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All meanings of ได้ (dâi)

ได้ (dâi) is one of the most frequently used in daily Thai. Maybe it’s because this word has many meanings. In this post, I will teach you all meanings of

Thai Past Tense อดีตกาล – Tell a story in the past

Who said Thai doesn’t have tenses? That’s not true. We do have tenses like in English but do not have conjugation to indicate the tense, instead, we use Tense particles

Quick Guide to Thai Classifiers (units of noun)

One of the most important concept to master Thai is classifier or units of nouns (ลักษณะนาม: lák-sà-nà-naam). This classifier concept is used in daily life especially when you want to

Thai Traditional Activities During Songkran Festival (Besides splashing water)

April is approaching. Many of you are getting excited about the Songkran Festival ประเพณีสงกรานต์ that is celebrated throughout 13-15 of April each year. It’s the biggest water festival on earth

20 common words and phrases that includes รัก (rák) “love” in Thai

Let’s expand Thai vocabulary from learning 20 compound words and phrases that include the word รัก (rák) or to love in Thai. Tips to learn Thai Every time I want

Common New Year Wishes in Thai คำอวยพรวันปีใหม่

As many of you are celebrating the New Year and spending quality time with family and loved ones in Thailand, I would love to teach you how to say “Happy

The most common gift ideas for Thai people – What to buy for Thais?

Christmas and New Year are coming. You might wonder what to buy for your Thai friends, colleagues, and family. Here are the tips with the 5 common gift ideas for New

Talk Thai with Dr.Donna Robinson from MedConsult

Great news! I am launching a new podcast series “Farangs Talk Thai” and The special guest for October is Dr.Donna Robinson from MedConsult. She will share her experiences of living

Extra polite Thai phrases used with a service staff

I am now Traveling in Phuket for 2 weeks and it’s been an amazing time here. The city started to feel more alive. I also enjoyed the beaches, hiking, coconut,

10 Sentences for Thai learners to use in the Thai class

Whether you’re attending a Thai language class or just learning Thai on your own, being curious or being enthusiastic to learn more is a great personality to have as a

Making a Comparison in Thai language (with podcast)

You might already know the word มากกว่า (mâak-gwàa) as “more than” but there are more to learn. Listen to my Thai podcast and learn from this blog post.

Challenges to learn Thai scripts and ways to overcome them

Many people started learning Thai scripts but gave up because of a few painful challenges. BUT, no worries. I will help you go through all of them and give you

Read Thai 101: Thai Ending Consonants

In the last blog post, I introduced you to 44 Thai consonants in which there are 21 initial consonant sounds (as some of them share the same initial consonant sound),

Read Thai 101: Learn Thai consonants

Facebook Email WhatsApp To start learning Thai script, the first thing you need to learn is “Thai consonants” in which there are in total unique 44 consonants in Thai language.

Thai Podcast EP.8: Discover Isan Thai Cuisine

Unlike Tom Yam Kung and Pad Thai, Isan food is famous for herby and spicy dishes eaten together with fresh greens and sticky rice.

Podcast EP5: The Story of ผัดไทย Pad Thai (Intermediate-Advanced)

ผัดไทย (Pad Thai) is one of most favourite the dishes of the world. However, many people do not know its history and how this Thai stir fried noodles became so

learn thai podcast - fresh market, fruit, vegetables in Thai

Podcast EP4: Shopping at the Fresh Market (Beginner – Intermediate)

Learn essential vocabulary used when shopping at the fresh market while improve your Thai listening skill with my podcast.

List of 40 Country Names and Languages in Thai

Thai people are always curious where you are actually from. To be able to answer them properly, you should learn country names in Thai.

Podcast EP3: Introduce yourself in Thai with ’10 Things about Me’

It’s time to level up your Thai to make more Thai friends. Learn how to introduce yourself in a more interesting way!

Podcast EP2: Improve listening Thai with the topic on “Daily Routine”

Improve your Thai listening skills with a quick Thai story about my daily routine in Bangkok. (Intermediate level)

Bangkok’s full name and its fabulous meaning

Do you know that Thai people don’t call their capital city ‘Bangkok’ as you do? The full Thai name will amaze you with its 168 letters and fabulous meaning.

Covid-19 situation in Thailand and how to prevent it

For the past months, Covid-19 has spread around the globe. As a result, many countries took different measure to prevent the disease including promoting social distancing. While being quarantined or

Learn Thai words from Thai audio – Covid-19

Covid-19 (aka. Corina Virus) has been the hottest topic to discuss in our society. If you want to be part of the discussion with your Thai friends, you should learn

All about Thai nicknames and where they come from

If you live in Thailand, you would have ever got shocked when Thai people introduce their nicknames because they’re not only super creative but also can mean something hilarious/weird in

How to say Happy Birthday and Birthday Wishes in Thai

If you live in Thailand or have Thai friends, you might wonder how to say ‘Happy Birthday’ in Thai and how Thais celebrate their birthday.

How to say ‘Thank You’ and ways to respond in Thai

The most important word that you need to know when traveling or living in Thailand is ‘Thank you!‘ as you will find many occasions to thank people and to show

Ultimate Guide to Thai Greetings: how to say ‘Hello’ in Thai and how to ‘Wai’ properly

If you visit Thailand for the first time, you must be curious about how to say ‘hello’ in Thai and how to greet Thai people.

Learn Thai on your own with an online course (Ultimate Guide for Beginner)

If you are new here in Thailand and started to get interested in learning Thai, you might have wondered whether you should go to a Thai language school or take

5 Steps to start learning Thai (Ultimate Guide For Beginner)

Many foreigners have different reasons to learn Thai (e.g. have a Thai partner, work in Thailand and travel for holidays frequently) but some of them might still struggle with how

I love you, I like you, will you marry me in Thai language

Different ways to say “I love you” in Thai ประโยคบอกรักภาษาไทย

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtXTXXdZ4MQ Let's learn 5 romantic sentences to tell someone "I love you" in Thai language. Love and Like in Thai First of all, I would like to teach you two

How to say My Love, Sweetheart and Babe in Thai

Valentine’s day is coming! Many people are looking forward to celebrating this loving/romantic time with their loved ones.

Thai phrase – how to say ‘Have fun!’ in Thai

When your friends are planning to play football, go on a vacation, do yoga or even watch a movie at a cinema, it would be so nice of you to

9 Chinese New Year Taboos

xīn nián kuài lè (新年快乐) Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! If you look around, all shopping malls or even local markets are full of deals and promotions to welcome Chinese

[Farangs speak Thai Podcast #1] Henning Leuckert Interview

My first Banana Talks Thai Podcast is finally released to help you learn Thai, and enjoy listening to interesting topics around Thailand. This podcast is an interview of a non-Thai

[Video] All you need to know about Songkran Festival

It’s now April and it becomes hotter and hotter. You might have already recognized that Songkran Festival is coming, and we just cannot wait to celebrate it together. In this

An Ultimate Guide to Drinking Thai Beer.

https://youtu.be/x_KGSeAGoSs The time has come to explore your favorite topic. To all of you mighty beer drinkers (I know you are out there) listen up because this entry is made

10 Local-recommended Thai Stir-fried Dishes

Who doesn’t love Thai food? – especially Thai fast food or อาหารตามสั่ง /aa-haan-taam-sàng/ (cooked to order food) that you can find on any corner of the street.

Learn 6 Thai Adjectives with “ใจ” /jay/ (heart)

First of all, you need to learn the main word ใจ /jay/ (pronounced /jai/) which means heart in the abstract term, while หัวใจ /hua-jay/ means a heart as an organ

4 Ways to say “YES” in Thai language

As everyone knows, “Yes” in Thai language is “ใช่” /chây/. However, many people misuse this word for anything that means “yes” in English, while in Thai language, there four cases

Learn 10 Thai Phrases from the word “ปาก” (mouth)

ปาก /bpàak/ is more than just a mouth. Discover 10 phrases commonly used in daily life.

Top 10 Must-have Apps while living in Bangkok

One cannot deny that the competition among startups and big companies providing online products and services in Southeast Asia has been dramatically increased in the past couple of years. To live

Learn Thai adjectives from “poop” ขี้ – BananaThai

Poop as a waste of the body /khîi/ (ขี้) in Thai language means not only “poop” as a noun or “to take a dump” as an informal verb but also “body waste”.

5 Foreigners speaking Thai like a Pro

It is possible to master Thai! There are so many foreigners who set up their lives in Thailand, learned Thai, and finally started to speak Thai and be able to

Learn Thai adjectives with the prefix น่า /nâa/

First of all, you have to learn the main prefix ‘น่า’ /nâa/ which has no direct meaning but it could mean something similar to “seem” in English.

Learn the word play or /lên/ in Thai language

Play is one of my most favorite English words as I love to play. However it can be use with different things, not only with sports and games in Thai

Learn Thai on BTS Skytrain

If you live in Bangkok, one of the convenient transportation you use every day is the sky train or what we call the “BTS” train.

Learn Thai to pronounce 5 famous island names

Everyone loves island life, especially beautiful islands with white sand and crystal clear water. Thailand also offers more than hundreds of beautiful islands along two sides of coastlines. But there

Learn 3 Thai Phrases to Save the World

Thailand is well-known as a country for its convenient lifestyle. It is fascinating to see different vendors selling any kinds of products on the street and walking pace. However, this

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