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Thai Journey 1

Build your foundation in Thai: consonants, vowels, tones, numbers, and essential classroom expressions. All exercises include English, phonetics, and Thai script.

10 Chapters Beginner Level v4.1 & v5.1 Audio Included
01 Getting Started 02 Meeting & Greeting 03 Taking a Taxi 04 Street Food 05 Buildings 06 Around Town 07 Restaurant 08 Shopping 09 Appointments 10 Renting a Flat
Chapter 1

Getting Started

Your first steps into Thai language: sounds, scripts, numbers, and classroom phrases.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Thai sounds: consonants, vowels and tones
  2. Numbers from 0 to 1,000
  3. Essential words and classroom phrases
2Parts
4Exercises
3Topics
Part 1

Essential Classroom Expressions

Greetings, farewells, and polite phrases used every day in class, male and female forms.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
Hello (Male)sawàtdii krápสวัสดีครับ
Hello (Female)sawàtdii kâสวัสดีค่ะ
Hi! (Male, informal)wâtdii krápหวัดดีครับ
Thank you (Male)khɔ̀ɔp khun krápขอบคุณครับ
More expressions in the exercise below
Part 2

Numbers (0-1,000)

Thai numbers from zero to one thousand, essential for prices, dates, and everyday conversation.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
0sǔunศูนย์
1nùngหนึ่ง
2sɔ̌ɔngสอง
3sǎamสาม
Numbers up to 1,000 in the exercise below
Chapter 2
Chapter 2

Meeting & Greeting

Learn to introduce yourself, greet people, and talk about where you're from, with illustrated dialogues and interactive vocabulary.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. How to introduce yourself
  2. Greeting and saying goodbye
  3. Talking about your home country and hometown
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Personal pronouns, polite particles, and key phrases from the chapter dialogues.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
I (Male)pǒmผม
I (Female & formal written)chǎnฉัน (ชั้น)
You (Polite) — Mr. / Ms.khunคุณ
Namechûuชื่อ
More vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 3
Chapter 3

Taking a Taxi

Learn to hail a taxi, give directions, talk about locations, and ask yes/no questions, essential survival Thai.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. How to get a taxi and give simple directions
  2. How to talk about location
  3. Yes/no questions
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Movement verbs, location words, and question structures from the chapter dialogues.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
To gobpaiไป
To comemaaมา
To be (at a place)yùuอยู่
Where?thîi nǎiที่ไหน
More vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 4
Chapter 4

Buying Street Food

Navigate Bangkok's street food stalls, ask what things are called, order food, enquire about price, and discuss fruits, noodles and types of meat.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Asking what something is called
  2. Buying street food and asking for price
  3. Vocabulary for fruits, noodles and types of meat
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Demonstrative pronouns, food vocabulary, and price question structures from the chapter.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
Thisnîiนี่
Thatnânนั้น
This oneannîiอันนี้
How much?thâo-ràiเท่าไหร่
Fruits, noodles & meat vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 5
Chapter 5

Navigating Buildings

Find your way around Thai buildings, describe where things are using prepositions, give indoor directions, and learn vocabulary for key places.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Describe where things are using prepositions
  2. Giving directions for indoor locations
  3. Vocabulary for important places
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Prepositions, direction words, and important place vocabulary from the chapter.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
Where exactly?dtrong nǎi?ตรงไหน?
Right at the...dtrong...ตรง...
Stairs / Staircasebandaiบันได
Floor / Levelchânชั้น
More prepositions & place vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 6
Chapter 6

Getting Around Town

Navigate Bangkok by public transport, describe journeys by train and bus, name transport hubs, and expand your vocabulary for important places around town.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. How to describe public transport journeys
  2. More vocabulary for important places
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Transport verbs, vehicle names, and important place vocabulary from the chapter.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
To sit / To take (transport)nângนั่ง
Trainrótfaiรถไฟ
Stationsàtǎaniiสถานี
Busrót meeรถเมล์
More transport & place vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 7
Chapter 7

Eating at a Restaurant

Order food, ask what's available, and talk about cooking methods, from street stalls to sit-down restaurants.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. How to say "Have you..." and "Can you..."?
  2. How to order food at a restaurant
  3. Vocabulary for cooking methods and condiments
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Cooking verbs, food vocabulary, and condiment words from the chapter.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
To do (homework)tam (gaanb̀aan)ทำ (การบ้าน)
To make (food) / To cooktam (aahǎan)ทำ (อาหาร)
To speak (...language)pûut (paasǎa...)พูด (ภาษา...)
Deliciousaróiอร่อย
More cooking & condiment vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 8
Chapter 8

Shopping for Clothes

Navigate clothing shops with confidence, ask for sizes, describe colors and shapes, and use the right classifiers.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Buying clothes and vocabulary for clothing
  2. Describing things by colors, shapes, sizes, etc.
  3. More about classifiers
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Clothing nouns, action verbs, and descriptive words for colours, shapes, and sizes.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
To want (to do something)yàakอยาก
To buyséuซื้อ
To look atduuดู
Clothessêua phâaเสื้อผ้า
More clothing, colours & classifier vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 9
Chapter 9

Making an Appointment

Tell the time, describe your daily routine, and schedule meetings, essential skills for everyday life in Thailand.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. How to tell the time
  2. Describing your routine
  3. Time of day and days of the week
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Time expressions, times of day, days of the week, and routine-describing vocabulary.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
At (point in time)dtɔɔn...ตอน...
Morningcháaoเช้า
Noontîang (wan)เที่ยง (วัน)
Eveningyenเย็น
More time & days of the week vocabulary in the exercise below
Chapter 10
Chapter 10

Renting a Flat

Find and describe the perfect place to live, rooms, facilities, degrees of description, and how to compare properties in Thai.

In this chapter, you will learn:
  1. Rent an apartment or a condo room
  2. Expressing degrees (very, not very, a little, etc.)
  3. Comparison
  4. Common words for rooms and household objects
2Dialogues
4Exercises
1Topic
Practice

Core Vocabulary & Flashcards

Degree adverbs, comparison words, room names, and common household vocabulary.

EnglishPhoneticsThai Script
Hotrɔ́ɔnร้อน
Coldnǎaoหนาว
Fastreoเร็ว
Slowcháaช้า
More degree, comparison & room vocabulary in the exercise below

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