http://thailanguagehut.com/blog Hints and Tips to Improve your Thai Language Learning! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My life in a bag. What are the Top 5 significant items inside your bag? How long have you had them in your bag? What make them so Special to you? If you want to learn more about Thai language, you are very welcome to stop by our website www.thailanguagehut.com Pook Thai language Teacher http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/a-rai-yoo-nai-kra-pao/ ตาอินกะตานา :: Grandpa In and Grandpa Na This song is based on a well known Thai folktale about the two old fishermen, In and Na, who are good friends. It so happens that they fight over a fish one day and the ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/grandpa-in-and-grandpa-na/ Kun Chûa Rǔ Maí? (Believe it or not!!!!!) The Pattaya Bay Area is one of Asia's largest beach resorts and the most visited city in Thailand after Bangkok. A 91-floor Ocean One Tower is the tallest building in Thailand and one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. The Jomtien district is ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/why-pattaya/ Being able to speak and understand numbers in Thai is an essential skill for any traveler in Thailand. Although Thai has its own numerals, western digits are more commonly used throughout Thailand so it is less essential to learn the exotic digits. For more examples of Thai numbers, visit our ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/numbers-and-counting-word/ There are many prefix in Thai language. Today, we are going to learn the prefix “rohng”             “rohng” means place or building. If the prefix “rohng” + another word means “the place for_____”.   For example, rian                 =          to learn, to study rohng-rian     โรงเรียน             =          school   raem               =          to stay ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/learn-thai-prefix-rohng/ Today, we are going to learn Thai children song, "Cháang" (elephant). Let's sing together!   Cháang (Elephant)   cháang, cháang, cháang, cháang, cháang!      ช้าง ช้าง ช้าง ช้าง ช้าง Elephant, elephant, elephant, elephant, elephant!   náwng kery hěn cháang rú-bplào?          น้องเคยเห็นช้างรึเปล่า Have you ever seen it, dear?   cháang man dtua dtoh mâi bao                ช้างมันตัวโตไม่เบา The elephant is extremely big   jà-mùuk yaao yaao ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/learn-thai-through-thai-children-song-chaang-elephant/ Today we are going to learn Thai through the song, let's enjoy!! คิดถึง (Missing) Artist : Boyd Peacemaker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWsylnI0yLg   หลับตาลงยังรู้สึก ท่ามกลางความอ้างว้างในหัวใจ Làp dtaa long yang rúu-sùk tâam-glaang khwaam âang-wáang nai hǔa-jai When I close my eyes, I still feel, among loneliness in my heart. ค่ำคืนยาวนาน กับความเดียวดาย และลมหายใจที่ว่างเปล่า Kâm kuun yaaw naan, gàp kwaam diaw daay láe lom hǎay-jai tîi ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/learn-thai-through-thai-song-%e0%b8%84%e0%b8%b4%e0%b8%94%e0%b8%96%e0%b8%b6%e0%b8%87-missing/ The cluster  “ร”           Most of the time, when the consonant ท + ร, the cluster is pronounced as “s” sound, for example : ทราย   /saay/       =      sand          ทรง   /sohng/           =        style                                   =        a prefix for verbs and nouns to show royal use or connection to royalty ทรัพย์ /sáp/              =        property, wealth ทราบ  /sâap/                 =        to know                             ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/the-cluster-%e2%80%9c%e0%b8%a3%e2%80%9d/ Silent Vowels The vowels ิ, ุ after words There are some words which are not pronounce the vowels  ิ, ุ at the final consonant but still keep pronunciation of final consonant ญาติ  /yâat/                               ชาติ    /châat/        ธาตุ    /tâat/                              ประวัติ /bprà-wàt/ เหตุการณ์  /hèt-gaan/                 ภูมิใจ  /puum-jai/ ภาคภูมิ /pâak-puum/                   สมบัติ /sǒm-bàt/ ปฏิวัติ  /bpà-dtì-wát/              อนุมัติ /à-nú-mát/ Anyway, in some case, there are some words can ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/silent-vowels-%e0%b8%b4-%e0%b8%b8-after-words/ Silent Consonants The symbol "์" (การันต์)             When the symbol appears above a consonant, that consonant is not pronounced. It occurs in words of foreign origin to keep the charcters of the original words. จอห์น         /jawn/          (from “John”)           ปีเตอร์          /bpii-dtêr/     (from “Peter”)                          ทัวร์          /tua/            (from “tour”) เบียร์         ... http://thailanguagehut.com/blog/blog/what-is-%e0%b9%8c-above-the-consonant/