JOURNEY 1

SURVIVAL THAI FOR EVERYDAY LIFE

Chapter 1 – Getting Started

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. About the Thai language
  2. Thai sounds: consonants, vowels and tones
  3. Numbers from zero to hundred
  4. Essential words and classroom phrases

Chapter 2 – Meeting and Greeting

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to introduce yourself, greet people and say goodbye
  2. How to talk about your home country and hometown
  3. How Thai pronouns work

Chapter 3 – Taking a Taxi

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to get a taxi and get acquainted to the service
  2. Yes-no questions
  3. How to give simple directions

Chapter 4 – Buying Street Food

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to ask what something is called
  2. How to buy food from the streets
  3. Different kinds of food

Chapter 5 – Navigating Buildings

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to ask where things are
  2. How to describe location
  3. Useful phrases of places inside a building

Chapter 6 – Getting Around Town

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to use public transport
  2. Useful words for important places

Chapter 7 – Eating at a Restaurant

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to order food
  2. How to handle difficult situations at restaurants
  3. Useful words for cooking methods and condiments

Chapter 8 – Shopping for Clothes

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to buy clothes and vocabulary for clothing
  2. How to describe things by colours, shapes, sizes, etc.
  3. More about classifiers

Chapter 9 – Making an Appointment

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to tell the time
  2. How to describe your routine
  3. Time of day and days of the week

Chapter 10 – Getting a Haircut

In this chapter, you will learn:

  1. How to describe the haircut you want
  2. Some describing words
  3. Expressing degrees (very, not very, a little, etc.)

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