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
January 11, 2022
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
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
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
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,
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
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.
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
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),
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.
Unlike Tom Yam Kung and Pad Thai, Isan food is famous for herby and spicy dishes eaten together with fresh greens and sticky rice.
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 essential vocabulary used when shopping at the fresh market while improve your Thai listening skill with my podcast.
Thai people are always curious where you are actually from. To be able to answer them properly, you should learn country names in Thai.
It’s time to level up your Thai to make more Thai friends. Learn how to introduce yourself in a more interesting way!
Improve your Thai listening skills with a quick Thai story about my daily routine in Bangkok. (Intermediate level)
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Valentine’s day is coming! Many people are looking forward to celebrating this loving/romantic time with their loved ones.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
ปาก /bpàak/ is more than just a mouth. Discover 10 phrases commonly used in daily life.
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”.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Best for beginners to get started with Thai
