
andre47
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I was last week in Bangkok and had no problem at all to get a taxi. Each taxi was using the meter. Even no discussion at all. ????
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10 minutes ago, mserror said:People say I should learn to read Thai, but this really does seem like a waste of time to me. Apart from occasional street signs and some product labels, there is nothing I want to read in Thai. And my Thai inlaws do not read or write.
If you learn to read Thai it would help you a lot in learning Thai in general because you can exactly recognize the pronunciation. All these transliterations for Thai are faulty. Only if you can read the Thai script you can see exactly how to pronounce it. Learning how to read is not difficult.
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4 minutes ago, Ashto said:
I’d be interested in having a go. Can you indicate what were the right resources for you?
take a look here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Ruedskins/playlists
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25 minutes ago, Pete1980 said:
I have been learning Thai since i arrived here.
The most important thing is to learn the script. It doesnt take that long and saves you time in the future. And by learning the script you are then surronded by Thai language, on signs, on TV etc etc.
I am not sure if i am allowed to plug this, but about 6 months ago I stumbled on to "Learn Thai with Oliver". IMO it is the best way, and i wished i had found it earlier. It doesnt teach you how to read the script, you must do that yourself, but once you do, this is the best website. It is a fun website to use, not just like reading Thai from a book, which sends me to sleep after about 30 minutes.
I went to a couple of schools in Pattaya and they were useless.
I also use "Learn Thai with Oliver" and can recommend it.
I good way to learn the Alphabet is this on youtube:
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1 hour ago, fvw53 said:
The most important factor is "necessity" ....before settling in Thailand I worked and lived in Pakistan, China, Sweden, Germany and Vietnam : in everyone of those countries I learned to speak the local language fluently...but here I got retired and married to a Thai wife and she is doing the communications in Thai for me. Also I cannot pick up a language from street talks and I need to go to school...but the nearest Thai language school is 2 hours drive from my house.
If you have an internet connection you can learn Thai easily with your computer. If you like, send me a PM and I can give you some good websites. And you have your wife who can answer your questions. ????
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2 hours ago, Justin Side said:
I used to try and make an effort but soon realised that most Thais make no effort to even try and understand me if my attempts are not perfect so I gave up.
Yes, many Thais don't like to speak Thai with farangs. I think that is because for us it is difficult to use the right tones. Then the meaning is changing and for Thais difficult to understand.
Don't give up. For me, I am learning Thai now for 3 years, it is going much better now. Sometimes Thais are trying to ignore my Thai but I insist in speaking Thai with them. When they are realizing that I know some Thai they start to take me seriously and talk Thai with me. Often they are much friendlier when they feel that a farang can speak Thai.
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2 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:I think I remember having read that in VietNam they have a fixed/standardized way of transliteration from VN script to the English/latin alphabet. Would have been nice to have that in LoS.
Try to learn the Thai alphabet. It is really not so difficult. Reading the real Thai is much better than any transliteration. Use the transliteration only if you want to read something quickly because reading in Thai will take you a bit time if you start learning. But if you really want know how to pronounce a word you should know how to read Thai.
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2 hours ago, sirineou said:
Absolutely right, in addition Thai is not related to the european languages and if you simply learned the words and then try to structure a sentence the same way you would in English, you would make litle sense. For instance in english you would say the red car. same in Greek "to cokino autokinito or in italian " La machina rossa . different words but same structure But in Thai you would not say "the red car" but rather "the car red" (rot si dang) I know the words but I have trouble with the sequence. Next year when I retire and have more time in Thailand I plan to take lessons and hopefully crack the code.
Try to exercise whole sentences, not only single words. Practicing whole sentences will give you a feeling for the structure. It takes a bit of time but it can be done.
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9 hours ago, Ks45672 said:i have no problem communicating in Thai but i can't read or write it
Reading is really not so difficult, but I will never be able to write Thai. Also many Thais cannot write proper Thai.
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31 minutes ago, rhodie said:
Did it ever occur to you that Thailand is a military dictatorship!
I did not write that in Thailand is everything perfect, but as far as I know the government here is not killing thousands of people.
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13 minutes ago, KittenKong said:
Donald Trump is a total a**hole. Did that stop me from spending a month in the USA and enjoying it immensely? No. Would it stop me from living in the USA if I wanted to (and if I could afford the health insurance)? No.
You are funny....
yes DT is a AH, but not a murder (as far I know ???? )
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10 minutes ago, tropo said:
This is total nonsense. Just about everything has improved since Duterte took power, unless you're a corrupt cop or drug dealer. Poor people get more aid, hospitals are forced to treat people they used to turn away to die. Less young people are using drugs. Public offices are working better to serve people. The economy is growing too. He is not power hungry at all - he loves his people and he is very popular. He is not after money or power.
Do you really want to tell us that it is ok if a president of a country is murdering people for a good cause?
Even if his victims are drug dealers (all of them? who knows...), they should get a fair trial at court.
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By the way...
The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is commanding killer groups and he treats the law with his feet. He is not far of being a dictator.Think twice before moving to such a country.
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6 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
Tell that to those who are being arrested for being late on their 90-day reports or not having up-to-date TM30 residence forms.
You can be arrested for overstay but not for being late on 90-day reports or TM30. You can be fined for that. Of cause if you are overstaying you will also not make a 90-day report or TM30 ????
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5 hours ago, BobBKK said:
You believe that BS? do you speak to any Thais? (doubtful I know). You are WAY off-topic.
Yes, I believe these figures. Just take a look to the highway between Pattaya and Bangkok. Compare the companies at the right and left side now with 2 or 5 years ago. Its growing fast. Take a look at Suvarnabhumi Airport now and 5 years ago and look what they are planing for the next 10 years. Then compare Thailand with their neighbors. Thailand is developing very fast. Of cause not everybody is a winner in this process. Some businesses are declining (beer bars) and other are growing. So if you ask some people on the street it is not sure that you will get a representative answer. Look how many cars are driving now at the streets and how many were 10 years ago. I know that many of them are bought by bank loan but anyway the people can afford them.
Thailand is changing. The old 'sanuk-culture' is slowly disappearing. Some of the old 'beer-bar-farang' will not like that and some of the uneducated Thai also don't like it because they have to start thinking and working.-
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6 minutes ago, BobBKK said:
'Booming'? hahaha what planet are you living on? do you talk to any Thais? I'm afraid your understanding of Thais, Thailand and the 'government' is virtually zero.
GDP growth: 3.0% (2015), 3.3% (2016), 3.9% (2017e), 4.1% (2018f)
Is this stagnating?
My understanding about people like you is zero!-
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3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
Lots of answers to the above questions, but I'll just offer two:
1. They're arresting and jailing foreigners for failing to do their 90 day reports these days....
They are fining foreigners for not do their 90 day reports and this is ok because they don't obey the rules. They are not jailing them for that.
What is your intention? Why are you publishing fake news here. Why do you irritate others here?-
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20 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:I was referring to what seems to be a rising anti-farang attitude by the current regime, with the immigration raids/roundups, Immigration policy changes, etc. Not to mention, the repression against their own people.
There are many who would say a lot of the "sanook" that used to be found in life in Thailand has waned considerably. And from all indications, a lot of Thais are none too happy these days either, feeling left behind with a stagnant economy, low wage growth, and rising prices.
Why do you think that the current government has an anti-farang attitude?
From my understanding they just want get out all these folks which don't obey the rules. They also try to convince their own people to obey the rules. Thai people are not used to obey any rules. So they don't like it. ????
The economy here in Thailand in booming, not stagnating. Here are many farang like you who always talk negative about what happens here. Why?-
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For me it seems too be not save enough. Armed securities in front of each shop with valuables. Many people have guns.
I don't like their food.
The only thing for tourism you can do is beach life or exploring the nature.The Catholic Church has a very strong influence.
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I don't want ever have a Thai landlord....????
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4 minutes ago, Sparkles said:
Driven in many Asian countries Thailand is the worst by a mile...
Have you driven in India or Vietnam? ???? In Thailand is not that bad ☠️
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10 minutes ago, tropo said:
Thanks for the warning. The only time I carry my passport is when I'm going to the immigration office, visiting my embassy or travelling. The rest of the time it is locked up in my safe.
Me too...but I always carry my Thai DL and a copy of my passport and visa pages on my mobile phone.
Don't worry too much. If you behave like a normal person this should be enough.-
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On 10/9/2018 at 2:37 PM, Burma Bill said:
The we must be lucky. Not only my local PO but the main offices in Khon Kaen and Chumphae, also the branch offices in Nong Rua, Ban Fang, Central Plaza, Tesco Lotus and the airport (KKC) - all of which I use. NO PASSPORT for letters. PASSPORT for packages and parcels.
I sent a letter from Thailand to Germany. I must show my ID-card. (DL) ---a normal letter ----
It is already worse than in China. Big brother is watching you....everywhere. All these security measures don't make any sense. If somebody want to make a crime he will do anyway. And wait..it will become worse. They will control us everywhere. Cameras and face recognition and our phones (location + message history). -
Why are expats so bad in Thai?
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I don't think so. It is all about motivation and discipline. If you want you can do too. ????