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Originally Posted by Nanook
Actually this thread is in addition to the one about translations. Hence, I am not sure if the moderators want to integrate this one in the previous one. If so, then it's OK for me.
Being on the board now for a few months, I noticed that quite a few of you have either a Thai wife or (at least) long lasting relationships with your Thai girlfriend. I just wonder if and how you learned or try to learn the Thai language.
As I usually have not much of a problem to learn a language, I just wonder how you guys did it. I would like to learn a bit basic Thai so at least I can have a little bit of small talk in case, I may visit my GF early 2007.
The writing with the different characters is more difficult and I am not so into this. I rather write the Thai using our alphabet, how tricky this may be.
Any tip is welcome.
Khob khun kap mak.
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Despite all the common books mentioned already, I find it very hard to learn without actually speaking it. As soon as I'm at my wifes home back in the sticks of Surin, I have to listen and speak and I learn a lot in only a couple of days. Not many speak english there, so I'm very concentrated to hold any conversations. Progress made every day.
As soon as I'm back in the UK...nothing, no progress what so ever.
I guess to really learn a language like Thai, you will need to be in that country.
If even LiL has problems with that and he lives there, that tell's you something how hard it is.