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Originally Posted by Dodger
UB2yoo, Brit is correct, there is of course not correct or incorrect spelling of a phonetic word, as its your spelling of a sound. I've stopped learning phonetics for this very reason and am now being taught to read and write Thai, which gives me the correct pronounciation and spelling in Thai, so I can chuck away all the phonetics. I decided this as it seems to me that you learn phonetically spelt words then Thai language, you are learning sort of two languages to speak one, seemed extra I didn't need to do.
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Yep, I wrote that in November last year, when I was heavily trying to learn Thai. It was much easier that time, since I also have been there a couple of times in a row. Now that my wife lives with me in the UK, my Thai learning skills are going downhill, on the brighter side, my ear becomes more accustomed to the sounds as time goes by.
I guess to really learn Thai, you must live there. If you are up north and 99% of the ppl around you bombard you with questions in Thai, that's when it's really hard & fun. It's just too easy to switch back to English here.
Ah well, mabelei kab