Thread: Learning useful language

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Originally Posted by ray23

Remember I can't hear tones so that is the way it sounds to me

why not??

anyway, tones are fairly over rated.

so long as your context is correct, people will understand you. the tones will come in time just from listening and using.

sound advice re the Thai script.
doesn't take very long to learn, makes all the difference and for some reason impresses Thais no end.

Context . When i first started to speak thai i would (and still do) get the blank expression because i would try and just use one or two words to get my point across but i was saying the words with the wrong emphasis (tones). But i found that if i use 10 words in a sentence then i can leave the listerner in no doubt what i'm talking about because i have provided some context and plenty of clues.

Good news the wife the other day afer I'm trying to figure how to say pliers (Kiim) got one of her englsih book and guess what tons of tools named in Thai and English so I will be adding to my list.

I'm getting closer and closer to my nuts and bolts all the time