Thai Language Course Bangkok - Beginners Course
Thai for Beginners / Benjawan Poonsan Becker
Table of Contents
Guide to Pronunciation
Lesson 1
Greetings; polite particles; yes-no questions; personal pronouns; cardinal and ordinal numbers; the Thai writing system; consonant classes; determining tone in written Thai; middle consonants; long vowels; tone marks
Lesson 2
‘bpen’, ‘yùu’ (to be); more vowels; live and dead syllables; tone rules for middle consonants
Lesson 3
Colors; ‘jà’ (future tense); ‘dâai’ (can); more vowels; complex vowels; final consonants; Seven vowels that change their forms; tone rules for middle consonants (cont.)
Lesson 4
Telling time; high consonants; tone rules for high consonants
Lesson 5
Days of the week; months; tone marks with high consonants; low consonants introduced
Lesson 6
‘ao’, ‘yàak’ (to want); ‘gam-lang’ (to be…ing); tone rules for low consonants
Lesson 7
‘dâi-yin’ (to hear); ‘jam’ (to remember); ‘nככn-làp’ (to fall asleep); ‘mככng’ (to look); tone rules for low consonants (cont.)
Lesson 8
Body parts; everyday life; special อ; Silent ห
Lesson 9
Family and kinship terms; occupations; animals; how to use ใ; other features of written Thai
Lesson 10
Comparisons; adjectives; classifiers
Appendix I
Summary to the Thai Writing System
Appendix II
Test and Writing Exercise Answers
Lessons relate to sections in the book and not actual lessons.
This course can be delivered:
- At our School on Sukhumvit 43, Bangkok
- At a location of your choice Home/Office/Coffee Shop
- Online with Skype
