Learn 10 ways to motivate yourself when learning Thai
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| Hello everyone. Welcome back to Thai Top Words. I am Jay and today, I will talk about 10 Ways to Motivate Yourself When Learning Thai. Okay. Let’s get started. |
| 10 Ways to Motivate Yourself When Learning Thai. Okay. Let’s get started. |
| 1. ฉันจินตนาการว่าซักวันจะได้ไปเที่ยวหรืออาศัยอยู่ในประเทศไทย! (chǎn jin-dtà-naa-gaan wâa sák wan jà dâi bpai thîiao rǔue aa-sǎi yùu nai bprà-thêet thai) "I imagine that one day I will visit or live in Thailand!" |
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| 2. ฉันเรียนรู้วัฒนธรรมด้านอื่น ๆ ด้วย ทำให้รู้สึกว่าการเรียนภาษาไทยมีประโยชน์มากขึ้น (chǎn riian-rúu wát-thá-ná-tham dâan ùuen-ùuen dûuai tham-hâi rúu-sùek wâa gaan riian phaa-sǎa thai mii bprà-yòot mâak khûen) "I study other aspects of the culture too, which makes it more rewarding to study Thai." |
| In my opinion, I think it’s very helpful to learn the culture along with the language. Once you love the culture, it will make your learning much more fun. |
| 3. ฉันชอบหาคำตลก ๆ ในภาษาไทย! (chǎn châawp hǎa kham dtà-lòk dtà-lòk nai phaa-sǎa thai) "I like to find funny words in Thai!" |
| I have this example. You know that the word Five, #5 in Thai is ห้า (haà) So we always make joke that like when you laugh, hahahahaha. So when you write it, you don’t need to write like the actual – in the actual spelling. We just write the number 5 like 555 means hahaha. So that’s quite funny. |
| 4. ฉันหาเพื่อนที่พูดภาษาไทย (chǎn hǎa phûuean thîi phûut phaa-sǎa thai) "I make friends with people who speak Thai." |
| I think this is a crucial part in learning any language. If you have a friend or someone that you can communicate with in a language that you are learning, it helps you tremendously. So yeah, I encourage you to find a friend who speaks Thai. |
| 5. ฉันดูวิดีโอยูทูปของคนอื่นที่ประสบความสำเร็จในการเรียนภาษาไทย (chăn duu vi-dii-oo yuu-thúup khǎawng khon ùuen thîi bprà-sòp khwaam săm-rèt nai gaan riian phaa-săa thai) "I watch YouTube videos of other people who have successfully learned Thai." |
| Personally I watch YouTube videos a lot every day. So I think I mean if you want to be good in any language, you just try to find a video that speaks in that language. But sometimes now and then like if you can find any inspirational video for you to learn Thai, then maybe that helps too. |
| 6. ฉันมีความสุขที่ได้ใช้ภาษาไทยสั่งอาหารที่ร้านอาหารไทย (chăn mii khwaam sùk thîi dâi chái phaa-săa thai sàng aa-hăan thîi ráan aa-hăan thai) "I enjoy using Thai to order at Thai restaurants!" |
| At one point where you can really use a language that’s not your own to order something in a restaurant, I think it’s such a big step. |
| 7. ฉันดูหนังและรายการทีวี และจะรู้สึกดีเวลาที่ฟังคำหรือประโยคต่าง ๆ ได้รู้เรื่อง (chǎn duu nǎng láe raai-gaan thii-wii láe jà rúu-sùek dii wee-laa thîi fang kham rǔue bprà-yòok dtàang-dtàang rúu-rûueang) "I watch Thai movies and TV shows and enjoy the feeling when I can understand a word or a sentence." |
| I think there are a lot of good Thai movies. If you like action movies, I would recommend you to watch Ong Bak or Tom Yum Goong. My favorite one is called Bad Genius. It’s a new movie. It just came out I think a few months ago and it’s very good. You should try and watch it. |
| 8. ฉันชอบฟังเพลงไทย (chăn châawp fang phleeng thai) "I love listening to Thai songs." |
| My favorite Thai singer is Stamp Apiwat, I think he is good because he is a singer and also a composer and all his songs have good meanings. |
| 9. ฉันมีแฟนเป็นคนไทย (chăn mii faaen bpen khon thai) "I have a Thai girlfriend/boyfriend." |
| Actually, the word (faaen) doesn’t really indicates gender. So it can mean either girlfriend or boyfriend. |
| 10. ฉันอยากเที่ยวในเมืองไทยด้วยตัวเอง (chăn yàak thîiao nai muueai thai dûuai dtuua eeng) "I want to travel in Thailand by myself." |
| I think Thailand is a very easy country to travel by yourself. I mean, people there love foreigners, transportation even though not that good but it’s convenient enough to travel around. So you should try. |
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