Conversational Thai Language Level 1

  • An Introduction to Thai Language

    Provide a foundation on the basic rules of Thai grammar, origin, background, influences; introducing phonetic symbols, tones, sentence structure and differences between Thai and English grammars.

     

  • Greetings

    Pronouns, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, sentence formation, questions and answering. Basic vocabularies for social greetings and gatherings.

     

  • Introduction of Friends and Relatives

    Greetings, addressing, expressions of thanks, pardon and taking leave, family tree in Thai society, daily activities.

     

  • Counting & Calculations

    Thai numbers, counting, Thai currency, measurement systems, Thai time reading.

     

  • Shopping / Bargaining

    Common merchandise, dialogue at the market or shopping centres, bargaining, negotiation, quantity, colours, case studies.

     

  • Day, Month, Year

    Thai calendar reading, seasons, weather & climate, tenses.

     

  • Making Requests and Command Statement

    Polite words, ordering and commanding, patterns and examples.

     

  • Directions and Positions

    Prepositions & conjunctions, asking and telling directions or location of places or position of things, transportation & traveling in Thailand, places of interests.

     

  • Thai Foods, Fruits and Drinks

    Thai foods, drinks and utensils, orderings vocabularies in Thai restaurant, Thai food cooking vocabularies.

     

  • Telephone Conversation

    Basic telephone calling & answering vocabularies, leaving messages, case studies.

     

  • Body, Sickness, Accidents & Crimes

    Vocabularies, at the hospitals, police stations, customs checkpoints.

     

  • Classifiers (Noun Grouping)

    Elements of good speech, for reference, for counting, Thai idioms, simple Thai poetry.

     

  • Descriptions, Explanations and Story Telling

  • Making Complaints, Comments, Arguments

  • Thai Culture     

    A brief Thai history, politics and economy culture, customs, religion, and festivals, Thai songs, music video and movies, Thai way of life.

     

  • Introduction to Thai Reading & Writing

    Names writing, reading and writing system.