If you live in Thailand, once you learn to read there are learning resources everywhere you look! Menus, signs, books, billboards, subtitles, product packaging etc etc. Learning to read is THE most important thing to do to learn Thai imo.
I agree with the fonts, I can read some of the normal font but most stuff is written in other fonts and that really sets me back as it’s make me need to relearn the letters 😀 , thank you for having this tools available for free, you are a hero
Me too! Took months to read Thai and then realised a lot of what I will want to read is marketing font😂. So thank you, your tool is really helpful for this😊
Yes these are all great suggestions. And I will add that you will REALLY start taking off in speaking Thai when you can start THINKING in the Thai language before speaking your phrase or sentence out loud.
Great list. One that stood out for me is not learning the other fonts from the beginning. It's frustrating to be able to read Thai with the standard typed font but still struggle with a lot of signage and advertisements or even more modern fonts in books. Side note/request about learning to read from the beginning: I've been seeing more and more about this ALG method of learning Thai more recently and apparently they say not to learn to read or even not to try and speak for the first year. I saw you commented on Facebook that you don't agree with a lot of the ALG method but I'd love to see a more detailed breakdown from your perspective as there's a growing number of people who believe its the 'best' method to learn Thai.
As adults, we have a capacity to learn about articulation and phonology that can help us fast track certain things and train our muscles in the phonology of a new language. ALG is pure exposure and you get this naturally over time, but I think thereś middle ground there especially if you have a solid grounding in phonology and a well trained ear. This is why i think learning to read Thai is particularly beneficial, as so much phonological data is screaming out of every syllable - that can help reinforce the correct articulation / pronunciation and help develop good habits. It has to be done the RIGHT WAY though, and not many people (teachers) have that depth of phonological understanding / expertise to help new learners get the foundation that they need.
My first mistake was to start and not reading, just speaking. The second to try digesting all the letters at once instead of learning them by frequency.
Agree with all of those points Stu, especially the listening to native models of Thai. It's like a different language all together relative to language school Thai, in particular the use of directional verbs in spoken Thai: ไป มา ออก เข้า ลง ขึ้น.
Point 1: I've found that learning to read Thai (using Jay's CTF course) has massively helped me to retain new vocabulary. When I've heard or read a new word, I picture the spelling, which helps with recall. This never worked with IPA when learning a new word, as I'd also have to remind myself that the letters in the IPA version are spoken differently from how I want to pronounce them. For example, the word 'ปลา' could be written as 'bplaa'. But I would look at 'bplaa' and instinctively want to make a sound closer to blah or blar rather than associate the 'aa' with the 'า' sound.
Dear khun Jay, I would like to learn Khom Thai script and I have found that in different sources (couple of books and videos on RUclips) there’s different way of writing letters. I would be happy to learn basics of writing (possibly with directions) 🙏
You can't develop an extensive vocabulary without learning to read, so that you can read newspapers etc. You won't be exposed to the range and variety of words without reading Thai scrip
On a side note, I am going live on Facebook at 6pm Thai time tonight to just start speaking in Thai to see if I even make sense. I’d love it if you watched and possibly gave feedback.
if you would be okay sending me a language sample, I could do a language analysis and put it out there to help everyone and then use that to help address what we find... let me know if you're interested
@StuartJayRaj can I make a request for a video topic? After getting my head around the basics of Thai grammar, I have hit a bit of a plateau with constructing more complex sentences or concepts. My understanding is that Thai is a high context language ... and that you have to set the context for what you want to say if it doesn't already exist, and then refine the details. E.g. : Yesterday I went to the restaurant but it was closed --> Yesterday go shop-food. Shop close. (เมื่อวานไปร้านอาหาร ร้านปิด) I struggle to make this kind of reconstruction in my head when I want to talk about something beyond just agreeing that the food is tasty! I would love to see something about going to the next level like this.
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Use the tools I show in this clip for consonants, vowels, tones etc here - www.crackinglanguage.com/
If you live in Thailand, once you learn to read there are learning resources everywhere you look! Menus, signs, books, billboards, subtitles, product packaging etc etc. Learning to read is THE most important thing to do to learn Thai imo.
I am restarting my Thai language learning after a 4 year hiatus and this information is so valuable.
lived hearing your story on your channel. hope I can help you along the journey
I wish I had had this tool when I was starting to learn Thai 5 years ago. It is by far the best resource out there.
I'm most of the way there with the Thai alphabet and this looks like just what I need to really get a handle on the pronunciation. Much appreciated!
I agree with the fonts, I can read some of the normal font but most stuff is written in other fonts and that really sets me back as it’s make me need to relearn the letters 😀 , thank you for having this tools available for free, you are a hero
yeah.. I have met people who are fluent in Thai, have spoken for over 10 years and can read yet still struggle with handwriting and non standard fonts
Me too! Took months to read Thai and then realised a lot of what I will want to read is marketing font😂. So thank you, your tool is really helpful for this😊
Yes these are all great suggestions. And I will add that you will REALLY start taking off in speaking Thai when you can start THINKING in the Thai language before speaking your phrase or sentence out loud.
Thank’s for sharing Stuart
Thank you for watching
Great list. One that stood out for me is not learning the other fonts from the beginning. It's frustrating to be able to read Thai with the standard typed font but still struggle with a lot of signage and advertisements or even more modern fonts in books.
Side note/request about learning to read from the beginning: I've been seeing more and more about this ALG method of learning Thai more recently and apparently they say not to learn to read or even not to try and speak for the first year. I saw you commented on Facebook that you don't agree with a lot of the ALG method but I'd love to see a more detailed breakdown from your perspective as there's a growing number of people who believe its the 'best' method to learn Thai.
As adults, we have a capacity to learn about articulation and phonology that can help us fast track certain things and train our muscles in the phonology of a new language. ALG is pure exposure and you get this naturally over time, but I think thereś middle ground there especially if you have a solid grounding in phonology and a well trained ear. This is why i think learning to read Thai is particularly beneficial, as so much phonological data is screaming out of every syllable - that can help reinforce the correct articulation / pronunciation and help develop good habits. It has to be done the RIGHT WAY though, and not many people (teachers) have that depth of phonological understanding / expertise to help new learners get the foundation that they need.
@@StuartJayRaj Thanks for your insights
My first mistake was to start and not reading, just speaking. The second to try digesting all the letters at once instead of learning them by frequency.
Can't agree more!
Thanks, great video and really helpful 😊. Your language skills are exceptional and a little (lot) awe inspiring to say the least
Wow, thank you!
You are not messing around..... what an amazing human
Hahaha - You might get the impression I am pretty partial to language :)
And the comments in YT posts too! Plus turn on subtitles when listening to/watching Thai videos..that's a huge learning tool!
Agree with all of those points Stu, especially the listening to native models of Thai. It's like a different language all together relative to language school Thai, in particular the use of directional verbs in spoken Thai: ไป มา ออก เข้า ลง ขึ้น.
Point 1: I've found that learning to read Thai (using Jay's CTF course) has massively helped me to retain new vocabulary. When I've heard or read a new word, I picture the spelling, which helps with recall. This never worked with IPA when learning a new word, as I'd also have to remind myself that the letters in the IPA version are spoken differently from how I want to pronounce them. For example, the word 'ปลา' could be written as 'bplaa'. But I would look at 'bplaa' and instinctively want to make a sound closer to blah or blar rather than associate the 'aa' with the 'า' sound.
Love you content Stuart, just for the sake of accuracy, might be worth an edit arount the 12.40 mark " of to off", no knock just a thought.
Dear khun Jay, I would like to learn Khom Thai script and I have found that in different sources (couple of books and videos on RUclips) there’s different way of writing letters. I would be happy to learn basics of writing (possibly with directions) 🙏
I do enjoy watching your mouth when you are speaking English.
I really regret not having learnt how to read and write before I actually was in Thailand
ส่วนผมเป็นคนไทยที่มาฟัง และเรียนรู้ภาษาอังกฤษจากคลิปคุณสจ๊วต 555 ฟังง่าย ทักษะการเปลี่ยนภาษาไทย-ภาษาอังกฤษไปมา ก็ไหลลื่น ประทับใจครับ
You can't develop an extensive vocabulary without learning to read, so that you can read newspapers etc. You won't be exposed to the range and variety of words without reading Thai scrip
exactly. without the script, resources are very limited
On a side note, I am going live on Facebook at 6pm Thai time tonight to just start speaking in Thai to see if I even make sense. I’d love it if you watched and possibly gave feedback.
if you would be okay sending me a language sample, I could do a language analysis and put it out there to help everyone and then use that to help address what we find... let me know if you're interested
@@StuartJayRaj Sounds great. How can I send it?
@@johnnysukhumvit9242shoot it to me at info at jcademy
@@StuartJayRaj ok. Will do. Thank you.
Can I watch your live Johnny if you don't mind.
@StuartJayRaj can I make a request for a video topic? After getting my head around the basics of Thai grammar, I have hit a bit of a plateau with constructing more complex sentences or concepts. My understanding is that Thai is a high context language ... and that you have to set the context for what you want to say if it doesn't already exist, and then refine the details. E.g. : Yesterday I went to the restaurant but it was closed --> Yesterday go shop-food. Shop close. (เมื่อวานไปร้านอาหาร ร้านปิด)
I struggle to make this kind of reconstruction in my head when I want to talk about something beyond just agreeing that the food is tasty! I would love to see something about going to the next level like this.
How can I get the Tone Assist tool software that you are using?
just open crackinglanguage.com and it's there to use for free