at the same time, she doesn't try to help. She just says go online and study it. Honestly, I spoke better Thai three years ago.
Can i ask if u have some good apps to learn thai
3:34 This is the most relatable thing I have seen ever since I arrived in Thailand
Great video...very helpful
ยอดเยี่ยมครับช่องนี้ วีดีโอส่วนใหญ่มีเนื้อหาดีๆ น่าติดตามครับ เป็นกำลังใจให้ทำต่อไปนะครับ
อดิศักดิ์ อร่ามศักดิ์ ขอบคุณมากๆนะครับ 🙏🙏
Awesome tips thank you!
Very inspiring.
You give me a good push to persevere with my Thai.
Feel I'm getting better every day.
Ha Ha that is seriously awesome to hear. Keep up the good work
ผมก็ใช้วิธีนี้ตอนเรียนภาษาอังกฤษ ใช้ได้ผลจริง ๆ ตอนนี้อยู่อังกฤษด้วย 🤩
Saranyu Prayoonhong ให้โชคดีด้วยนะครับ ✌️🇬🇧
Superb! Well done for being so good at speaking Thai and for passing on your tips.
Thanks so much for watching!
Best advice is don’t be scared to use it if it’s wrong people will tell you correct pronunciation if you ask or google translate is good for words
Excellent!! I'm really jealous yet inspired at the same time.
Good luck with your studies!
Your U-tube vids are fantastic and entertaining too! These ones on learning Thai language are so practical. Great work! Your students must love your classes - it's what makes it interesting to be at school and learning :)
Thanks so much Matthew for the support! I haven’t done any teaching for a while but it was always a hoot back in the day!
@@ThaiTalkwithPaddy
I watched your U-tube on how you learnt Thai in 8 months. I was sort of following a similar path until Covid hit lol
Keep at it Matt!
You really a good teacher! I like your tips very much!
Thanks a lot!!
so cool. your Thai speaking and writting skill are so cool. khun keng mak mak
Great tips Paddy.👍
Thank you so much for your teaching ❢
Thanks for this video i love watching this
Thank you. Very helpful advice.🙏
ฉันเป็นคนไทยแล้วไม่รู้เหมือนกันทำไมถึงมาที่นี่5555555 I'm Thai and I found this video I don't know why I would to watch but I just want to encourage and thank to learned my language 😂😂💗💘
Wow. These tips are very practical. More power to you...
Cheers for keeping me motivated with your content, appreciate ya!
Michael Hatch that makes me super super happy to hear! Thanks heaps!
omg I love it! so excited to learn thai with your helpful videos!
I’m excited for you!
Interesting!! More please
Awesome channel Paddy, I've been struggling with the sentences... this is really helpful, thanks so much! 👍🏽
HK57 thanks so much for watching! Glad I can help even just a little bit