I Can Speak THAI Now! (kinda) - Learning Thai part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- First off, my apologies for butchering the beautiful Thai language during my intro. I almost re-shot it because of how bad it came out but I left it intact to realistically represent my actual speaking skill level now.
I went to school for 6 months to try to learn the Thai language. In part 2 of this series, I talk about my current skill level with speaking, reading and writing Thai. I also share some tips for learning, tips for speaking the language and tell you what my plans are for further learning the language.
00:00 - intro
01:03 - tips, hints and advice
09:52 - my skill levels now
15:05 - future plans
In part 1, I reviewed my language school and talked about the biggest challenges I had learning Thai.
You can watch part 1 here:
I Took THAI Lessons for 6 MONTHS! - Learning Thai part 1
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First off, my apologies for butchering the beautiful Thai language during my intro. I almost re-shot it because of how bad it came out but I left it intact to realistically represent my actual speaking skill level now.
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Having been studying Thai on my own from the states for over four years, I can relate to a lot of what you’re saying. Funny, I also use my finger to conduct when I’m working through speaking out the tones. I also have trouble listening and understanding Thai speakers in a real time conversation no matter how good I’m practicing at home. I see learning to understand Thai or any other language like learning an instrument. You can practice all you want and get good on your own, but it’s a different story once you’re placed into a real conversation situation, like joining your first band and playing with other musicians. It’s all about jumping in and immersing and getting more confident and comfortable. I highly recommend the Benjawan Poomsan Becker 3 volume series of CDs/workbooks. That will get you confident with all the consonant classes and tone rules, among a whole lot of other things.
Someone else recommended the TH-cam series Thai With Grace… it’s great because it’s very slow conversations in Thai. Great for developing my ear more.
I’m not sure if I can find your recommendation here… neither lazada or Amazon Asia seems to have it. Oh… and I don’t have a CD player. Just realized that 😂
@@peteonretreat2023Yes, Thai With Grace is great. There are also plenty of other great TH-cam channels like Learn Thai With Mod, Banana Thai, ThaiPod 101 and a few others. ThaiPod 101 has a free daily newsletter with a vocabulary word of the day, and also free PDF downloads of words and phrases specific to a situation (i.e., traveling words). I make my own digital flashcards (DOC, JPG, PDF) that I store on Google Drive and can access anywhere.
Frank and honest review full respect keep up the good work
Many thanks 🙏🏼
I think you've made great progress, similar to myself after about the same amount of time, but I think you also have the similar problems that I had. Namely, I spent so much time on memorising vocab and phrases that I ignored correct tone and pronunciation. What helped me was I constantly asked my gf to tell me the correct tones and not to just smile and nod if she thought what I was saying was crap (if you know Thai people you will understand how difficult that is for them).
I doesn't take that long to get your ear in to the tones if you are listening and mimicking them everyday.
Yeah, my tone work was worse than normal in this video’s intro. I’ve forgotten which tones many words have recently… I’ll keep going at it and getting better. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hey great job . I've been learning thai for about 6 months now too . I had private tutor lessons online in conversational thai . I would say in that time im low intermediate now . I never delved into writing or reading and have heard the same about learning the letters and it will help with tones . From your intro i can see you have a great vocab but if im honest the tones seemed really off . For example month ( duan ) the way you said it sounded like (dern) to walk , also passa thai , and chuu , . Not being rude just being honest . Great job bro and keep up the good work .
I would recommend using Google Translate to test pronouciation. Its not perfect but very helpful
Oh yeah… my intro was horrible. I almost reshot it after I heard it but I left it because I didn’t want to fake my current level.
School ended about a month ago and I stopped doing my flash card work… and simply forgot a lot of the proper tones for many words.
My intro last week was much better… this one is a bit embarrassing because even I can hear how bad it was 😳
I do appreciate your feedback, thank you 🙏🏼
@@peteonretreat2023 full credit to you. So many expats don't try
Thumbs up 👍 Pete and a Happy New Year 🎊🎆🎈
Thank you and happiest of new years MSR!
Great insights. Almost made me think i could learn Thai. Love that t-shirt too!
It’s a favorite shirt of mine now. My friend Darren gave it to me because it was too small for him. I thought it was perfect for this video too.
Hi Pete! One of the best TH-cam channel for learning Thai that I’ve found is called THAI WITH GRACE. What I like about this channel is that Grace speaks to you in conversational Thai and there are English subtitles so in case you’re not familiar with a word you can see it in English. Also, she’s very good at teaching you new words by focusing on them. You should check the channel out!
Thank you for the recommendation! I’ll check it out today 🙏🏼
Great video Pete you’re great at conveying information without the waffle. Great editing maybe lol. Keep it up buddy.
Thank you 🙏🏼
The longer I go with the channel the more I’m cutting from each video. I’ve watched some editing tips videos and they all say to keep cutting. There’s a general beauty in simplicity.
Dude. The finger motion with the tones is a great tip!
It’s really one of the best ones I’ve come across. The next trick is remembering what time a word has 😅😅😅
I'm gonna look like I'm doing sign language while reading menus 😆 🤣
@@BadRongo 😂 😂 😂
Thanks Pete we love the content
Many thanks 🙏🏼
Great vlog. I have got to say I think you have come a very long way in only 6 months, further than you actually know. In Pattaya at the moment on holiday but hopefully will be here next June or July to live and Jomtien looks very appealing from your vlogs. If I have learnt 70 to 80 % of what you have in 6 months I’ll be happy with that.
Thank you 🙏🏼
While I thought I’d be further along… I’m pretty happy with what I know. I just need to get my ears and brain to work better together.
Really good Vlog Pete, I’ve not seen anyone else who has put this type of content out there, and you broke down so much detail of how and what you have learned. You had learned a lot.
This vlog deserves so many more views.
Have you kept up the learning?
Thank you. I often feel like my channel should be getting more views but there are plus sides to staying smaller. I kept up for a while but haven’t learned much the last month. Still adjusting to life with a girlfriend and have been spending more time with Dungeons and Dragons. I’m hoping to focus more on Thai this next month.
@@peteonretreat2023 Hi Pete, yes I just caught up with your latest Vlogs, the one where you say, you may have a girlfriend, but you are going to be taking it slow, then at the end of the vlog stop then bombshell, you are moving in together. 😱😂. It’s really clear you are thriving in Thailand, you have a lot of interests and a great attitude. Seems like you have stopped making so many vlogs as you have so much other stuff to do. Keep living your best life and thank you for the vlogs mate 👍🏼
Good vids mate
Love your honesty. I can't wait to.learn more Thai. So much easier when you are in country.
Cheers
Simon
Thank you 🙏🏼
Yes, definitely easier when you’re here 😅
Hello Pete, be kind to yourself, I learned a little chinese, maybe up to 1200 words when i was at my top... 6 months is a start and it is great already... soon you will be much better i think :) :) :)
Thank you 🙏🏼
I’ll always beat myself up a bit because I know I could’ve done more but I’m also very happy with what I’ve accomplished so far.
Very interesting video, Pete. I went a similar route. The school I attended had basic, intermediate and advanced. I took a break between each level to assimilate what I just learned. Sounds like you're very committed, which I think is the main thing. Five years on I'm still plugging away (and I still haven't learned the names of the months!). สู้ๆ นะครับ
The names for the months is not easy from what I remember. I think the names correlate with how many days are in each month, so that’s kind of cool, right?
@@peteonretreat2023 I have a feeling the last syllable correlates with the number of days. Anyway, I'm going to make the effort to learn them. It's well overdue!
Thank you for the nice video Pete! Happy New Year!
Happy new year! Maybe 2024 be a great one!
Great tips!!
Many thanks 🙏🏼
Your Thai is going great Pete.
Thanks… honestly, this intro was pretty bad. My tones are off on several words 😂
@@peteonretreat2023 don't be to hard on yourself mate your doing well. All I know is sahwahdeekhrap. Chai. Fan dii na. And Leo 😂😂
I learnt some Thai while I was there, Pete...I learnt that saying "okay" means it'll cost you another 1,000 baht and sometimes more drinks showed up.
🤘😘🌬🌬➡️🇹🇭
Hahaha, I’ll teach you for to say no when you get here 💰🪽
Very brave of you to be willing to subject yourself to the feeling of being a “child”when learning such a different language. I’m sure only a small percentage of folks do that. Kudos! I like the idea of reading childrens books and watching more Thai-language TV/familiar movies.
I think we all know I’ve got a bit of Peter Pan syndrome… while I’m a responsible adult most of the time I’m also just a big kid that will never grow up.
I’m hoping the library works out well for me… I haven’t been able to find much about it online.
very interesting learning what your experience learning Thai has been. It must feel like a sense of accomplishment to have gone as far as you have. If you end up staying in the kingdom long term you'll be a great speaker in a year or so, maybe less!
It’s really been fun learning it. I’ve always wanted to learn another language and definitely want to continue on with Thai.
whats good about this though is that you will get better at the language organically since you will be actually using it every day and will constantly be around it. Ive taken languages classes in school Ive even taught myself Russian but my skills stop at a certain point because im almost never in a situation where I need to know any French or Russian xD Ive even forgotten a lot of what ive learned over the years. A real use it or loose it situation ig lol
Definitely a use or lose it situation. Hopefully I’ll get some good practice in when I travel around the kingdom next year.
Hello Pete you may want to check out Travis gore’s youtube channel he has a very good and informative way of explaining Thai. I know him personally my wife is Thai she says if she closed her eyes she couldn’t tell he wasn’t Thai. I believe he started learning Thai about 5/6 years ago. Best to you .
Thank you, I will check it out.
Think its gonna have to be Muay Thai visa classes for me. We got a laundromat Pete video coming up? Those are the best, you still owe us a "why i left" video, yes i'm keeping score.
Haha… my next video may be a laundromat one! Yup, why I left America is still on the list. Thanks for keeping me in check.
if you are in Pattaya learn Isaan thai ( Kameen ) ! Bangkok Thai i the Nobel Thai ! first of all i like you! you are the only one not talking from the bars and the girls in thailand ! 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍 Happy New Year to you from BKK !!!!🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆
Thank you. Yes, I want to show a different life in Pattaya than many see.
I do want to learn some Isaan too but will start with Bangkok thai. Thank you for your kind words and happy new year!
Liked.
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@@peteonretreat2023 Thanks for the tip Pete..I always knew them Flashcards were an Important part of learning My Thai.But Sometimes I disregarded them..
Hi Pete. I’m learning Thai as well and your video really inspired me. Please can you give me the Lazada link for the blank flash cards and Thai alphabet since I’ll buy them as well. Cheers Pete.
Here’s some links but I feel like the vendors change a lot. Here’s also the search terms I used to find them.
“Blank flashcards”
s.lazada.co.th/s.Om9Lp
“Learn Thai cards”
s.lazada.co.th/s.Om9Hv
s.lazada.co.th/s.Om9GJ
s.lazada.co.th/s.Om9EJ
Thanks a million, Pete. Very much appreciated
Hey Pete, did you get a non O visa or are you there on the education visa? I’m considering spending at least a year in Thailand, I’m 53 years old, and not sure which is easier/cheaper for the visa requirements? I’ll be in pattaya Wednesday, can’t wait!
I got the non O retirement visa. The local immigration in Jomtien won’t give education visas to people over 50 now.
Congrats on your imminent arrival!!
@@peteonretreat2023 I’m surprised you’re over 50. Also. Did you use an agency for your visa? Not sure I’m smart enough to do it myself:) would be fun to meet up and grab some street food. We will be in pattaya from the 3rd-10th and then headed to Koh phangan, chiang mai and Bangkok and then in Vietnam for February and then back to pattaya for all of march. Staying at sky residences in march and hotel amber pattaya next week.
@@jameshall2299 yeah, I used an agent. It was unquestionably worth the price for me. Hassle free and no stress.
I’d be happy to meet up. I’m near the sky residences so that’ll be easy.
I’ve got an email address in the video description… drop me a line sometime.
My go to here is also maybe. But when I say to Thai vendors or massage employees I walk by, I use the term "A cha"
I say a cha (atja) too… I’m not sure the difference but I think it’s like the difference between maybe and perhaps.
บาง (barng) means some. บางคน = some people. บางวัน = some days. บางที/บางครั้ง = sometimes.
@@wusen the language is interesting… my Thai friend taught me บางที means maybe, a Thai language video I just watched said it means maybe, none of my friends correct me when I use it as maybe but google translate does say it means sometimes. I will start to use อาจจะ more instead and try to reserve บางที for when I want to say sometimes.
I do know that in every language, some words develop different meanings through usage and translating words often doesn’t fit perfectly.
Are you a native Thai speaker? I ask because I’m wondering if บางที is commonly used for both maybe and sometimes… maybe even just regionally.
Thank you for the information. You’re breakdown was very helpful. 🙏🏼
I think the issue here is probably you're looking for a Thai word that matches "maybe" both in meaning and usage. While อาจจะ does mean maybe, it's often used as part of a sentence, not by itself as a short response. At a minimum, you'll need to add a verb to it and an adverb to soften the expression.
บางที on the other hand, can be a short response. And since in many cases, sometimes and maybe can roughly mean the same thing, using บางที for the English word "maybe" both in meaning and usage may be acceptable or understandable. However in some cases, it won't work right. Try answering "Do you want to go now?" with บางที and see how they like it.
I'd suggest using the phrase ขอคิดดูก่อน (khor kid doo gorn), meaning "let me think about it" when you want to say "maybe" to politely avoid giving straight answer. It's a commonly used phrase and works better than the above 2 words. Happy learning!
@@wusen This is helpful.
𝓜𝓮𝓻𝓻𝔂 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 and happy new year
Thank you DB 🙏🏼