Tips to study Thai
- Always imagine that you are 3 years old, just about to learn a new language
- Be a sensitive listener as the Thai language is a tonal language
- Listen to the Thai language like you are listening to music
Thai politeness
Krab (formal) is used for singing, reading and writing but people prefer to say ‘cup or kup’ without the ‘r’ or rolling tongue. This is only for a male speaker. It’s used at the end of a sentence to be polite.
Comparison
1. Comparing between two things or two people, “Gwa (more than)” is used
Lisa suay gwa Amanda
Lisa beautiful more than Amanda (Lisa is more beautiful than Amanda)
Australia dee gwa Thailand
Australia good more than Thailand (Australia is better than Thailand)
Classifiers
Classifying is group thing, people in the same category. In English you just put the number in front of the noun to identify how many they are. Unlike Thai they need to group things or they may be called ‘the counter’ for example the ‘two pairs of pants, sun glasses, jeans’. Pairs are the counter.