Studying Thai language

Living in a foreign country with a different language can make your life and stay difficult. For instance because of the beautiful sceneries, savory food and the cheap cost of living you are attracted to expatriate in Thailand. There are things that you need to do to make your stay in Thailand more meaningful and memorable and that is to study Thai language.

Thai is the official language of Thailand and are spoken by more than 60 million people. Thai language has 15 basic vowels 44 consonants and it is using a phonemic alphabet. Thai language has 5 tones it simply means that 1 word has 5 different meaning depending on the tone of the speaker that gives the foreigner a hard time understanding the language. Thai language is popular because it is one of the most difficult language to learn all over the world. Mastery is the key in learning the Thai language.

If you are planning to stay in Thailand for good then learning Thai is a must for you. It can help you on your daily leaving especially on interacting with the locals. Interacting with the locals using their native language would mean special to them and through that you can learn not just their language but their beautiful culture as well.

Studying Thai may open new windows for you; you can make real friends. A lot of people in Thailand speaks English but not that fluent so learning their language is a plus. And also a lot of Thai girls are beautiful so if you’re planning to date Thai ladies Studying Thai and talking to them in their native language will be a big plus as well.

Studying Thai language will help you on your business. If you’re in Thailand for a business trip or running your own company studying Thai will save you from having bad business partners. A good practice in studying Thai is that you may interact with your employees that practice may lead to a good relationship.

Staying in Thailand will be costly, in order to sustain your expenses you need to have a decent job. How will you make a conversation with other Thai staff if you don’t speak their language? They’ll just pass by you because of the language barrier.  Expats has a lot of high paying job opportunities if you want to have an edge from the others studying Thai will give you another plus.

Studying Thai will make you independent. If your new in Thailand and don’t speak Thai an interpreter is a must for you even buying something on the store.

Driving through the places in Thailand is easy if you’re in downtown or popular areas because the signs are translated in English and if you’re lost you can just roll down your windows and ask for direction easy as that, but what if you’re on a remote area and its already dark you’ll be driving you’re car in circles because you can’t understand the sign.

No matter what’s you’re reason in staying in Thailand; Studying Thai language is very helpful, even though it is hard to learn just enjoy studying Thai language add some motivation to it who knows you can master the Thai language in a nick of time.

Learning Thai in Bangkok

Learning to speak in Thai has no limits; Kids, teens, and adults, it can be thought to anyone as long they are interested. I’ll share a few points on how to learn Thai in Bangkok.

 If you want to enroll on an online class be very careful there are a lot of choices, there are ads that says it’s free but actually is not. Check the site integrity, you should be able to cross-reference the people named in the site pages, just to make sure you don’t get scammed, Check the teaching experience, course content & format, ratings & reviews and the price so you can compare it with the others.

ü  If you are planning to enroll in a language school in Bangkok choose that has a good reputation, mode of teaching, experience on teaching foreigners, check on reviews, check the schedule as well if its suits you.

ü  If you want a private tutor in Bangkok check the mode of teaching and learning materials if it suits you. Check the credentials, he or she must have experience in teaching Thai to foreigners, very fluent in English or your native language, understand Western culture quite well and accustomed to multinational environment.

ü  If you think you can learn Thai on your own you can purchase a book. Start of with childrens book then purchase book that somehow identify diphthongs and have reasonable transliteration book that has the alphabet, complete grammar lessons and stencils so you can learn to write in Thai also check the price so you can compare with other books.

The Knowledge you will get in learning the Thai language will ensure you are able to confidently communicate in Thai in any environment. Learning the Thai language is not just studying on how to speak in thai with the locals it will also show you the culture and history of the Thais.