This past week I started reading and writing Thai. It means I passed preschool and now am learning how the strange letters work together. They say culture shock is like being an infant once again-helpless and in need of help from those who know. In many ways learning to read and write really does make me like a 5 year old. I’m suddenly excited when I see letters and sounds on the streets that I didn’t notice before. I can read part of a word but sometimes not the whole word, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting to shout that says ja (will) or that says teengmoo (watermelon). A whole new world of Bangkok is opening up before my eyes. My neighbors are excited as well. They repeatedly have been saying “oh your getting better at Thai, you can speak so well now. You are smart.” Yes it may just be kindergarten encouragement, but I’m soaking it up. When you learning something brand new hearing you’re doing well really helps me want to keep getting better.
So here’s to reading!!!
Crow eats crab. Fish in curry plate. Return home. Sheep fell in well and died. Father drinks. Child drinks following father. ……
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i started learning thai too [couple of weeks back] but very irregularly. i wish i had a list of all the alphabets.
are you self-learning? which website are you referring? have you mugged up all the alphabets?
Yeah Flower! I'm so happy to hear that you have graduated. I just finished teaching my English class and have loved seeing my students start to recognize letters and words they didn't know before. :) Keep it up. You rule!
That tidbits in the last paragraph make for a pretty good free verse poem!
you are a really really fast-learning child!!!!
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