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Thai Course · Journey Series · Pre-Intermediate
Move from competent to confident: master verb stacking, sensory and emotional expression, ability patterns, and the structures that let you sound truly fluent in Thai.
Express motion and change naturally in Thai, directional verbs, transitional patterns, verb stacking, and weather vocabulary.
Scenes featuring real motion verbs, people coming and going, moving from place to place, and talking about the weather while travelling.
Two friends discuss plans to travel, using bpai/maa, entering and leaving places, and stacking verbs for natural directional meaning.
A weather-focused scene, planning around rain in Chiang Mai, describing changing conditions, and using transitional verbs naturally.
Directional verbs, transitional verbs, verb-stacking patterns, and weather vocabulary.
Interactive grid covering directional verbs (bpai, maa, kâo, ɔ̀ɔk), transitional patterns, verb-stacking examples, and weather vocabulary.
Flip-card drill for directional and weather vocabulary, verb-stacking patterns, transitional verbs, and weather words with Thai script.
Talk about what you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel, and the emotions that go with everyday experiences in Thai.
Scenes featuring sensory and emotional vocabulary, describing what people see and hear, expressing reactions, and sharing feelings naturally.
Two friends share what they noticed, what they saw, heard, smelled, and how it made them feel, using natural sensory vocabulary.
A second scene focused on feelings, explaining what makes you happy, sad, surprised, or annoyed in everyday Thai conversation.
Sensory verbs (look, see, hear), emotion vocabulary, and useful descriptive phrases.
Interactive grid covering the five sensory verbs (mɔɔng, duu, hěn, dâi-yin...), common emotion words, and descriptive phrases.
Flip-card drill for sensory and emotion vocabulary, perception verbs, feelings, and reactions with Thai script.
Express what you can and can't do in Thai, the three flavors of "can", your skills, and the verbs you use for hobbies.
Scenes about talking ability, what people can do, what they've learned, what they're no longer strong enough for, and their hobbies.
A conversation about skills, what someone knows how to do (bpen), what they generally can do (dâai), and how they answer "can you...?".
A second scene about limits, not having the strength to continue (wǎi), exhaustion, and using ability patterns in a hobby context.
The three flavours of "can" in Thai, skill verbs, and common hobby vocabulary.
Interactive grid covering the three ability patterns (dâai, bpen, wǎi), negation forms, common skill verbs, and hobby vocabulary.
Flip-card drill for ability and hobby vocabulary, the three flavors of "can", skill verbs, and hobby words with Thai script.
Give clear step-by-step instructions and talk about why you're doing things, sequencing words, the many shades of "for", and purpose patterns.
Scenes featuring step-by-step instructions, cooking recipes, giving directions, and explaining the purpose behind each action.
A cooking lesson scene, using sequencing words (first, then, finally), purpose patterns, and the different forms of "for" in Thai.
A second instruction scene, explaining process order, what each step is for, and using purpose vocabulary in a real-life situation.
Sequencing words, order terms, and the different ways to express "for" and purpose.
Interactive grid covering ordering words (bòt, andàp, tîi..., râek), the multiple words for "for", and purpose patterns.
Flip-card drill for sequencing and purpose vocabulary, ordering words, "for" variants, and purpose patterns with Thai script.
Ask for what you need in just the right tone, polite requests, helpful asks, and the right way to tell someone not to do something.
Scenes featuring real requests and polite commands, asking for help, making polite asks, and using negative commands the natural way.
Asking for favours and help, using kɔ̌ɔ, chûai, and rópguan patterns to make polite requests, with the right level of politeness for each.
A second scene focused on telling someone NOT to do something, polite negative commands using yàa and softer alternatives.
Request patterns, polite asks, helping verbs, and negative-command vocabulary.
Interactive grid covering request patterns (kɔ̌ɔ, chûai, rópguan), levels of politeness, and negative-command vocabulary.
Flip-card drill for request and command vocabulary, polite ask patterns and negative commands with Thai script.
Give your opinion, offer suggestions, and use conditional sentences, the building blocks for richer, more nuanced conversations in Thai.
Scenes about giving advice, suggesting alternatives, opinions about what someone should do, and using conditional "if" sentences naturally.
A travel-advice conversation, suggesting places to visit, sharing opinions on what someone "should" do, and using "try" patterns.
A second scene with weather and outdoor planning, conditional "if" sentences, weighing options, and giving thoughtful advice.
Suggestion patterns, two flavours of "should", "try" verbs, and conditional "if".
Interactive grid covering suggestion patterns, the two "should" words (nâa jà / kuan jà), "try" verbs, and conditional "if".
Flip-card drill for opinion and advice vocabulary, suggestion patterns, "should" words, and conditionals with Thai script.
Link ideas, conditions, and outcomes, conditional and concession patterns plus the many ways to say "even" in Thai.
Scenes featuring real cause-and-effect logic, conditional patterns, sequencing of events, and concession clauses in natural conversation.
A conversation linking conditions and outcomes, if/then patterns, when/then sequencing, and the natural use of gɔ̂ɔ for results.
A second scene featuring concession, expressing "even if" and hypothetical outcomes, plus joining cause and effect in longer sentences.
Conditional, sequential, and concession clause patterns plus key cause-and-effect vocabulary.
Interactive grid covering conditional patterns (tâa...gɔ̂ɔ), sequential patterns (pɔɔ...gɔ̂ɔ), concession (tʉ̌ng...gɔ̂ɔ), and result vocabulary.
Flip-card drill for cause-and-effect vocabulary, conditional, sequential, and concession patterns with Thai script.
Express confidence in your statements, from a definite "surely" to a hesitant "maybe", and everything in between.
Scenes featuring different levels of certainty, teachers guessing at puzzles, friends predicting outcomes, and confident statements.
A classroom-style scene with guessing, teachers and students using nɛ̂ɛ-nɛ̂ɛ, kong jà, and nâa jà patterns to express varying certainty.
A second scene about predictions, talking about likely outcomes, making educated guesses, and expressing different shades of certainty.
Certainty adverbs, probability markers, guess patterns, and useful hedging vocabulary.
Interactive grid covering certainty adverbs (nɛ̂ɛ-nɛ̂ɛ), probability markers (kong jà, nâa jà), and useful guessing patterns.
Flip-card drill for probability vocabulary, certainty levels, probability markers, and guessing patterns with Thai script.
Talk about what you love, what you can't stand, and the things in between, with both subjective feelings and objective opinions.
Scenes featuring likes and dislikes, favorite hobbies, things people can't stand, and subjective vs. objective ways of talking about preferences.
A conversation about hobbies and interests, talking about what people like and dislike using chɔ̂ɔp, rák, and sǒnjai patterns.
A second scene focused on comparing preferences, subjective "I feel" vs. objective "it is" statements, and degrees of liking.
Preference verbs, interest words, and patterns for talking about likes vs. dislikes.
Interactive grid covering preference verbs (chɔ̂ɔp, rák, sǒnjai), negation forms, and subjective vs. objective preference patterns.
Flip-card drill for likes/dislikes vocabulary, preference verbs and interest patterns with Thai script.
Talk about the future you imagine, thoughts, plans, hopes, and wishes, expressed naturally in Thai with the right reporting patterns.
Scenes featuring real future-talk, sharing thoughts, plans, expectations, and hopes for what's coming next.
A scene featuring future plans, talking about what someone thinks (kít wâa), expects (kâat wâa), and hopes (wǎng wâa) will happen.
A second scene focused on wishes, expressing personal goals, sharing aspirations, and using reporting patterns naturally.
Mental-state verbs, future-expectation patterns, and useful reporting structures.
Interactive grid covering mental-state verbs (kít, kâat, wǎng), reporting patterns with wâa, and future-planning vocabulary.
Flip-card drill for hope and expectation vocabulary, mental-state verbs, reporting patterns, and future-planning words with Thai script.
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