Now that I know I am marrying a Thai, I finally have the motivation to learn how to read and write. The script is similar to Devanagri, so some letters like jaw jaan,gor kai, naw nuu, etc. are easy to remember. I have been studying for about two weeks and it is gratifying to finally be able to read a few words in Thai. And the astonishment from Thais when you read the English equivalent of "See Spot Run" is always good for a laugh.

I never had a problem with tones and I can understand my g/f when she talks to me on the phone. I can't understand Thai TV shows, however.

My speaking skills, though, are atrocious because I can never remember the tones for most words. Hopefully, associating the words with the Thai script will help.