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Speaking Thai (A1)
For Beginners

Sample Lesson

Course Descriptions: Speaking Thai Level 1 (A1)

What You’ll Learn:

Upon completing this course, you will be able to speak basic Thai language structures commonly used in daily conversations such as self-introduction, shopping, ordering food, telling time, asking and giving directions, and more.

You can effectively communicate with Thai people by formulating questions and answers in Thai. Additionally, you will gain an understanding of Thai culture, which will enable you to use the language appropriately in different social situations.

Duration:

Group class: 20 hours

Private class: approx 20-25 hours

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Lesson Plan

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Introduction to the Thai Language

The characteristics of the Thai language
Thai pronunciation (consonant sounds, vowel sounds, and tones)
5 Thai phrases you should know!
Classroom useful phrases

A1.1 (Unit 1-5)

Unit 1: Introduction Oneself

Basic Thai greetings with cultural insight
Introduce oneself
Pronouns
How to make and answer the question: “What? - อะไร /arai/”

Unit 2: My Family

Vocabulary: family members
Thai family culture
Making possession with “ของ /khǎwng/”
How to make and answer a yes-no question: “Or not? - ไหม /mái/”

Unit 3: Verbs

Vocabulary: useful verbs
Helping verb for continuous: “กำลัง /gamlang/”
Making negative structure: “ไม่ /mâi/”
Telling ability with “ได้ /dâai/” and “ไม่ได้ /mâi dâai/”
Making a question with “ได้ไหม /dâai mái/”

Unit 4: Feelings

Vocabulary: feelings
How to ask “How is…?” in Thai
How to express your feeling in Thai with “มาก /mâak/,” “นิดหน่อย /nít-nàwi/” and “ ไม่…เลย /mâi…leei/”
The conjunctions: “when - เวลา /wee-laa/,” “but - แต่ /dtàae/ and “because - เพราะ /práw/”

Unit 5: Days and Time

Part 1

7 days in a week with cultural insight
Counting numbers
How to ask and answer the question: “What date…? - วันที่เท่าไร /wan tîi tâo-rài/”

Part 2

Telling time with cultural insight
How to ask: “What time is it now? - ตอนนี้กี่โมงแล้ว /dtaawn níi gìi mohng láaeo/”
How to ask and answer the question: “What time do you…? - …กี่โมง /gìi mohng/”
Vocabulary: daily activities
Parts of the day
How to ask and answer the question: “Which parts of the day…? - …ตอนไหน /dtaawn nǎi/”

A1.2 (Unit 6-10)

Unit 6: Weather and Seasons

Giving expression with “จัง /jang/”
Vocabulary: adjectives
12 months in a year
Holidays and festivals
Seasons
Making sentences with “the most - ที่สุด /tîi-sùt/”
Comparision: “than - กว่า /gwàa/”
Vocabulary: the weather

Unit 7: Food and Drinks

Ordering food with “ขอ /khǎaw/”
Decoding Thai food with cultural insight
Vocabulary: Thai food, ingredients, ways of cooking, taste, Thai fruits, drinks, kitchen utensils and containers
Special request: “add - ใส่ /sài/” and “don’t add - ไม่ได้ /mâi sài/”
Special request something with “ขอ…หน่อย /khǎaw…nòi/”
Culture: having food with Thais

Unit 8: Shopping

How to ask and answer the question: “How much? - เท่าไร /tâo-rài/”
Vocabulary: Clothing
Classifiers
How to ask and answer the questions: how many? - กี่… /gìi…/”
Determiner words that are used with a classifier: “this - นี้ /níi/” and “that - นั้น /nán/”
Useful phrases about shopping

Unit 9: Around the City

Telling the location with “อยู่ /yùu/”
Asking the location: “where is…? - อยู่ที่ไหน /yùu tîi-nǎi/”
Vocabulary: places
Prepositions
Read maps

Unit 10: Directions

Telling a driver the destination
Giving directions to a driver
Vocabulary: ways to go, on the road, and vehicles
How to ask and answer the question: “How to go from A to B? - จาก A ไป B ไปยังไง /jàak A bpai B bpai yang-ngai/”
Telling direction
Asking the way: “how to go to…? - …ไปยังไง /…bpai yang-ngai/”