High Speed thai

[gcgoldcoast]

Has anyone had experience of high speed Thai, the program to teach thai quickly? Also does anyone have one to sell at a reasonable price,

Thanks

George

[SICHONSTEVE]

It is excellent for learning to read and write (I can now) - why don't you just buy it as it is a one of payment (unlike Jo pod cast which you have to renew every year) and it helps them to keep it running. Vincent Vandevere is a decent chap who answers any queries you have.

I'm glad that I purchased it simply for the reading/writing element.

Give it a try!!

[Suradit69]

It is excellent for learning to read and write (I can now) - why don't you just buy it as it is a one of payment (unlike Jo pod cast which you have to renew every year) and it helps them to keep it running. Vincent Vandevere is a decent chap who answers any queries you have.

I'm glad that I purchased it simply for the reading/writing element.

Give it a try!!

Possibly for further clarification one of you could explain a little more about what it is and how its approach is different from others.

I did check out their website, but it seems to contain no specific practical information on the program and appears to want to hook you in by requiring an email address before divulging much.

It may be quite a good program run by sincere people, but the website comes across like those promising miracle cures or rapid weight loss if you just send in some personal information and credit card details. In fact this thread sounds a little like an advertising hook to spur interest in the product.

[SICHONSTEVE]

It is excellent for learning to read and write (I can now) - why don't you just buy it as it is a one of payment (unlike Jo pod cast which you have to renew every year) and it helps them to keep it running. Vincent Vandevere is a decent chap who answers any queries you have.

I'm glad that I purchased it simply for the reading/writing element.

Give it a try!!

Possibly for further clarification one of you could explain a little more about what it is and how its approach is different from others.

I did check out their website, but it seems to contain no specific practical information on the program and appears to want to hook you in by requiring an email address before divulging much.

It may be quite a good program run by sincere people, but the website comes across like those promising miracle cures or rapid weight loss if you just send in some personal information and credit card details. In fact this thread sounds a little like an advertising hook to spur interest in the product.

It uses mnemonics and a test method called ANKI - the mnemonics is an excellent programme although I never quite got to grips with ANKI.

I don't know if you realise just how complex the Thai system is but they have 44 consonants, 32 vowels, 5 tones, 4 tone marks and a number of other tone rules, there are low, mid and high class consonants (all with different tone rules) depending on whether it uses along or short vowel, has a live or dead ending or tone mark, there are also special symbols and special rules and the letters of the consonants are represented by objects eg; gor gai is a chicken, gnor gnu is a snake, tor toong is a disposable bag, kor kwai is a buffalo, chor ching is a kind of Thai cymbal musical instrument etc:. I found it a bit daunting at first as there is a lot to remember but I managed to pick it up (I'm 57 years of age BTW) so well beyond the normal learning age.

You must master how to read and write first before embarking on the speaking element (there really is no other way to learn Thai).

Don't worry about giving away your e-mail address, this does not force or commit you to the course.

Vincent - the producer of this course is very good and helpful and I am more than delighted on a personal basis that I purchased this course!!

Give it a go and best of luck!! Remember, once you purchase it there is no time limit so you can use this to improve your Thai over a period of years if you choose to.

[Rimmer]

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[stoli]

It is excellent for learning to read and write (I can now) - why don't you just buy it as it is a one of payment (unlike Jo pod cast which you have to renew every year) and it helps them to keep it running. Vincent Vandevere is a decent chap who answers any queries you have.

I'm glad that I purchased it simply for the reading/writing element.

Give it a try!!

Possibly for further clarification one of you could explain a little more about what it is and how its approach is different from others.

I did check out their website, but it seems to contain no specific practical information on the program and appears to want to hook you in by requiring an email address before divulging much.

It may be quite a good program run by sincere people, but the website comes across like those promising miracle cures or rapid weight loss if you just send in some personal information and credit card details. In fact this thread sounds a little like an advertising hook to spur interest in the product.

It uses mnemonics and a test method called ANKI - the mnemonics is an excellent programme although I never quite got to grips with ANKI.

I don't know if you realise just how complex the Thai system is but they have 44 consonants, 32 vowels, 5 tones, 4 tone marks and a number of other tone rules, there are low, mid and high class consonants (all with different tone rules) depending on whether it uses along or short vowel, has a live or dead ending or tone mark, there are also special symbols and special rules and the letters of the consonants are represented by objects eg; gor gai is a chicken, gnor gnu is a snake, tor toong is a disposable bag, kor kwai is a buffalo, chor ching is a kind of Thai cymbal musical instrument etc:. I found it a bit daunting at first as there is a lot to remember but I managed to pick it up (I'm 57 years of age BTW) so well beyond the normal learning age.

You must master how to read and write first before embarking on the speaking element (there really is no other way to learn Thai).

Don't worry about giving away your e-mail address, this does not force or commit you to the course.

Vincent - the producer of this course is very good and helpful and I am more than delighted on a personal basis that I purchased this course!!

Give it a go and best of luck!! Remember, once you purchase it there is no time limit so you can use this to improve your Thai over a period of years if you choose to.

Well written, and I have read before other people say that you must read & write Thai or you can never learn to speak it. I just have not found this to be true. I have been a student learning to speak Thai for several months now, and it has been tremendous. Later I will learn to read & write it out of my desire to learn more, but have not found that need yet. My Thai speaking ability improves greatly with every lesson.

[SICHONSTEVE]

It is excellent for learning to read and write (I can now) - why don't you just buy it as it is a one of payment (unlike Jo pod cast which you have to renew every year) and it helps them to keep it running. Vincent Vandevere is a decent chap who answers any queries you have.

I'm glad that I purchased it simply for the reading/writing element.

Give it a try!!

Possibly for further clarification one of you could explain a little more about what it is and how its approach is different from others.

I did check out their website, but it seems to contain no specific practical information on the program and appears to want to hook you in by requiring an email address before divulging much.

It may be quite a good program run by sincere people, but the website comes across like those promising miracle cures or rapid weight loss if you just send in some personal information and credit card details. In fact this thread sounds a little like an advertising hook to spur interest in the product.

It uses mnemonics and a test method called ANKI - the mnemonics is an excellent programme although I never quite got to grips with ANKI.

I don't know if you realise just how complex the Thai system is but they have 44 consonants, 32 vowels, 5 tones, 4 tone marks and a number of other tone rules, there are low, mid and high class consonants (all with different tone rules) depending on whether it uses along or short vowel, has a live or dead ending or tone mark, there are also special symbols and special rules and the letters of the consonants are represented by objects eg; gor gai is a chicken, gnor gnu is a snake, tor toong is a disposable bag, kor kwai is a buffalo, chor ching is a kind of Thai cymbal musical instrument etc:. I found it a bit daunting at first as there is a lot to remember but I managed to pick it up (I'm 57 years of age BTW) so well beyond the normal learning age.

You must master how to read and write first before embarking on the speaking element (there really is no other way to learn Thai).

Don't worry about giving away your e-mail address, this does not force or commit you to the course.

Vincent - the producer of this course is very good and helpful and I am more than delighted on a personal basis that I purchased this course!!

Give it a go and best of luck!! Remember, once you purchase it there is no time limit so you can use this to improve your Thai over a period of years if you choose to.

Well written, and I have read before other people say that you must read & write Thai or you can never learn to speak it. I just have not found this to be true. I have been a student learning to speak Thai for several months now, and it has been tremendous. Later I will learn to read & write it out of my desire to learn more, but have not found that need yet. My Thai speaking ability improves greatly with every lesson.

Well, I suppose that different methods work for different people. If it works for you then that's good.

It is rather unorthodox to do it this way as learning to read and write first makes it simpler for you to work on your own (outside your lessons) and once you have accomplished this, then everything falls into place.

Where are you studying just out of interest, is it private tutoring?

[vincentvand]

You can indeed learn Thai without being able to read the language. But for the vast majority spending say 30 hours learning to read will save you hundreds of hours later on. You also will start off pronouncing words correctly as you know exactly what sound each character makes. Transliterations can be very confusing and subjective. Learning Thai using English letters just does not make any sense. Learning to read Thai first will make learning the language much easier.

You could say that a young child learns the language without being able to read. This is true. But a young child does not use a foreign language to represent his native language. He learns simply by ear.

On the flip side, do you think it would be advisable for a Thai person to learn English using only Thai characters? Of course it would not. Their pronunciation would end up being terrible. And really in the end they would have to learn to read if they wanted to get past a certain level. They will also have to spend a whole lot of time correcting bad habits that stemmed from trying to avoid learning their ABCs.

People try to skip learning to read Thai because they think it is a difficult thing to do. This all depends on the methods used. I can tell you that if you use modern methods learning to read Thai is fun and fulfilling. If you study about 1 hour a day you should be able to read in 3 weeks. You will thank yourself for doing this later on as it will save you much time and frustration.