White Guy Learns Thai in 30 Days, Surprises Bangkok Locals
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- Опубликовано: 6 мар 2023
- How much Thai could you learn after only 1 month?
My travel companion and friend of 20 years Dai was the perfect candidate for this experiment. Starting from literally zero knowledge of the Thai language, the challenge was this: learn as much Thai as possible in 1 month and then test it in a full conversation.
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What an honour to be part of your video Paddy ! You are an amazing friend and a great teacher. I recommend you and your videos to anyone wanting to learn the Thai language !!
Love ya legend ❤️
เก่งมากเลยค่ะ ❤😊
Dai I'm really impressed. Dedication and humility go a long way, nice job. p.s. I live in Phuket and surf here, not a lot of waves this time of year generally, but around April/May-ish we should start getting some. We might even have some in a couple days, but it's hit and miss this time of year.
Well done Dai. Great job mate.
@@waynerex9973 Thanks Wayne how is your thai going?
ฝากถึงคนไทยที่ว่าภาษาไทยเขาไม่ดี คุณควรจะสนับสนุนเขา ขอบคุณเขาที่เขาสนใจเรียนภาษาไทยกัน ทุกวันนี้เราจะเห็นฝรั่งพูดภาษาไทยมากขึ้นทุกวัน นี่เป็น soft power ของไทยอย่างหนึ่งที่เราควรสนับสนุน คนต่างชาติเข้ามาเที่ยวไทยปีละ40-50ล้านคน ถ้าคนเหล่านั้นหัดพูดไทยแล้วกลับไปเมืองเขา ไม่แน่อีก50-100ปีข้างหน้าภาษาไทยอาจเป็นภาษาสากลก็ได้ ใครจะรู้
คนไทยคนไหนหว่า เลื่อนตั้งนานยังไม่เจอ มีแต่คนชมนะ อย่ามโนทำให้คนอื่นดูแย่ แล้วตัวเองเป็นพระเอกเลย ตลก
ถ้ามันไม่ดีจริงแล้วเขามาถามก็บอกไม่ดีสิครับ เขาจะได้แก้ไข ถ้าเขาไม่ได้มาถามว่าดีหรือไม่ดี ก็ไม่ต้องทักชื่นชมเขาไป
โอ้ยถ้าไม่ดีก็แก้ไขได้จ้าไม่ต้องพูดพร่ำเพรื่อคนเราต้องมีผิดพลาดได้เรื่องติว่าพูดไม่ชัดต่างชาติก็ยังมีไม่มีคัยบอกไม่ดีแค่อาจไม่ชัดถ้าเป็นเราไปนู้นแล้วพูดผิดใช่ว่าเขาจะสนับสนุนเสมอไปไม่ได้อยู่ในห้องเรียนก็ต้องเรียนรู้ด้วยตัวเอง
@@TuaNKmutnB เขาพูดท้ายคลิบค่ะ ประมานนาทีที่ 12.29 ว่าเคยเจอคนว่าภาษาไทยเขาไม่ดี your Thai is sh*t แต่เขาไม่ได้เก็บมาใส่ใจเพราะ คน99% ที่ไม่ได้ว่าอะไร
@@TuaNKmutnB แล้วคุณดูจบยังครับ
I've been in Thailand for over a month now, and I KNOW my Thai isn't amazing. But the locals encourage you every step of the way and will genuinely compliment you when they see you putting forth the effort!
The locals that stop to help melt your heart
I’m Thai and I agree that it is hard for when I was little
@@miniaturebunnyIt's hard for me to spell even im thailand because there's 44 letters:(
this dude speaks Thai better than 95% of expats I know who have lived here for years. 😂
How good good to see Australians putting in the effort to learn other languages
One of your best vlogging Paddy. Dai's determination clearly paid off. So wonderful to hear him mastering it, bit at a time. Very enjoyable to watch. Thank you Paddy 🙏
I agree one of his best vids but i may be biased
I’m so honored that you and your friend are willing to learn Thai language. I’m also proud of you guys too . What a fast learner you guys are.
I want to keep learning!!
OK! No offense to Dai, but I feel like if HE did so well after only 30 days-I believe I can learn it, too!!!! Thanks Paddy, thanks Dai! You inspired me! 😊❤
We believe in you!
I'd say the FSI estimate of how long it takes to to be functional in Thai is about right. I did US Peace Corps Thai language training 6 hours a day 6 days a week for nearly three months in Thailand prior to taking a volunteer job. By the end of that rigorous program I could have basic conversations in Thai and I could read very very slowly but my vocabulary was still so basic that reading comprehension was minimal.
I continued studying on my own for 2 years and by end of that period I was a solid intermediate in speaking and reading but the writing was lagging behind. I mastered writing after another year of study and lots of practice.
Thais will over-compliment your Thai from day one. This is both encouraging on the one hand, and debilitating on the other as it fosters complacency. I often wished Thais were more honest in their appraisal as I learned more Thai, to help me work on weaknesses in Thai acquisition. It's a trap I've seen many expats in Thailand fall into. Good enough for profuse compliments but unaware how terrible their proficiency really was, so they stop progressing.
Thats a great assessment, going by your experience I can see it really pays off to continue until its the same proficiency as your own language
After that three month course, how many vocabulary words do you think you knew?
@@morrist8727 I have no idea
That is so interesting, I am currently in the United States Marines. My enlistment is ending soon and I am interested in joining the Peace Corps. You made it sound like they sent you on this course? Paid for or how does that work I would love more details....if you have line please add me
@@Kaldalus888 Quite frankly, with how many hours and days that he put in to learning Thai with the Peace corps, while not even knowing how many total words he learned in 3 months, to only still being a beginner at that time; I would advise that you focus on learning Thai elsewhere if that is your intention. If he studied almost 500 hours of Thai in 3 months, he should have at least been Intermediate.
Brilliant video once again. I've been learning Thai since I got back from Thailand in December. Really enjoying the process and actually sticking with learning a language.
Keep going i also recommend checking out Stuart Jay Raaj his content helped me immensely
What an awesome idea! Dai managed to learn heaps in that short time. I have been teaching myself on you tube and by watching series and listening to music in Thai for a year in the background to everyday life. But being there and conversing must make such a difference to conversation. Heading to Thailand in a week. Will definitely have a go and use some of your tips! Greetings from Oz.
Amazing video and great to see our staff doing great things
I've been learning Thai from apps while riding the train to work and back lately, and this video shows me what can be accomplished with enough effort and commitment. Thank you!
We can all get there I believe in you !!
Which apps do you use? I am interested in knowing what has worked best for you.
@@hinimini5113 I started off using Memrise. It doesn't have an official course, but if you log on with a desktop browser you can find the user submitted courses. I did the one just on the alphabet, and then the one labeled duol1ngo or something. Once you add it, it shows up on the mobile app too. Right now I'm using Mango which costs money, but if you put in a library card number then you can use it for free, so I finally went to my local library for the first time after living in this town for like 12 years
@@tufif Thank you for sharing that information. I very much appreciate your guidance.
What a fantastic demonstration on what can happen with hard work and dedication. I will be trying again when I return, have to admit I was a bit disappointed my last trip as I couldn’t find a tutor everyone kept saying they were full. Hopefully this time, your video gives me hope and motivation.
I believe in you - you can do it!
Definitely agree that learning the Thai script is the best approach. Just learning the consonants and few of the commonly used vowels gets you started. Most of all make it fun, have a laugh and enjoy the journey.
That last point is 100% the most important point! Cheers Keith 👍
I didnt laugh enough was so stressed trying to cram it all in !
@@revenuerecipes you can have a few laughs now. Great work. โชคดี
@@keithminchin1817 legend !
Selfishly speaking, this is probably my favorite of your videos. I am a self taught Spanish speaker who gets mistaken for fluent by my amigos Mexicanos all the time. Thailand has been such a powerful vehicle towards restoring my mental health (I’m from USA) that I am highly motivated to learn the Thai language. The other day I started writing a note called: Getting by with my 11 word Thai vocabulary (sarcastic) and upon listing words and phrases, realized I know around 65-70 words at this point. This video and your channel are great inspirations to push forward! Kob khun krub Paddy & Dai!!!
It looks like a big transformation in character and language transpired. Amazing how a holiday can change you for a life time. Paddy talks thai videos are in my top ten.
Thank you for all your feedback
You two are absolutely amazing. Keep it up Paddy you’re my favorite person on RUclips!
He is a good one isnt he!
This is very encouraging for any language learners. I'm learning Polish and a few others eventually 😜
Love zakopane can't wait to get back to Poland
Dobże! 👍🏼
@@juliedurlakalmost correct - it’s "dobrze" 😅🤷♂️
This video shows dedication and determination. Having just started trying to learn the Thai language, this video shows it isn't impossible.
For comparison it took me 2 weeks self study to learn the 44 consonants but I still struggle memorizing the 32 vowels.
Keep at it Robert!
Keep at it! What I realised is not all of them are used so don't feel like you need to fully commit too early for instance ฏ ฑ are hardly used in basic conversational Thai
@@ThaiTalkwithPaddy I am using a few books, "Reading and writing in Thai" by Charles Degnau and other, RUclips videos plus some phone apps for alphabet exercises and quizzes.
Maybe exploring learning tool options is an idea for additional content on your channel...
I'd say that sounds about right. It took me about 1 month for the whole lot.
That was awesome ! Soo much to learn, and the 3rd tip ! excellent.
Thank you I appreciate it !!
Love this one, Paddy! A great challenge handled very well!
Thanks a heap Martin!
Are you learning Thai ATM Martin ?
Dude, your ability to speak is amazing. I have been studying for an hour or so a day for three months, and nowhere near that good.
I bet you are lets practice some time!
@@revenuerecipes seriously, you are on a totally different level. Just curious, are you continuing to improve your thai speaking?
Well done Dai. Looks like you guys had a bit of fun making this video.
3 great tips as well.
Was sooo fun and great to have Paddy supporting me. Sometimes we would do 1/2 an hour or even an hour not talking English!
This is such a good video Paddy!
Excellent Paddy, I needed that I so want to learn Thai
ดีใจที่ชอบภาษาไทยและพยายามที่จะฝึกภาษาไทยค่ะ ขอบคุณค่ะ ยินดีต้อนรับเมืองไทยค่า❤️🙏 ( Thanks you guys for learning our thai language So i know that it's was really hard to understand But i'm so gald that everyone love it and sorry for my bad at English a little bit If it's have any wrong ,lol.😅🥰 )
อยากไปประเทศไทยอีกครั้ง
@@revenuerecipes Yep! you can, your welcome.^^🙏
@@ZAXERIKI talk soon !!
I love the Thai teacher so much she is adorable 🥰
This rocks!!! One of your best!!!
I agree !!
That was amazing to see how much he learned in one month! Amazing work Dai!! Really enjoyed this video Paddy keep up the good work and inspiration! 😍
Thank you Tokio !!
Well done both of you, great results after such a short time 👍
Thank you !!!
What an encouraging video for Thai learners like me, to keep trying, and not give up.
You're a cool dude, Paddy. Very positive vibes. I think you would make a great teacher.
It's crazy how hard it is to find learning material for Thai (its not even on big name apps like Rosetta Stone, Babbel, Busuu, or Duolingo).
Right now I use RUclips teachers (and EASY THAI street interviews), Italki, flash cards, textbooks, and Pimsleur.
Great combination !!!
check out Italki
and ThaiPod 101
You're so right. I lived in Japan for a number of years. There is much more learning material for Japanese than Thai.
Language Drops is an excellent app for learning Thai vocabulary.
Great job. great idea for a video. It can be done ! Dai is a quick learner. Gives us all hope. Thanks paddy. When I come to Thailand I will look you up.
Hahah will be fun to see you at a future meetup im sure!
Awesome video, very inspiring, we love your channel and as a foreigner about to spend more time in Thailand, this video has inspired me to enroll at a Thai School, keep up the good work and good on your friend Dai too 👍
Inspirational! Good attitude Dai! And big up to Paddy for the encouragement! Now I’m considering picking up Thai! 😅
I agree and you can always ping me for help!
a marvelous job done, especially the accent of Thai sound coming through. I was impressed well done.
Thank you! Didn't realise that it was!
น่ารักมากเลยครับ ชอบทั้งที่ให้คนไทยได้ฝึกพูดอังกฤษ แล้วก็ชอบให้ชาวต่างชาติพูดไทย ดีมากๆเลยครับ
Great video !!!
What an enjoyable and informative video! Thank you, so much, for sharing Dai’s journey. This has made me want to visit Thailand even more than I already did. #subscribed !!!
Thanks for subbing! 🙏
How good is that we need to get Paddy to 250k !
Wow, he did really well. I find comprehension much more difficult than speaking so the fact that he was able to understand the answers and respond to them correctly was very impressive.
Fun to watch Paddy!
very good progress!!!
Great video and good job to your friend. Thanks for the great tips
Thanks Adam
You guys are amazing.
Hey Dai, I just started learning Thai and I thought you spoke great in 30 days. Also, appreciate the tips at the end! Thanks for the video :)
Thank you not sure if they were helpful but learning the script is sooo important and ignoring the haters. Also you may encounter some thais will ignore your thai and continue to speak to you in English! Just keep trying no matter what
Very good, maybe one day I'll run into you lot on the streets of Sydney, bangkok or where ever and dazzle you with my pigmy thai issan skills. Currently learning thai online with teacher from hua hin, issan from wife. First time commentary, long time watching.
great work Dai, truly an inspiration, Well done mate
Thanks Glenn been a great journey !!
Great inspiration guys, good job. My Thai level was slightly above his after 11 weeks studying 4h per day at Payap University, Chiang Mai. My friends where amazed to see the difference in so short time, so, I confirm you guys, everybody can do it with a bit time, effort and proper intensive teaching.
Awesome work great to see you putting the effort in!
I actually LIKE it when someone criticises my attempts to speak Thai.
It makes me fall about laughing and that's a great ice-breaker with them, also.
Great to hear your learn Thail nd welcome to Thailand.
Thank you ! Can't wait to come back
Awesome video guys 😊
Appreciate it blacky !!
คุณและคุณเดย์เก่งมากๆเลยครับ ผมมาดูคลิปของคุณครั้งแรกและกดติดตามเลย ผมชอบทักษะการพูดของคุณมาก ทำคลิปออกมาเรื่อยๆนะครับ
🎉❤ thank you
Great video, and well done Dai. I'm learning as much as I can before my next visit in May, and agree that getting stuck into understanding the Thai script is key, perhaps alongside getting some common words and phrases under one's belt. I'm not sure I have the dedication to purely bang away at the script ... I was going OK with consonants but some of the vowel stuff has my head spinning 🙂
Anyway, this video gives me a lift and helps me keep on track, so many thanks guys.
I'd have a go at installing Drips (setting it to Thai language not romanised) and Mondly (found it the best for Thai with correct grammar)
One of the best videos I enjoyed watching ❤️.
You have Dai in your name too
@@revenuerecipes awww, true that. It’s my baby pug’s name. She will be 14 this year.
That was both impressive and inspiring! 👌
Hahah thank you hopefully can get better
Epic effort, great composure
Thank you!!!
I wanna learn it so bad but it looks so hard
You can go it i believe in you!
Oh my god, As Thai. Such progress in such short time. That's excellent. So true that you point out to learn script as it has all things for tone.
Must learn isn't it !
Thank you for this - I'm about to start learning Thai and the comment at the end about embracing the writing system will change my approach - I was going to sort of avoid it as it looks complex (I'm British)
Do it piece by piece and sound by sound. It is more intimidating that anything ! I believe in you
amazing!! welcome to Thailand bro!
Thank you for having me!
That was pretty impressive for just 1 month of learning Thai, especially as it sounds like he learnt to read / write during that time too.
Makes me start thinking that I should stop being lazy and get back into learning Thai lol.
Dai a clever man, well done video, Paddy thanks.
Thank you ! Although I'd say you may be smarter in following Paddy he is the man with all the answers
Wow huge inspiration to learn finally Thai! Greetings from Krabi!
Greetings!!
The thought for the content is so creative ! Never thought of that. So next clip maybe a glimpse of reality show in a Thai countryside family for 10 mins?😅
So funny because I'm also in the middle of a 30-day project to learn Thai. But I'm doing it strictly from RUclips. I already speak 4 (western) languages so I thought it might not be that bad. Wrong. But it's like anything else: if you want to get good, you have to practice until your head hurts. I've found that it helps to review everything first thing in the morning when my brain is fresh. Also, at night when I'm completely burned out, it helps to go through everything even if I think I'm too tired to absorb anything. It's surprising what you can recall later. Anyway, great job Dai! You inspire me!
I know what that burned out feeling is like! How are you feeling like now? Are you progressing? Anywhere that you are stuck?
@@revenuerecipes It's going too slowly. I started with standard RUclips videos on common phrases, then moved on to vocabulary. My desk is covered with flash cards. But it's hard to memorize when everything is so different from anything I'm used to. At this point I definitely need to understand sentence structure better. Ultimately, I think I'll have to take more formal instruction, probably a zoom class, which seem to be how things are done nowadays. Your comment that one should go directly to the Thai alphabet was very insightful. Would definitely need a class for that. It was also very encouraging that you rated your ability to understand Thai so highly. If I can understand what people are saying, I would be so much closer to my goal of basic proficiency. Great video! You've definitely put some wind in my sails! My thanks to Paddy for this one.
Nice improvement you’ve done !!!!!
Paddy is the best teacher!
quite good production
It is Paddy is on fire 🔥
Thanks!
Amazing❤
Dude, the level at the start, then the level after 30 days 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much Sydney !!
คุณเรียนรู้ใด้เร็วมาก อยู่เมืองใทยปีนึงก็คงพูดใด้เต็มร้อยแล้วคะ แหมน่ารักจริงๆ
I'm here to show the support 🤗🤝💜
We appreciate it!
I feel like Paddy's advice at the end is also good for introverts, "Speaking is always better than not!" I'm trying to be more friendly and a better people person so I'm going to keep this in the back of my mind as I go out and try to interact in the world
That's so amazing! Just one month!
Appreciate it!!!
Omg Dai has done such an amazing job learning Thai. Even though I am Thai, I find Thai language hard. Haha
Thank you so much long way to go though!
I'm Thai and you speak Thai very well. Keep practicing, don't give up, it's not too difficult for you. ✌🏻✌🏻
Thank you I will try !!!
Good on ya Dai, your hard work wi make your Thailand experience a lot easier and more enjoyable 👍
excellent experiment!
Very impressive , well done
Good job, Dai 👍
Thank you !!
เก่งมากๆเลยครับ keep going krub 🫶🏻💖
Woohoo there is hope for me to speak the Thai language if Dai can learn in 30 days. Currently doing Thai lesson and I have improved my Thai ten folds after 5 lessons.
You can do it I believe in you
2 hour ago I walked passed the guy look like Dai at Udomsuk, thought is he but it doesn't. Very useful clip and we can try this tips for leaning another new language. Cheers up guy!
Sadly wasn't me but I'll be back soon!! Comment made me laugh
โอ้วโห เรียนรู้ได้เร็วมาก เก่งมากครับ
ขอบคุณมากครับ
You learn quickly and that gives me confidence that I can learn the Thai language too. But it will take more than 30 days for me.😄 I will be moving to Thailand in 3 months and I have several Thai friends there that will help me learn to speak, listen and write.
Paddy, this is your best video. 🥇🇺🇸🤝🇦🇺🤯
I have to agree!
You’re awesome to learn rapidly in Thai language.
Thank you Kate !!
1 month he is very good now! Much fun interactions 🎉
That's really cool 💯
คุณเดย์เก่งมากเลยค่ะ สามารถสื่อสารกับคนไทยได้เร็วมากเลย
wow u r friends with jc chasez of nysnc 😂
great vid chief! very motivating 👍
Yes 🖐️
I stay in Thaïlande more than a year and his Thaï are better than mine. The thing is WE need Time to learn ,good memory too and without school i feel its almost impossible. Nice vidéo
You can do it
Learning Thai too. Amazing how much you learn Day!
Not as much as Paddy but trying to keep up!
truly and for certain ...languages make the world go round
that is an AMAZING FEAT!! 🎉🎉🎉
Dave is a genius. How do you find these guy? They’re great
I hear 🙉 people with the last name Jenkins are geniuses
Great job after one month. I’ve been learning Thai for 8 months and find it difficult.
You will get there once you crack the curve it becomes so much better
got to buy you a beer or 3 next time I am in Bkk (or Sydney). Great vids thx mate """
คุณยอดเยี่ยมที่สุดเลย
He done very good! well done Dai
Thanks drew appreciate your support