How do I start learning Thai?

[billk]

Reading with Manee is very good for learning how to read.

You might want to supplement it with learning some practical phrases, using transliteration as you go.

www.learningthai.com is very good

Benjawan Becker's Thai for Beginners is also a great place to start.

[ian71]

HI JUst started with the online CMU thai lessons (above) and it is really a great site,great learning lessons, very complete and well composed with great features.
So everybody, please visit (and join?) the site. You can't go wrong. Tell me if I am wrong.

http://www.thaicyberu.go.th/

hi
ive had a play with this and looks fun, but any chance letting me know how you sign up? and then where the lessons are, all i can find before i sign up was the demo one, cheers ian

[jessi.ka]

Listening to music can help stimulate the mind to be accustomed to accents and such. Phil's travel guide to Thailand, has good reading Thai tutorials

[AK/Moose]

Don't forget your closest Thai temple! This is a wonderful resource.

[AK/Moose]

I can empathize with this! I try to concentrate on the directions of the circles but my head spins!!!

[Tod-Daniels]

I posted this before but because it is such an EXCELLENT and totally free learn Thai resource I'll link it again.

Teach Thai Dot Com

It's put out by the Department of Informal Education in conjunction with the Thai Ministry of Education.

It's free to use once you make a user name, and the program talks to you in English. Even though it's designed for children to learn Thai, it's how I taught myself to read Thai.

Try it, it works. ...

[ian71]

hi Tod-Daniels,
i cant get this to work, all it does it says "right click disable" anywhere i click on the page? any ideas or differnt link? cheers
hi Tod, its ok ive done it a differnt way, just googled the address and clicked the 2nd link down,

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...OCvIaNl9U0-Okg

cheers again, looks very good, thanks ian71

[observer108]

Hi

I am very much interested in Thai language and culture. I would like some advice and info on where to start learning Thai language. I am stationed at Bangalore, India. I am also on the lookout to meet Thai people and make a few friends..

_/\_ ( folded hands )

boon

p.s. [ my name sounds a bit Thai, but i am Indian ]

[emma561]

Hello Pailin

Your suggestion would appeal to many people and attitudes to learn and then jump into talking with Thai people. Thanks for your encouragement.
I'm also a beginner. I am learning with audio book2 from goethe-verlag.de, (free), from abroad (India). I ahve some difficulty to distinguish the 5 tons... How can I train my ears to it?

Thank you, take care
Emma, I'm a new member!

[Mahindrasarath]

It's really important to get the links for study Thai,I never use for many years but I'm confident that I can undersstand very well, I do have Thai dictionary that I could learn from it,just wondering if I'm be able to teach Thai language to others,too. I expected to get the benefit a lots from it, I wanna learn how to giving a speech to the public in Thai, I dunno, if i can do it automaticly as a Thai tongue. I really need to get the support of I try it, not just being indifference, well I hope that I can study it thru watching the news, I suppose to install the Plate that capable to catch the channel news from Thailand, so I can learn it!!!! One thing that I'm concern is how and where can I going enact my talents, or I will have any prospective in the future to get a post somewhere, it can't be just ignorance...!!!!!
Well I hope I can make it.