Thai: Languages of Southeast Asia

Alexander Arguelles presents an introductory overview of the Thai language, evaluates methods for studying it, and offers to make Skype contacts between Thai teachers and English speaking students who would like free lessons in exchange for conversational practice. This film is the second in a series about the languages of Southeast Asia. For further information: http://www.foreignlanguageexpertise.com/

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• Southeast
• Asia
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• linguistics
• study
• strategies
• methods

[korwinblue]

You have 4,000 subscribers. If everyone donates you $1, you'll be able to buy a HD camera.

[NV417]

i really appreciate how you brought different people from different parts of Thailand.

[nocturnalserpent]

how can i download those books that you have shown in this video?

[naughtykini]

06:35 was awkward... hahahaha. Alex you might appear a lil rude over there. do take note :)

[criskity]

Yes, there is an inherent vowel in Thai letters... it sounds like "aw", as in "awning".

[mewsao]

@CNCKK1  here we go again .....

[Juejue101]

@marckami Ignoring the problem doesn't help nor does it stop hate. It create even a bitter sensation of mockery. Also if you understand the issue going on between Lao and Thai issue then you would have a clear thought about my issue and how really bad it got in my generation. My parents or the old generation did choose to ignored the problem, but now we are experience for ourselves as they have in the past. Thai envy the Lao ethnic race and language to our culture for a very long time.

[marckami]

@Juejue101 I didn't know about this. You are right about that. Still, my point is that you needn't fight with what you feel is bad. Just ignore it. Fight only creates more hatred. If, for example, people from Czech Republic would make fun of Poland (my country), I would just ignore it.

[Juejue101]

@marckami Yes it matters in many ways. And it has many effect on its neighbors languages in a Thai language version. For example "Lao" in Thai is also a slur words to call someone lower then a dog. Thai's used this to refered to someone as a Lao and compare the entire race of Lao people to a inferior being. Maybe you should learn more about this problem and how selfish and snobby this generation of Thai's are in Society. And I'm not the only one who is realizing this issue going on now.

[marckami]

@Juejue101 well does it matter? lose the ego, brother. this way you'll be happier.

[Juejue101]

@marckami Well this is about Thai language anyways. Thai language has been influence from there neighbors and not the other way around like most Thai hypocrite claim to be.