Everyday Thai language school
prepared a series of Thai songs with music video, Thai lyrics, English
translation as well as Thai transliteration for those who can’t read
Thai script.
Learning Thai language with
music can be a fun and rewarding experience. It can help liven up your
learning experience and enhance your motivation. When students are
having fun, they are more motivated to learn!
For students of all levels,
there are many ways to use these songs as an effective learning
tool:
-
Improve your
listening comprehension and/or your writing skills: try
to figure out what the song is
about (advanced students may also try to write down the lyrics). In
some cases, the music video will help you to understand the meaning of
the song. Check your comprehension (or the accuracy of your
work) by reading the Thai lyrics, the English translation or the Thai
transliteration.
- Improve
your reading and/or your writing skills:
for those who have just finished studying
the basic rules for reading and writing Thai, reading the Thai lyrics
and attributing a tone to each syllable (or even converting the Thai
script to Thai transliteration) can be a very
useful and formative exercise. You can use the Thai transliteration
provided to check the accuracy of your work. At a more advanced level,
you can also practice transcribing the Thai transliteration into Thai
script.
-
Check your reading
comprehension: read the
lyrics (Thai script or transliteration) and try to figure out what the
song is about (advanced students may also try to write their own
translation of the song). Check your comprehension (or the accuracy of
your work) by reading the English translation provided.
At
all levels, learning Thai with music will also help you expand your
vocabulary, increase your exposure to everyday vocabulary and to some
idiomatic expressions and improve your vocabulary retention.
Pleasure
and motivation are critical factors for effective language learning. We
hope this section will contribute to increase your pleasure and
motivation in learning Thai language.
Enjoy!
ขอให้สนุก!
kɔ̌ɔ hâi sa-nùk!
Note: All lyrics are
property and copyright of their respective owners and provided for
educational purposes only.
