Thread: How did you manage to learn the Thai language?

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

far better to look at full words and work it out from there, sort of site reading.

Ah, er, you mean "sight" reading, but you're right, IMHO.

Originally Posted by BobbyTits

How could you possibly even try to sound a word out w/o knowing the intended sound?

The same way the Chinese manage. Their written language has no phonetic component, yet they learn to read.

Originally Posted by tsicar

you reach a stage where everything starts falling into place

After how many decades?