Speak Thai Course

Develop Speaking and Listening Skills Set

 

Aims:

• Foundation on history and how Thai language has evolved to the Thai language we use nowadays
• Learn Thai pronunciation, Thai sounds and tones
• Vocabulary used in everyday life
• Sentence structure and grammar
• Thai Culture, beliefs, customs, ethics, mannerism, attitude, characteristics and more

 

Achievement:

• Understand about the history and how Thai language has evolved to the Thai language we use nowadays
• Understand the main principles of Thai language; pronunciation, know basic vocabulary, grammar, culture, manners and characteristics of Thais
• Students are able to understand and speak everyday conversation used in everyday life

Who is it for?

• Suitable for complete beginners or learners
• Suitable for learners who want to learn to speak Thai developing everyday conversations using phonetics or Thai scripts
• Suitable for learners who already speak basic Thai and wish to develop further
• Suitable for learners committed to developing fluency

 

Note: This course guides you to learn to speak everyday conversation using phonetic letters and does not guides you to learn to read and write Thai script. If you are committed to learning Thai developing fluency in both two sets of skills; Speaking & Listening and Reading & Writing, I suggest you to read more about my Speak, Read & Write Thai Course.

Materials

 

There is a LOT of material provided to help you learn effectively. Learn by yourself or with a Thai Style freelance teacher or both in order to progress effectively. The modern learning materials have been developed by me, Kruu Jiab, from scratch and include;

 

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1. Written Materials

Learn new thing and test yourself

Easy to follow & detailed PDF worksheets which separated to Study Sheets and Exercise Sheets (homework). Written materials teach you new Thai words in each section of the chapter, explanation on how to use the words and construct Thai sentences correctly as well as explanation on Thai culture and characteristics, etc.

• 30 structured chapters help you to learn step-by-step with your teacher
• Clear explanations give you a complete overview of the Thai language
• Learn lots of vocabulary, sentence structure and conversation skills as well as Thai culture, history and the principles of Thai language
• Very logical and easy to follow modules will be adapted to suit every individual

 

2. Audio Materials

Train your ears listening to Thai words and speech

High quality & great for your MP3 Player is created for you to use to learn and practise your listening skills.

• Every written words and sentences on the Study Sheets has audios for you to practise your listening skills
• Follow the written materials with Practice Audio and complete Exercise Audio (homework tasks)
• Over 15 hours which you can listen online or download to your computer or MP3 Player
• The audio helps you develop listening skills as well as remind you the pronunciation, tone(s) and meaning of every new word
• A male and female Thai speaker help you to hear the difference between a feminine and masculine voice
• Dialogue audio helps you listen to how Thai people speak

 

3. Video Materials

Watch Kruu Jiab’s video lessons about pronunciations, Thai scripts, certain grammars, use of words, etc.

• Follow the written materials and watch video online
• Over 5 hours

 

4. Online Learning Space

Student Hub Page is an online learning space. Login to get access to the purchased course materials as well as lots and lots of supplemental materials that are updated and added often.

• Look at the Worksheets online or download on to your device to print out
• Listen to the MP3 Audio online or download on to your device and play the audio anytime you have time to practise, in the car, etc.
• Test your Thai with the Online Quizzes
• Get access to create your own Smart Flashcards to practise your Thai
• Links and Recommendations to other great learning resources to use as supplement learning materials such as online dictionary, Thai keyboard practice, Thai songs youtube channels, etc.
• Learn Thai Blog to get Helpful Hints & Tips
• Follow Kruu Jiab on Facebook and Instagram to learn new words, new post at least once a week

 

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One-Off Payment

• Lifetime access to an online learning space, Student Hub Page, to get access to purchased materials
• Access to a free service to find an online or local freelance Thai Style trained teacher for you learn the course with.
• You can change teacher / location anytime. *On a Fair Use Policy and Change Teacher Policy
• Support from Thai Style throughout your learning experience

 

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Speak Thai Course

 

3 stages = 30 chapters = 6 Workbooks (Study & Exercise) = 1,000+ Pages

 

Stage 1

Learning the principles of the language is very important as it helps and leads to a good understanding of Thai language and can be used as a reference for what you will learn in the future.

1. The principles of Thai language (1) 

2. Pronunciation & Phonetic Letters Guide

3. Symbols, lesson plans and learning guide

Chapter 1: Greeting; formal greeting, informal greeting, traditional way of greeting

Chapter 2: Meeting people; how to ask ‘What’s your name?, real/official name, nickname, and how to say nice to meet you and parting phrases

Chapter 3: About yourself; Job/occupation, nationality, hometown, etc.

Chapter 4: Addressing people; personal pronouns used in different situations

Chapter 5 : People, family, relative and friends

Chapter 6 : Numbers

Chapter 7 : Classifiers / Numerative

Chapter 8 : Desire & Requesting

Chapter 9 : Things – Singular / Plural (1)

Chapter 10 : Things – Singular / Plural (2)

 

Stage 2

During the second stage, we aim to build up a lot of vocabulary, Thai grammar and emphasise on how to construct sentences.

1. The principles of Thai language (2)

Chapter 11 : Manners & Daily Vocab

Chapter 12 : Verb to be; is/am/are

Chapter 13 : Verb to Do, Have, Take, Obtain and Give

Chapter 14 : Yes/No Q. Words & Tags

Chapter 15 : Time Words/Phrases

Chapter 16 : Tense Words

Chapter 17 : Clock Time and Time Units, Prepositions and Questions

Chapter 18 : Places and Direction

Chapter 19 : Senses

Chapter 20 : Conjunctions and Prepositions

 

Stage 3

By this stage, you should have enough vocabulary to hold basic conversations and a good understanding of Thai grammar. During stage 3 we aim to help you develop conversation in order to speak naturally like Thai people, build confidence and practise constructing sentences.

1. The principles of Thai language (3)

Chapter 21 : Wh-questions (1)

Chapter 22 : Wh-questions (2)

Chapter 23 : Colour & Body

Chapter 24 : Body, Feelings and Conditions

Chapter 25 : Body Language & Emotion

Chapter 26 : Expressions & Characteristics

Chapter 27 : Money & Trading

Chapter 28 : Telephone, Mail, Internet

Chapter 29 : Travelling (1)

Chapter 30 : Travelling (2)

What is the method to help you become confident in speak Thai?

• Learn to make Thai sounds and tones to pronounce Thai words correctly
• Use repetition to help you memorise until you can differentiate different sounds and tones
• Practise listening until you can distinguish Thai sounds and tones
• Build up lots of vocabulary and understand Thai language structure
• Learn how to make formal and informal sentences
• Practise conversation with your friend or your teacher to help you speak naturally
• When you feel ready to learn to Read and Write, you can also sign up for my Read & Write Thai Course to incorporate learning Thai scripts and further your understanding and fluency of Thai language

My Speak Thai Course uses a new and unique system that I have developed from scratch to teach you how to speak Thai language using the English alphabet (Phonetic letters) and I have trained my team of freelance teacher to use my method and system.

It’s a self study course so there is no set duration.

Every learner is different and there is no ‘one size fits all’ method to learn any language. Therefore, there is no set duration to learn my courses. Learn for as long as you need at a pace to suit you.

 

How does it take to complete the course when learning with a teacher?

The average learner will complete the Short Thai Course in around 20 hours private tuition. This may be more or less depending on your starting skills, how you learn a language and how much time you practise.

 

• Lifetime access to the course materials
• Come with a service to find a teacher for you to learn with
• 350 baht for online teacher and teachers in Thailand
• Other teacher locations are subject to country rate
• Only pay for the time you learn so you don’t lose out when you want to stop learning
• Start > Stop > Start Anytime
• Change Teacher/Location Anytime. *On a fair use service. See Change Teacher Policy

Learning with a teacher so you need a lesson plan:

 

• Each chapter may be taught in 1 – 2 hours or even more depending on each individual learner
• We advise learners to attend 1-2 hour lesson one or two lessons per week
• Try to leave 2 or 3 days between lessons to give yourself time to practise and consolidate new skills
• Practise after your lessons with the self study materials; Study Sheets, Exercise/Homework sheets, Audio, Video, Online Quizzes. It is the key to progressing. A teacher can teach you how to speak Thai but a teacher can’t help you to remember everything.
• Lessons are flexible, your teacher will adapt the materials to suit you
• Not everything can be put in a book, if you have a special request on certain subject you can request the teacher to help you on those subjects.

Learn by Yourself

If you are not sure about purchasing the course, you can Book a One Hour Free Trial Lesson with Kruu Jiab. I will introduce you to my courses and show how you can get the best out of the learning materials.

Learn with a Teacher

As explained, I am here to help my students (course purchased clients). You can request me to find an online or local teacher, if there is any local teacher in your area. For certainty and security, the teacher and the student prefer to meet before commencing paid lessons therefore Thai Style teachers provide a one hour ‘online or face to face’ free trial lesson to Thai Style students, meet & greet, explaining about the materials, discussing about current skills, learning aims, lesson plan and work out the logistics and payment method of the lessons.

In the case that you request the teacher to travel to meet you at your home, office or any place that they have to travel for a free trial lesson, I suggest you pay for the teacher’s travel costs for the trial lesson. They provide up to one hour meet & greet, introduction for free, so covering travel costs is only fair. 

If you are not sure about purchasing the course before meeting your Thai Style teacher, you can Book a One hour Free Trial Lesson with Your Teacher. This one hour free trial lesson will be on online platform via Thai Style Skype Account, Zoom Account or Microsoft Teams Account.

Note: If after a trial lesson you feel your allocated teacher is not right for you, you can provide me with feedback and request a new teacher for another trial lesson (subject to availability).

 

• Meet your teacher
• Introduction to learning
• Discuss lesson logistics 
• Get off to the best start!

Two Versions

With & Without Phonetic/Transliteration Letters

For beginners with an aim to learn Thai script, but reply on phonetic/transliteration at the start of your learning experience, having access to both versions of the course will help you progress from phonetic/transliteration as a beginner to using Thai script only in the future.

When you are able to read Thai, phonetic/transliteration can be very distracting. So two versions of the course materials are important to help you progress at a pace and time to suit you.