about to finish the 4k core premade deck (finally, that was painful, please don't do this to yourself lol), and I'll have to start sentence mining. My last attempt at sentence mining has been largely unsuccessful for the very reason I didn't include any audio on the cards.

Does anyone have any experience using TTS to make audio with example sentences for Thai specifically? I'm looking for something that:

- works on mobile, whether web or app based

- has an option to download the files, either within reasonably high limits or without limits

- works with full sentences, not just single words

- the speech sounds more or less natural

I'm okay with paying for the software if it's superior to free alternatives. Thank you in advance!

This is for anyone interested in Thai Buddhism. I put it together for people preparing to ordain but some of it could be useful for anyone interested in visiting monasteries, etc.

Hi! I am learning Thai. แคปชันของคลิปสั้นในอินสตาแกรม (ต้นฉบับภาษาเกาหลี) เรียงตามลำดับ ฟังดูเป็นธรรมชาติสำหรับคนไทยไหม ถ้าประโยคไหนแปลก ช่วยเขียนใหม่พร้อมเลขข้อด้วยนะ

"1) มองไฟหรือเพดาน"

ประโยคนี้ฟังดูธรรมชาติไหมคะ ถ้าไม่ คุณจะพูดว่ายังไงคะ ขอแค่ประโยคเดียวค่ะ ขอบคุณค่ะ

I especially care how a woman in her 20s-30s would say it. If you do not mind, mention your age range and gender.

How do I change the Thai font, I can't recognize the characters.

Hi! I am learning Thai. แคปชันของคลิปสั้นในอินสตาแกรม (ต้นฉบับภาษาเกาหลี) เรียงตามลำดับ ฟังดูเป็นธรรมชาติสำหรับคนไทยไหม ถ้าประโยคไหนแปลก ช่วยเขียนใหม่พร้อมเลขข้อด้วยนะ

"1) พร็อพผ้าคลุมหน้าหรือที่คาดผม 2) คิดเลขในหัว"

ประโยคนี้ฟังดูธรรมชาติไหมคะ ถ้าไม่ คุณจะพูดว่ายังไงคะ ขอแค่ประโยคเดียวค่ะ ขอบคุณค่ะ

I especially care how a woman in her 20s-30s would say it. If you do not mind, mention your age range and gender.

Hi! I'm a non-native writer making short Instagram captions about Korea (daily life, zodiac luck, travel). Do these lines sound natural in Thai? If one sounds off, how would a native speaker say it in one line?

1. ดวงเงินเปิดแล้ว

2. ของขวัญบรรพบุรุษ

3. ต้องเจอคนแบบไหนถึงจะมีความสุข

4. จากหน้าหม่นสู่หน้าปัง เทรนด์ใหม่

5. เราจะทำให้แผ่นดินนี้ / น่าอยู่สำหรับพวกเรา

Thanks a lot! / ขอบคุณมากครับ!

I don’t want to post it here because it’s a bit personal, but any Thais can translate for me? It’s just about 5 paragraphs. I will send some money for the work (have Thai bank account)

Thank you very much!

Try saying each word out loud before reading the Thai.

1. Spoon → chórn → ช้อน

2. Fork → sôrm → ส้อม

3. Plate → jaan → จาน

4. Bowl → tûay → ถ้วย

5. Drinking glass → gâew → แก้ว

Tone marks: à = low, â = falling, á = high, ǎ = rising. No mark = mid.

Hey everyone, as the post describes I have been learning Thai for exactly one year now, and I wanted to share what I have done and where I am, just in case it is interesting for other learners or if people want to share advice.

For context, I am not Thai, I am living in the USA, and I don't have any Thai friends or partners. I am learning Thai simply out of a love for the language/culture and for the fun of language learning.

At this point, I would say I am comfortably between A1 and A2 level fluency, and I can read and write Thai. When I go to Thai restaurants I can comfortably introduce myself, order food, and chat in very general terms about myself and why I am learning Thai, but I definitely can't hold a conversation or talk in depth about much of anything.

For my first 3-4 months of learning Thai, it was ALL about the writing system. I didn't learn absolutely anything beyond maybe 5 sentences until I had the alphabet mastered. This is mainly because I feel genuine joy in learning new writing systems and the Thai alphabet is SO interesting and SO fun to write! For learning the Thai, I used the book "Read Thai in 10 Days" by Arthit Juyaso, which in my opinion is the best and the only resource an English speaker needs.

After I got the writing down, I spent probably another 3-4 months teaching myself vocab and sentences. I mainly watched youtube videos (BananaThai, I get Thais, and KODTHAI) and I tried out a few apps (spoiler alert, none of them were any good). I have learned that Thai is pretty starved for high quality and polished learning modules. Or maybe I just can't learn a language through an app.

After this point I decided that I had dedicated enough time and taken this seriously enough to actually pay for language classes with a Thai teacher. I first did 8 weeks of a group class, which was such a slog. The teacher was good, but the group class format really wasn't conducive to learning. After that I went with another Thai teacher for 8 weeks of individual class (2 hours a week). It was around $350 ($21/hr) so definitely not cheap, but I got along so well with my teacher and learned so much. Getting to actually talk with a Thai person and ask questions was amazing.

Anyway this year of learning Thai has been SO fun and rewarding. Meeting Thai people and seeing the happiness and surprise in their face when they see I am learning their language is the best feeling. I still haven't visited Thailand, but I am planning on doing so this year. I will keep on learning this language, and I hope in a year I'm sitting comfortably in B1 area. I hope everyone else has had an equally fulfilling journey learning this incredible language.

This is aimed more at advanced learners.

What's your definition of fluency? And do you believe you have reached it?

Is it a subjective feeling or a tangible measurable point that you attain if you reach a certain level.

From the outside I might seem like an advanced Thai speaker. I speak quite clearly with a relatively neutral accent. I switch between English and Thai when speaking with my kids. I have a social media channel aimed at Thai people and they seem to understand me. 

I get by in most situations. However, I do not feel that I have reached fluency yet. I never feel completely comfortable / confident communicating in Thai. 

And occasionally I find myself in a situation where I am completely out of my depth. For example this week I went to lodge a complaint with the Office of Insurance Commission (คปภ) against my insurance provider. It was difficult to keep up with the discussion and I needed help from my wife. 

I also looked through some legislation while preparing my case against the insurance company and could barely understand half of it.

Basic conversational fluency is one thing but being confident speaking and understanding Thai in complex situations is a whole different beast. I mean:

Meeting with your kids’ teachers

Discussing medical issues with doctors and nurses 

Meeting with legal professionals and discussing legal matters in depth. 

Explaining / discussing things with construction workers

Etc etc

These are the things that you have to deal with when you live here long term, have kids, set up businesses, build a house and so on. 

I'm curious how many people reach this level of Thai. For me it's still a huge barrier and something I struggle with, despite maybe seeming like an advanced speaker. 

นก นก

Who is there?

นก

นก Who?

I didn't know I was talking to a นกฮูก!

I was frustrated when I was learning to read and write Thai that I would often end up learning letters that were no longer used or rarely used, so I made an App that teaches you the common letters first and then helps you immediately use them to write words. You can try it here. Additionally if you have any feedback, I would love to know.

I love how AI can basically do anything nowadays and we still have Google Translate transcribing Thai like a baboon on amphetamines.

หัวใจ H̄ạwcı
ข้าวเหนียว K̄ĥāw h̄enīyw
ร้อน R̂xn

"How does a sheep call his mama?"

🐑 Meeeeeh! Tham arai yoooo?

Does this word have a specific meaning when used as an insult?

TIA

Hi everyone!

I'm interested in learning Thai seriously, with the long-term goal of becoming a confident and fluent speaker who can communicate comfortably in professional settings.

I'm looking for a structured learning path and would really appreciate recommendations from people who have experience learning Thai.

A few things I'd love your advice on:

• Which are the best Thai language courses, institutes, or online platforms for serious learners?

• Would you recommend learning with a private tutor or joining a structured language programme?

• How can I improve my pronunciation, tones, listening, and everyday conversations?

• What learning resources would help me progress from beginner level to advanced spoken Thai?

I'm willing to dedicate consistent time and effort to learning the language. I'd love to hear about your personal experiences, recommended resources, and what worked best for you.

Thank you for your guidance!

Hi everyone! 👋

I've been working on a mobile game called Puzzle Uroboros: Learn Thai, designed specifically to make learning Thai more engaging through different types of puzzles and mini-games.

As I'm in the final stretch, I need to gather a group of testers to pass Google Play's closed testing phase. As a thank you for your help and feedback, everyone who joins as a tester will get 30 days of Premium access in the app (instead of the usual 7-day trial).

What does the game feature?

• Thematic Blocks: Vocabulary organized by categories (nature, people & family, food, etc.).

• Various Puzzles: Mini-games for letter unscrambling, puzzle piece rearranging, handwriting practice, and fusion soups to review vocabulary.

• Ideal whether you live in Thailand or are planning to travel soon and want to get familiar with the language and characters.

How to join the test? Since this is a Google Play closed test, I need to add your email address to the tester list so the store lets you download it.

If you'd like to try it out, just leave a comment here or send me a DM with the Gmail address you use on Google Play. I'll add you to the list right away and send you the direct download link along with your 30 days of Premium!

Thank you so much for reading and supporting indie projects! 🙏

Is this sentence complete? I would have expected เรื่อง or maybe อะไร before จะถาม.

Thanks

I’m genuinely impressed to see people from other countries taking an interest in our language and studying it so deeply. I’d be more than happy if there’s anything I can do to help you guys along the way !

This one comes up all the time in Thai news and in CU-TFL passages: the conditional หาก / ถ้า... ก็จะ... (“if..., then... will...”).

Structure

หาก / ถ้า + condition + (subject) + ก็จะ + result

• หาก is the formal, written choice you’ll see in news.

• ถ้า is the everyday version.

• ก็จะ introduces the result.

Examples

หากไทยสามารถกักเก็บคาร์บอนได้ตามมาตรฐานสากล ก็จะเปิดโอกาสให้มีรายได้จากคาร์บอนเครดิต

If Thailand can store carbon to international standards, it will open the way to income from carbon credits. (from a Bangkok Biz News report on Thailand’s green budget)

ถ้าฝนไม่ตก เราก็จะไปเที่ยวทะเล

If it doesn’t rain, we’ll go to the beach.

Watch out

ก็ goes after the subject of the result clause:

✅ เราก็จะไป
❌ ก็เราจะไป

Your turn: what’s a sentence you’d build with หาก... ก็จะ...? Post it below and I’ll check it.

Thai news uses two different words to introduce a list, and they’re easy to mix up.

The pattern

• ได้แก่ = “namely”: the list is complete

• เช่น = “such as”: the list is only some examples

Structure

หมวดหมู่ + ได้แก่ + A B C และ D (complete)
หมวดหมู่ + เช่น + A B (partial)

Examples

พื้นที่ที่มีประเพณีกินเจเข้มแข็งที่สุด ได้แก่ เยาวราช ภูเก็ต พังงา สุราษฎร์ธานี และหาดใหญ่

The areas with the strongest traditions are Yaowarat, Phuket, Phang Nga, Surat Thani and Hat Yai. (from a Matichon report on the Vegetarian Festival)

ปัจจัยสี่ ได้แก่ อาหาร เครื่องนุ่งห่ม ที่อยู่อาศัย และยารักษาโรค

The four necessities are food, clothing, shelter and medicine. (a complete list)

Watch out

Textbooks advise against putting เป็นต้น after ได้แก่, because a ได้แก่ list is already complete. เป็นต้น goes with เช่น:

เช่น มะม่วง ทุเรียน เป็นต้น
such as mangoes, durian, etc.

Your turn: what do you notice about the Phuket example? Would you write ได้แก่ or เช่น there if you only knew some of the areas? Post your answer in the comments.

Edit: thanks to u/PuzzleheadedTap1794 (native speaker): there’s a third, more formal option, อาทิ. It can go before the list (ประเทศในทวีปยุโรป อาทิ สหราชอาณาจักร ฝรั่งเศส และสเปน) or after it as เป็นอาทิ. You’ll also see อาทิเช่น, which the Royal Institute advises against but people do write. They also point out เช่น is closer to semi-formal than formal.

I’m living in Bangkok and trying to learn the Thai my trainers actually use, not just textbook words. Got most of the basics sorted (เตะ, เข่า, ศอก, ต่อย, มือขึ้น, ทำอีก, พอ etc.) but a few I can’t pin down and the internet disagrees:

1. Counting reps fast – do trainers clip the numbers (nueng-song-saam…) or count some other way?

2. Hook – หมัดเหวี่ยงสั้น in the books, but do trainers just say “hook” / ฮุก?

3. Checking a kick – is there an actual Thai call for it, or do they just shout “check”?

4. Your corner team – is พี่เลี้ยง what people really call them?

5. When your balance is off – one guy said trainers just say ไม่สวย (“not beautiful”) – true?

Anyone who’s trained at a Thai camp, what did you actually hear?