acoustic25

hey

Hope someone can help me. Does anybody know if there is a bus from intamara to khao san road area or ratchada to khao san road area. it would be awesome if you could help.

thank you

regards

jay

thank you for the replys.

regards

If you have the apple iPhone you can download quite a few applications. I listen to one called pleng Thai which is pretty good

jay

Hello again

hope everyone is good

I am wanting to know what's the word for 'serendipity' in thai language

would you just use - บังเอิญ - bang eern ?

thank you

jay

Hi there i haven't posted on here in a long time but once again i need the help of your brilliant minds

im trying to find to find a thai language course at a university maybe chiang mai or anyone in bangkok .

has anyone been to a university in thailand? if so how was it and what are the costs?

kind regards

jay

thank you very much for information. I appreciate it alot

its been a long time ive posted on here. hope everyone is good. i have 2 questions

im looking for a thai book which is based on reading and writing thai. ive got a few books but they have romanisations in them which ive been told is not the way to learning thai language as its tonal. Is there any book which hasnt got them in?

what are the best thai books on reading and wrinting. I would like to here people views

thank you

jay

that can't be Thai it's not dried out and brown with loads of seeds. that looks like my BC product

thai weed = dirt weed

I trick I heard many years ago while studying Spanish was to say "pot of tea" repeatedly and as quickly as you can. Give it a try and you might find yourself rolling your "r" without thinking about it.

thanks for the tip

i will give it ago and see how it works out

If you know how speakers of Spanish say their r (not rr) that seems to be how r is said up north here. With the tip of the tongue hitting the roof half way back. Or simply speak Spanish.

was thinking i bet the spanish could roll their R's pretty good

lucky

Surely as an English speaker you should be able to roll your Rs anyway. Did your mam never make you do 'round the rugged rocks the rotten rascal ran'?

But as posters have said L or R really doesn't matter. Although I think that rolling your Rs is (in central areas) generally considered more 'posh' or 'chaat' at least. Take Ratchaburi, where I live. It can be said as Ratchaburi, with both Rs beautifully rolled, or Ratburi with a kind of half roll (Would it be called a glottal stop)? or Latlee with very flat Ls.

Good to see you're learning Thai, but as someone with nearly 10 years experience in teaching myself, I recommend you get a teacher. Mind you, I guess you could be a good student- mine was lousy

never learned that saying, first time ive heard it

there is currently no teachers in the north east of england where im from so waiting till august to scope out any decent languages schools or maybe even a university, which is better to be taught at, university or a language school?

mai bpen rai

khop khun krab

I see that you are using transliteration to write Thai. If you are serious about learning forget the transliteration, learning to read & write correct Thai will help you get the tones and sounds right. Learn the alphabet before you come over here, that will save a lot of time and money in a school.

thank you for the information

im currently learning 'colloquial thai by john moore' which is very good for learning how to read and write thai. i have learned half of the alphabet so far. i would advise anyone learning thai to use this book for beginners

Best advice---don't worry about r. Anything like an l will work just as well. Thai makes no distinction (in practical, ordinary spoken language) between the two sounds. That's why Thai speakers have such a time hearing and distinguishing l and r in English. A rolled r is correct. But never heard in the ordinary course of affairs. Maybe in a formal speech. Or maybe if the speaker is really high-born and wants to make the point that this is the case. 99.9% of the time, l will work for r just fine.\

thank you for the information

yeah i keep reading about the r and the l's but also been told that its not always the case.

ive heard "aroi" being said as in "aloi"

is this because lack of education?

i am still in middlesbrough

and whats that supposed to mean?

Oh sorry I thought you were here in Los

So your still at school then

im currently workng in england for abit then heading back to bangkok to study thai language, studying in england has finished. did 6 years of it.

i wish i was in the LOS now

i am still in middlesbrough

and whats that supposed to mean?

spelling mistake dont know how to edit

mai bpen rai

hey im having trouble rolling my R's has anyone got any advice on how to perfect this?

ive practised rolling them everytime i get chance but cant seem to get it right.

i sound like horse lol

any advice would be kindly appreciated

khop khun krab

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if im reading this correctly

lak-sa-na gaan-dam-nern-gaan

not sure what it means. thai to english dictionary says

ลักษณะ - quality ; character ; characteristic

การดำเนินการ - operation

not sure if thats nay help but i tried lol

jay

double pricing

thai women having 2 bfs at once

visa's

immigration system

double pricing

immigration system

stopped by the police and getting charge 3,500 baht for not having I.D on me

and double pricing

alot can happen in one day

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haha that song was played hundred times a day, hated it at first but began to sing along to it whenever i heard it

dam_n song. its one of those songs you love to hate ey

I've gained 100 pounds and I am a REAL man. Your theory is wrong.

are you eating 10 cows a week or somet? eat more fruit lol

you will lose weight in aisa no matter what you do, i always lose at least 2 stone over 3 month period. when i come back to the uk i look slim and ripped haha, thats asia for ya. my older brother wieghed 19 stone, he's lived in chiang mai for about 7 months and is down to 14 stone ish....and hes not even on a diet. the humidity will take care of you lol

no diet needed

what i dont get is why men lose weight in asia and women put weight on.... anyone know?

jay

i brought a stun gun back to the uk last time. well i say i brought it back, but i actually put it in the bin, didnt want to chance going through the airport with it, unknowingly my gf put it back in my suticase. good job i didnt get checked. stupid women lol

anyone know if your allowed to bring a police battern back to the uk?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVYIT3rPhNE...feature=related

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im not sure if i can post links if that doesnt work try putting "tina thai" in youtube

carabao and sek loso are awesome

currently listening to tina mamakiss and bodyslam

other thai bands include hobbit, frick, en dorphine and big ass