Learn to Speak and Read Thai

Learn to speak, read and write Thai language

Beginner to advanced levels

Small group lessons (3 to 8 students)

Affordable tuition fees

Beginner Thai lessons level 1 & 2 and intermediate Thai lessons level 1 & 2

Brief description

• Learn to speak and listen to the Thai language through practical dialogues. Topics have been selected to meet the basic needs of foreigners living in Thailand – (note that a phonetic system will be used)

• Learn to read and to write Thai language script (around 1 hour a day)

Objectives

• Develop your listening and speaking skills

• Learn the basics of Thai grammar

• Expand your vocabulary (around 1400 words)

• Learn about Thai culture

• Learn all basic rules for reading and writing Thai language

Method

• Listening and understanding practical dialogues (overall and detailed comprehension)

• Learn how to use patterns of Thai language through various examples

• Appropriation of patterns and vocabulary with 200 exercises

• Speaking practices through role playing

• Appropriation of reading and writing rules of Thai language through practices and exercises

Learning Materials

• Textbooks

• Audio files

• Exercise books

• Online Thai study aids

High-intermediate Thai lessons level 1 & 2 and advanced Thai language lessons level 1 & 2

Brief description

• Gain more confidence in speaking and listening Thai language

• Expand your vocabulary

• Learn more about Thai culture

• Learn to read with ease a variety of written documents in Thai language

• Learn to write message on limited topics

• Note: Thai language script replace the phonetic system

Objectives

• Expand your vocabulary on a wider range of topics

• Expand your knowledge of Thai grammar

• Further enhance your listening skills

• Develop confidence in your speaking skills

• Develop your reading and writing abilities through various written documents (dialogues, advertisements, newspapers articles, … )

Method

• Studying various authentic materials (overall and detailed comprehension)

• Listening and reading practices (various documents read by a native Thai language speaker)

• Many exercises to enhance vocabulary acquisition, correct use of Thai grammar and develop writing skills

• Speaking practices through role playing and debate

Learning materials

• Textbooks

• Audio files

• Exercise books

• Online Thai study aids

Average Thai language skills after each Thai language course

The table below illustrates typical general abilities in the skill area after studying a particular level at Everyday Thai Language School :

Levels	Listening	Speaking	Reading	Writing
After advanced level 1 & 2	Can understand the general meaning of conversation on a wide range of topics Can perform all of the below with a greater degree of ease...	Can keep up or start a conversation on a fairly wide range of topics using the appropriate language register in most social occasions (misunderstandings rarely occur)	Can understand general meaning of most short documents with various degrees of ease : short newspaper articles, extracts from novels, comics, etc.	Can perform all of the below with a greater degree of ease and accuracy
After High- intermediate level 1 & 2	Can follow long conversation on a wide range of topics if simple language is used Can understand (with some difficulties) : headlines of news on radio or TV, TV advertisements, short sequences of movies, etc.	Can keep up or start a conversation on a fairly wide range of topics using a simple language (misunderstandings occasionally occur)	Can read and understand with ease dialogues on familiar topics Can read (slowly) and understand short written documents on various topics : advertisements, menus, job descriptions, short stories, etc.	Can write (slowly) long sentences under dictations Can write (slowly) short messages on limited topics
*After* *intermediate* *level 1 & 2*	Can understand the general meaning of limited social conversations using simple language Can understand simple exchanges in personal life	Can produce confidently simple language adequate for expressing your basic needs Can participate in limited social conversation (misunderstandings occur less frequently)	Can read (slowly) and understand dialogues on familiar topics Can read (but not necessarily understand) most Thai words correctly	Can write short messages (with some mistakes) Can write under dictations many words accurately (with some hesitations)
*After* *beginner* *level 1 & 2*	Can understand adequately for immediate survival needs : directions, prices, etc. Can comprehend simple questions in social situations Can understand simple exchanges in personal life with a person used to speaking with non mother-tongue speakers	Can participate in simple and short conversation on familiar topics Can produce simple if hesitant language adequate for elementary functions with patient listeners : introductions, directions, requesting information, ordering food, etc. (misunderstandings are common when speaking with Thai people not used to speak with non-native speaker)	Very limited outside the classroom (all rules for reading and writing Thai haven’t been introduced yet) Can read and write many simple words and sentences Important improvement of pronunciation skills

Learn to speak, read and write Thai language

Beginner Thai lessons level 1 & 2 and intermediate Thai lessons level 1 & 2

High-intermediate Thai lessons level 1 & 2 and advanced Thai language lessons level 1 & 2

Average Thai language skills after each Thai language course

Levels

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing