One thing I love about Thai people (most of them at least) is that they appreciate it so much when you try to speak Thai. Even if a couple words they are so impressed it's great and encourages you to learn more.
That's true ! Before I visited the first time Thailand I learned some Thai by myself ...and thaipeople were impressed and loved that fact that someone tryin to speak Thai 😃
Aw, that's so cool. Loved how that lady was saying everyone has an accent and so it shouldn't be considered a mistake. I think people get put off when they think they have an accent and it's not 'perfect.'
I agree. Even the Thai people that he’s interviewing have their own slight accents too. You can tell that some are not native Bangkok speaker and might originally be from other parts of Thailand.
This is the first time I comment on UA-cam. As a Thai, I’m really impressed by your accent and dedication to our language (coz you can’t really use it anywhere else outside Thailand). All your videos always makes my day. It’s inspiring for me to keep improving my English too. Keep it up!
As a Thai learner, it's so comforting to think an American accent could sound cute in Thai, because I think Thai accents are so cute in English! But we'll all keep learning. Su su na kha! ☺️
Every accent sound cute to Thai, it’s not even “accent” that they think it’s cute, it is an individual that tried to communicate with us and we really appreciated that
As a native Thai, i personally think that "yanks accent" is easier to understand than the Bri'ish(that's a meme for you). Idk, maybe it was because i learned English through American Entertainments. Well. The Brit have nothing on that front. What did they have? Doctor Who? Way out of trend. The last few seasons ain't even popular. Tried to learn Japanese through Anime, but. Gave up, that one is a whole different beast.
Currently in Thailand teaching...online...again...unfortunately. I am showing this video to my students to inspire them to keep going with their English, and to not fear speaking with an accent, or making mistakes on the language learning journey! Thanks for great content! It also inspires me as I continue with my own language learning journey. If the borders open back up and you want to travel to Sukhothai (where I am teaching) to make a video for ลอยกระทง , let me know!
"I am showing this video to my students to inspire them to keep going with their English, and to not fear speaking with an accent, or making mistakes on the language learning journey!" GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (mouth exercises for CLEAR SPEECH ua-cam.com/video/gp2VvmUJJc8/v-deo.html )
As Malaysian living next to the boarder, I found that your Thai fluency is really cool... ASEAN language is unique even the tone ( intonation ) does matter... But we always appreciate anybody from everywhere if they try to learn about out culture and language. You may use English with us but if you speak local, you definitely talk to our soul...
I loved this video. It really inspired me and I loved your attitude. I grew up learning Thai all my life but I've always been self conscious about my accent and the way I speak it. Thank you so much!
As a local Thai who studied at an international school since the start of my academics, I had first hand personal experience of learning Thai and English at the same time. As English was much more commonly used in my school, i picked it up decently sometime in middle school. But it really took me until around high school that I got confident with my Thai skills (probably because I became more focused in trying to read/write/speak/listen by then). My school also allowed me to pick a third languange (between Mandarin, Japanese, French and Spanish), so I also studied Japanese. Weirdly enough, I found the basics of Japanese easier than Thai and there were times that I was more confident with my Japanese. Personally, I think my Thai is now at a good level compared to the average international school student. So to conclude my TedTalk, I actually think Paddy's Thai is of good standard, and I would say that he's probably better than some of my Thai friends. :)
This was nothing but motivation for me to keep studying mandarin this was much needed much love & Respect to you and the entire Thailand from the U.S.A! ♥️
learning a new language is never ez, i always hav huge respect to foreigners who r tryna learn a new language or r in an environment they may not b fully comfortable wit :D
Ok Paddy if your aren't in a relationship - and she isn't - you've GOT to ask the girl in the blue top out. There was serious chemistry between you and she's gorgeous!
That was a normal interaction between two people in my book... no chemistry at all, just friendly vibes! Don't get your hopes up and misread a situation just to look creepy in the end :)
@@totallyfake2852 And you can tell that just by watching the video? I got the opposite impression but who knows. There's nothing "creepy" about asking someone out. If they say no then you know right. And ordinarily the person will at least be flattered. We'd all die alone if we're terrified to make a move. I'm so glad I had the courage to ask my ( now wife ) out all these years ago.
There are a lot of good lessons in this and kudos to you for opening yourself up to be critiqued. I think the biggest take away is that native speakers of any language are not necessarily the best teachers / coaches of their own language just because they speak the language. Articulation and prosody analysis (which is pretty much what you were hoping for) also needs the ability to understand the nuances of sound and articulation and knowing what's going on in your mouth as opposed to theirs. The advice they gave was trying to be helpful, but wouldn't actually serve to improve what was actually going on. There are just a few tweaks that you could make that would make night and day differences.
This was such a cool video. I can relate to this. Especially with the written text. At first its overwhelming because it's all together but you will soon be able to recognise where they stop and start mainly from where the vowel is placed. But my hardest struggle is the tones! What about tones!!, because what I think I'm saying is not what the thai people hear Haha.
Funny, before she said it...I was thinking to myself... "I love the Thai culture". Can't wait for Australia to open up. I'd love to visit and hang out with the Thai community and you, Paddy! Great show as always.
It's true. Normally Japanese people have even worse pronunciation in tonal languages than westerners do. But I once met a Japanese in China whose Chinese was so perfect I thought he was a local and was shocked when I heard him speak perfect Japanese. I met another Japanese guy on that same trip who had a super strong Japanese accent in Chinese but amazingly he was fluent anyway. The locals always understood him perfectly.
@@bpin5191 In Japanese the pitch accent is totally different in different dialects but everyone understands each other perfectly. For people that want a perfect Tokyo/Kanto accent there are dictionaries that indicate the pitch accent for every word. There are a couple of systems for writing it. I don't know if there are dictionaries like this for other dialects.
I get a big kick and inspiration out of watching your videos. Prodding me back to apply myself to improve my Thai language skills beyond basic getting around.
I'm glad you did this video, it's so great to be humble about your abilities. It helps prove the "fluency illusion" effect. Where you cannot properly judge someone's language ability who are better than your current level. I speak no Thai and the first video I heard of you, you sounded fluent. But I knew that I'm not qualified to judge you. I see the same with Japanese. People would praise non-Japanese natives speaking Japanese "fluently" and these comments get so many likes yet to me it's very clear that person is almost a beginner in Japanese and I can hear the thick accent. Yet those who speak no Japanese could not tell the difference. It's quite fascinating really.
Everybody in this video was great. They all added something of value and worth a sweet heart. I know it's been a year but I sure hope you asked that last girl with the mic out on a date! She was definitely into you.😉
Thanks Paddy. I appreciate your humbleness, as there are days I ask myself - "What do I have to do to speak and understand Thai as well as that person" I'm highly motivated, being married to a Thai person. If I weren't, I may have given up already. I also think it is awesome that you create opportunities to practice Thai, all the while helping other to understand Thai culture and learn the language. Keep it up!
Wow this video gives me so much positive energy and encouragement to speak English as a second language. Btw i’m from Thailand and i think you can speak Thai very well, very fluently ! I can 100% understand what you said and you made no mistake at all :) keep going paddy and thanks for making this video✌🏻
As a Thai learner, this was a great video, thanks Paddy. I would also say that you are definitely seem 'fluent' to me. I know there is a debate about what fluency means, but it absolutely does not mean 'perfect' or 'native', but the ability to communicate and be understood, and understand responses, in most every day situations. I look forward to getting to that stage, but I know that improving and learning never ends, and is a life-long endeavour.
100%! I always say the word "fluent" is related to "fluid" and means a language flows smoothly. Yeah some people might argue etymological fallacy but there's already words like "competence" and "ability" for the other nuances of how good a person is at a language so it makes sense to keep "fluent" for this specific nuance, otherwise we don't have a word to describe it and everybody mixes it all up.
I really enjoy your video content, and the way in which you put so much effort into understanding /speaking and communicating with others. And no matter how many new videos you upload, it's like you never lose that passion for the Thai language and culture - your earnestness is really refreshing. I think also for Thais, it's - and perhaps I'm only speaking for myself here - it's both endearing and flattering to meet or encounter someone who puts forth so much effort into understanding Thai cultures, traditions and language. I was born in the US to first-generation parents who met here; they instilled in me a strong sense of Thai culture and speaking the language was second nature to me - yet oddly enough, the Thai-American kids I grew up around were mostly disinterested in that part of their heritage. With that in mind, I think that's one of the things about your videos that's quite inspiring to witness - your dedication and passion for the language and culture so sharply contrasts with the friends or community I grew up around or with. I mean, we were all afforded the same opportunities to be or become fluent in their mother tongue, but almost *none* of them were interested in it. Years later, the same children or families seem to have suddenly take an interest in the culture & or language, either for themselves or for their children. The most common complaint I hear regarding this endeavor is that they find it surprisingly difficult (which oughtn't really come as a surprise because with any language, the later you start in life, the more difficult it becomes - as opposed to early immersion from childhood) and often give up for a while or even for good. The reason I brought these things up was to help me make a point regarding your language skill - your speech patters and intonations are very often near perfect and sometimes indistinguishable from native speakers, with the exception of a handful of words here or there - so your interviewees weren't lying when they confirmed note only that your speech is fluent but that it is also very, very good. At any rate, I do hope you continue to make these videos. They're truly well thought out and just darn good content. One other thing - I don't know if this has been brought up anywhere else, but one of the reasons I think your Thai is so good is because it is technically correct - in the past decade or so, the younger generation's speech patterns have changed. It's a bit more slangy, and sometimes even (technically) wrong or lazy pronunciation! And although language does change and evolve, perhaps take comfort in the fact that, compared to some of the (native speakers) kids who speak in this new way, your Thai is, in general, *better* than theirs. (So sorry for the comment-turned-short-essay length...)
For me who works as a EN-TH translator right now, I think English is more difficult, especially grammar part. Thai doesn't have "Tense" rules like in EN. And the sentence structure of EN is more complicated, like S+V.to be+N, S+V.to be+V3, S+V.to be+V.ing, etc.
My partner is your fan! I’ve been watching many of your videos and I have to say with such a short time you spent in Thailand, you’ve done a fantastic job! I can understand everything you said. Don’t worry about the accent, boy 🙂 I think Thai people love it 😆
Let’s be honest…. This channel is a fantastic opportunity to chat with lots of cute Thais!!!! When I speak Thai only my wife understands…. After 28 yrs of her never correcting my mistakes we now have our own language!!! Great content …. Idea….. maybe you could introduce one phrase every few videos? Not turn this show into language channel but introduce the language and get more people speaking ….. also …… you could host trips to Thai town to local businesses …. I’ll buy a seat !!! Cheers.
This is great! I’ve just started making an effort to learn Thai after having visited there around 20 times already (I know, shame on me for not trying sooner). It’s quite daunting/bewildering but I’ll stick with it because I love Thailand. I think that lady was correct, loving the culture is important in order to be inspired. Thanks again mate.
I just watched the critique clip by Stuart Jay Raj. Thank you for collaborating - I recognised that I have been overlaying English tonality on aspects of my own spoken Thai - so will be much more aware from now on. Truly one of the most useful collaborations I have encountered on UA-cam ขอบคุณมากครับ
This was a great topic for your video. I am self-conscious when I speak. I am coming to finally realize that getting my message across is the most important thing, though good pronunciation aids clear communication. Especially when you are in a hurry. Two thumbs up Paddy.
Good man! As a learner of a similar level the best compliment is no complement and I liked the way it was hard to get them to วิจาร 55..even with a teacher they don't like to. Good job
Man it feel so good to watch one of Paddy's videos without reading the subtitles. It's been a hell of a journey. But the progress I've made also makes it very apparent how far I still have to go. Like, most of the time I just couldn't understand what the aunty was saying. I guess she used a lot of mannerisms and phrases that I don't know cause damn I was lost
I speak some Thai. I call myself an intermediate. It's funny. Most people say I speak very well, probably because they're comparing me to other foreigners, but some Thai people try to say I'm very bad in Thai; it's almost like they think I can't speak at all. I don't get much middle ground.
It's the same when I speak Chinese. I've noticed that the people who say I speak really badly either speak only one dialect of Chinese and nothing else or they speak Mandarin pretty poorly themselves. It's like how the people in the US who are critical of foreign people's English usually can't speak any other language or their own English is pretty poor.
You speak Thai like a falang, but I wish I was a 10th as good as you, the fact you can understand them talking back to you is off the wall. Total respect to you, you're doing a great job. 👍
Go Paddy. Your Thai is so much better than mine. And my Ozzi friends think I’m fluent. It’s like when you can play a few cords on guitar , people who can’t think your quite good
I honestly think that English might be more difficult long-term. The thai alphabet might take some time to learn, but that's it - after a while you got it down. Another difficulty would be the tones tho. But english has pretty hard grammar i guess and also the phonetic inconsistency. But I'm not sure either, it's been a long time since I was a beginner in English and I haven't reached an intermediate level in Thai yet (also I have experience with learning languages, so it might be different in the eyes of someone who learns another language for the first time). Mind you that it also depends on what languages you already know and how similar they are to your target language.
I only have English. I am learning Thai, for me the hardest part is vowels... Example.. "You, Should, Go-Up and Night" all sound the same... If written with English letters to try sound it out, its Khun - Kuan - Khuen and Kuen... So that makes me scared to speak as I am afraid I will mix words and unintentionally insult someone..
Hi Paddy. I enjoy your channel very much as it is a great help for my use of Thai. I first came to Thailand in 1968/2511 and speak quite well but I will never loose my accent and I still increase my vocabulary daily. Learning Thai is like my passion. :-) Keep them coming! Loong Lennie
Love your channel Bro and this was especially encouraging Loved the elder lady’s advice on not to give up . Right I’m going to watch a funny Thai movie 😁
Great job Paddy- one of your BEST videos! All the Thai speakers were friendly and interesting, but the older woman to me seemed extra nice. Something about her....she seemed very wise.
Thai is more difficult in characters, accent and tones, English is more difficult in grammar . So actually Thai is more difficult when you first started , for English you’ll feel soso at first but more and more difficult when involving some professional articles or long sentences
Thai grammar is horrid... it starts off simpler than English for basic sentences, but once you can read Thai and start to use Thai for more than simple, everyday sentences, it is a nightmare to learn and understand. I used to be able to read Thai quite well, and understand most of what I read, but on sometimes it could take a long time to understand what a sentence in Thai was saying even when you understood the English-Thai words, grammatically, in a sentence, they don't always make sense.
Find it's weakest point or in the other word, your most interested part then tackle it. Step by step. ภาษาไทยง่ายนิดเดียว ฝรั่งบางคนได้กล่าวไว้ (Andrew Biggs).
Paddy, your Thai speaking skill is phenomenal. If you want to go even further, may I suggest singing Thai songs. Or if you want a challenge, Thai Prayers (in Thai-Sanskrits/Pali). These could help with the rhythm of your speech.
Good onya mate...thats what its about..i've spoken Bangkok/Thai and Southern Thai(Samui) for 35 years. I just love the language...i think its about being humble in your approach which i think you genuinely are.. I always try to learn new sub dialect stuff along the way. It just makes people happy when they know you take the time to learn.....like In Samui....how you going/ gidday/ good morning? kin khao laow?(have you eaten) Answer Kin laow (ive eaten all good) or really local like.....kin khao kap nam choop (ive eaten rice with spicy dipping sauce, im all good).i think i correct...if im not good correct me so i can be right.... Keep learning bro and to everyone else learn....my next language to learn a bit is Punjabi(why not). Again a few phrases in another or many language gives people joy and shows your not some arrogant one language English only pompous joke. Love to everyone in the world...get our there and learn❤😊🌈🌴🌅💙📡
Fluency is just the quality of how smooth your speech is, and not lexis, pronunciation, or grammar. You're fluent but not perfect. Good video too! I like it, nice interviews too!
I lived in Thailand for 6 years, and I often found that Thai people were somewhat amazed that I could speak Thai, even though I knew my Thai speaking ability was really not so good. However, I saw many farang who had been living there much longer than I, yet they made no attempt whatsoever to learn Thai. Maybe this is one reason why Thai people are often so gracious to farang who try to learn. Learning Thai also gave me a greater appreciation for the difficulty that people have learning English. Oh yes, and communicating with the taxi driver was also much easier. Although it helped to speak some Isaan also because most taxi drivers in Krung Thep are from up country :)
I don't wonder, because Thais are not willing to talk to you in Thai unless you are fluent. I've seen it many times. I asked them in Thai, and they replied in English. The best way to learn is when you have a Thai partner who cannot speak English at all.
I just started taking thai lessons. I've never officially learned a 2nd language b4. So, I know people r saying thai is very difficult to learn. But I'm fascinated by it anyway. & I think that's what's holding my interest & drive to wanna learn an interesting language. I'm also fascinated by the script.
Hi guys, it's nice to read you all ! Guys, someone please explain to me the years in Thailand! I saw that teddy said another datetime! How people see time in Thailand??
That was cool! I appreciate you putting your time into this. Those 3 were so kind. I've been to 45 countries and find people like that in all parts of the world.
It’s really subtle, but adding a slight tone swing does help quite a bit if you want to perfect the accent. Also some of the timing between syllables are just a tad off. I’m pretty certain if you adjust and nail those two minor details you would sound like a native speaker. Love the content btw! Consider me added to your subscription list 😉
You accent is kind of like westerner speak Thai. I understand all what you said. Just like me when speak English with some Thai accents. And i won’t give up and keep improving everyday!!
It makes me glad that the first woman in the video said her foreign teachers told her not to worry about her accent. Any Sydneneysider will know that, despite most of us trying to be very accepting and cosmopolitan towards others, there are some gronks who aren't and use accents as a way to make fun. Of course, what this video shows us is how ignorant that is - everyone has an accent, it's just a matter of whether you make the effort to learn a language that isn't your own! A lot of Aussies still(!) have never had to do that, and so have no understanding of that fact. I also loved how ALL of interviewees were very gracious about your pronunciation and language, even though they could easily identify things to work on. And probably because they've been on the other side of that particular conversation, so they get it. Lovely video.
It’s amazing how you can speak, write and read thai :p bc I was born in Australia and didn’t really learn to read and write, only speak. So yeahhh you’re really talented😄
Honestly, for me, the hardest part is not the pronunciation but to speak like native. The spoken language changes All. The. Time. So many new slangs that could outdate in two weeks. And how the grammar is so flexible but specific that it’s hard to speak like native. A lot of unspoken rules. A lot of words that has no meaning by itself but indicate politeness or even friendliness. It requires a lot of experiences. Even if some foreigners live here for 20 yrs, people can still tell them apart despite appearance.
Thanks! @ThaiTalkwithPaddy for another motivational video. What you said about accents was definitely encouraging. When I speak in Japanese I'm always worried about my accent and then I get discouraged from speaking. I think it's important to keep talking despite having a slight accent because you can't really change that completely. Keep up the good work! 🙏🏽
เวลาคนไทยชมว่าพูดไทยน่ารัก เขาไม่ได้โกหกนะครับมันน่ารักจริงๆ
Lol, all I see is a bunch of snakes
@@vn7512 "When Thai people say "Thai with foreign accent is cute" We are not lying. It is really cute" is the meaning
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One thing I love about Thai people (most of them at least) is that they appreciate it so much when you try to speak Thai. Even if a couple words they are so impressed it's great and encourages you to learn more.
That's true ! Before I visited the first time Thailand I learned some Thai by myself ...and thaipeople were impressed and loved that fact that someone tryin to speak Thai 😃
we understand how hard it is to speak non native language
Because they are the sweetest kind people.
yea, but why can't it be the same when they come to the west?
why do Thai's not understand Thai words when its written with English letters?
Aw, that's so cool. Loved how that lady was saying everyone has an accent and so it shouldn't be considered a mistake. I think people get put off when they think they have an accent and it's not 'perfect.'
I agree. Even the Thai people that he’s interviewing have their own slight accents too. You can tell that some are not native Bangkok speaker and might originally be from other parts of Thailand.
สำหรับส่วนตัวผมผมคิดว่าคุณPaddyพูดได้ระดับนี้ก็ไม่ธรรมดาแล้วครับ
ขอบคุณมากจริงๆครับ 🙇♂️
@@ThaiTalkwithPaddy My pleasure 🤝❤️🇹🇭🇦🇺👍✌️🍺🍻
ผมว่าแพดดี้พูดไทยคล่องนะ แต่แค่เป็นไทยสำเนียงออสซี่ ส่วนไวรยากรณ์นี้ผมว่าก็ไม่มีอะไรผิด ผมมองว่าโครงสร้างภาษาไทยมันไม่ตายตัวเท่าภาษาอังกฤษอะ อย่างพศ.2558 ถ้าพูดแบบทางการก็ พอศอสองพันห้าร้อยห้าสิบแปด แต่เวลาผมคุยกับเพื่อนก็เหลือแค่ ปี สอง ห้า ห้า แปด หรือว่าอาจเหลือแค่ ปี ห้า แปด
ส่วนเรื่องอ่าน-เขียนนี้ผมอยากเห็นแพดดี้ทำคลิปทดสอบอ่าน-เขียนบ้างเพราะในพาร์ทการอ่าน-เขียนจะมีเรื่องการสะกดคำด้วย โดยรวมแล้วผมว่าเรื่องฟังพูดแพดดี้ทำได้ดีมากๆสำหรับคนที่ไม่ใช่native speakerนะ
When Thai say is cute, Thai people say real things!
Yeahh I guarantee !
This is the first time I comment on UA-cam. As a Thai, I’m really impressed by your accent and dedication to our language (coz you can’t really use it anywhere else outside Thailand). All your videos always makes my day. It’s inspiring for me to keep improving my English too. Keep it up!
Thank you so much for watching Jane (and commenting for the first time!) 🙏
All the best with your English
"ขนาดคนไทยยังจำไม่ได้..." 55555555
As a Thai learner, it's so comforting to think an American accent could sound cute in Thai, because I think Thai accents are so cute in English! But we'll all keep learning. Su su na kha! ☺️
Every accent sound cute to Thai, it’s not even “accent” that they think it’s cute, it is an individual that tried to communicate with us and we really appreciated that
As a native Thai, i personally think that "yanks accent" is easier to understand than the Bri'ish(that's a meme for you). Idk, maybe it was because i learned English through American Entertainments. Well. The Brit have nothing on that front. What did they have? Doctor Who? Way out of trend. The last few seasons ain't even popular. Tried to learn Japanese through Anime, but. Gave up, that one is a whole different beast.
The OP is Australian
@@rayflaherty3441 yeah bro i know, but i'm American. it's just nice to see a non-native thai speaker being told their Thai accent is cute!
@@rayflaherty3441 please don't tell me you think an American can't tell the difference between an American accent and an Australian accent 😆
Currently in Thailand teaching...online...again...unfortunately.
I am showing this video to my students to inspire them to keep going with their English, and to not fear speaking with an accent, or making mistakes on the language learning journey! Thanks for great content! It also inspires me as I continue with my own language learning journey.
If the borders open back up and you want to travel to Sukhothai (where I am teaching) to make a video for ลอยกระทง , let me know!
Would absolutely love to travel to Sukhothai for ลอยกระทง when I get the chance! Will make sure to get in touch 👌
"I am showing this video to my students to inspire them to keep going with their English, and to not fear speaking with an accent, or making mistakes on the language learning journey!" GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (mouth exercises for CLEAR SPEECH ua-cam.com/video/gp2VvmUJJc8/v-deo.html )
7:28 the joy in this exchange is everything! It’s a unique kind of pleasure to enjoy laughter or a joke in a language that isn’t your own. 🥰
แพ๊ดดี้เก่งแล้ว เวลาพูดภาษาไทยเราก็เข้าใจ อาจจะเป็นแค่การออกเสียงบางคำยังไม่ชัด แต่อันนี้ฝึกได้อยู่แล้ว แค่ต้องผึกบ่อยๆเท่านั้นเอง เราอยู่ออสมานาน แต่ก็ยังออกเสียงภาษาอังกฤษยังไม่ชัด เราว่าแค่คนอื่นเข้าใจมันก็โอเคแล้ว ขอบคุณที่ทำคลิปมาเรื่อยๆนะครับ
As Malaysian living next to the boarder, I found that your Thai fluency is really cool... ASEAN language is unique even the tone ( intonation ) does matter... But we always appreciate anybody from everywhere if they try to learn about out culture and language. You may use English with us but if you speak local, you definitely talk to our soul...
I loved this video. It really inspired me and I loved your attitude. I grew up learning Thai all my life but I've always been self conscious about my accent and the way I speak it. Thank you so much!
Glad it had that effect on you! Good luck with your Thai speaking Jennifer
I enjoyed this. These were warm and fun interactions with the Thai people you spoke with.
คุณไม่จำเป็นต้องปรับสำเนียงแล้วครับ แบบนี้มีเสน่ห์ดี ฟังเข้าใจ99%แล้ว จำคำศัพท์ไปเรื่อยๆก้พอ
As a local Thai who studied at an international school since the start of my academics, I had first hand personal experience of learning Thai and English at the same time. As English was much more commonly used in my school, i picked it up decently sometime in middle school. But it really took me until around high school that I got confident with my Thai skills (probably because I became more focused in trying to read/write/speak/listen by then). My school also allowed me to pick a third languange (between Mandarin, Japanese, French and Spanish), so I also studied Japanese. Weirdly enough, I found the basics of Japanese easier than Thai and there were times that I was more confident with my Japanese. Personally, I think my Thai is now at a good level compared to the average international school student. So to conclude my TedTalk, I actually think Paddy's Thai is of good standard, and I would say that he's probably better than some of my Thai friends. :)
This was nothing but motivation for me to keep studying mandarin this was much needed much love & Respect to you and the entire Thailand from the U.S.A! ♥️
learning a new language is never ez, i always hav huge respect to foreigners who r tryna learn a new language or r in an environment they may not b fully comfortable wit :D
Ok Paddy if your aren't in a relationship - and she isn't - you've GOT to ask the girl in the blue top out. There was serious chemistry between you and she's gorgeous!
Omg... that's exactly what i thought 🙈👀
That was a normal interaction between two people in my book... no chemistry at all, just friendly vibes! Don't get your hopes up and misread a situation just to look creepy in the end :)
@@totallyfake2852 And you can tell that just by watching the video?
I got the opposite impression but who knows.
There's nothing "creepy" about asking someone out. If they say no then you know right. And ordinarily the person will at least be flattered.
We'd all die alone if we're terrified to make a move.
I'm so glad I had the courage to ask my ( now wife ) out all these years ago.
There are a lot of good lessons in this and kudos to you for opening yourself up to be critiqued. I think the biggest take away is that native speakers of any language are not necessarily the best teachers / coaches of their own language just because they speak the language. Articulation and prosody analysis (which is pretty much what you were hoping for) also needs the ability to understand the nuances of sound and articulation and knowing what's going on in your mouth as opposed to theirs. The advice they gave was trying to be helpful, but wouldn't actually serve to improve what was actually going on. There are just a few tweaks that you could make that would make night and day differences.
Hi, your thai languge is perfect from my opinnion, its only your accent alittle bit farang voice, amazing really🙏🥀💃
Definitely far from perfect, but I definitely appreciate the support 🙏
This was such a cool video. I can relate to this. Especially with the written text. At first its overwhelming because it's all together but you will soon be able to recognise where they stop and start mainly from where the vowel is placed.
But my hardest struggle is the tones! What about tones!!, because what I think I'm saying is not what the thai people hear Haha.
Funny, before she said it...I was thinking to myself... "I love the Thai culture". Can't wait for Australia to open up. I'd love to visit and hang out with the Thai community and you, Paddy! Great show as always.
This makes me want to learn Thai! What a great video. Your interviewees gave good advice. "You have to love the culture"...that is spot on.
Great Work Paddy. I don't understand Thai, but I was anticipating that everyone was going to be way too nice and give you a 10/10 regardless. hehe
Tried learning it. Failed miserably. The writing most especially. Dear Lord wow! Lol. I think you're already so good and can only get better.
Paddy, your tones and some pronunciation are off but your vocabulary and speed of speaking is very good.
พูดเก่งมากๆเลยค่ะ เป็นธรรมชาติมากกกก ประทับใจ😭✨
ถ้าให้คอมเม้นท์จุดที่ยังไม่เป๊ะก็คือยังมีติดเรื่องวรรณยุกต์เพี้ยนนิดหน่อยค่ะ
ถ้าอยากลองฟังคนต่างชาติที่พูดภาษาไทยชัดมาก แนะนำลองให้ฟังการพูดของอาจารย์Adam Bradshawค่ะ หลับตาฟังนึกว่าคนไทยพูด
สำหรับคนญี่ปุ่นคิดว่าการออกเสียงยากที่สุดครับ555
เพราะว่าในภาษาญี่ปุ่นไม่มีเสียงวรรณยุกต์ครับ
It's true. Normally Japanese people have even worse pronunciation in tonal languages than westerners do. But I once met a Japanese in China whose Chinese was so perfect I thought he was a local and was shocked when I heard him speak perfect Japanese. I met another Japanese guy on that same trip who had a super strong Japanese accent in Chinese but amazingly he was fluent anyway. The locals always understood him perfectly.
You can say that a e u ae o as a tone. Its the same it's just written in different way
ภาษาญี่ปุ่นไม่มีวรรณยุกต์ก็จริง แต่ภาษาญี่ปุ่นมีสิ่งที่เรียกว่า Pitch accent ค่ะ ใน 1 คำจะมีการเน้นพยางค์ ถ้าขึ้นเน้นผิดพยางค์คนญี่ปุ่นก็จะฟังไม่ออก ส่วนตัวคิดว่ายากกว่าวรรณยุกต์นะคะ เพราะมันไม่มีอะไรบอกเลยว่าตรงไหนต้องเน้นพยางค์
@@bpin5191 In Japanese the pitch accent is totally different in different dialects but everyone understands each other perfectly. For people that want a perfect Tokyo/Kanto accent there are dictionaries that indicate the pitch accent for every word. There are a couple of systems for writing it. I don't know if there are dictionaries like this for other dialects.
日本語を勉強しているタイ人の私は日本語もめちゃ難しいと思いますよ！日本語ってタイ語みたいに声調がないと言っても、高低アクセントというのは喋った時に正確に発音しなければなんだかこの人は日本人じゃないなんだと、日本人が気づいてしまうから。それよりも、発音が間違えたら、意味も異なっているし、状況によって意味も違うという点も気をつけないとね。漢字も難しいです。日本人でさえ全ての漢字が読めるとは言えないですから、助詞や尊敬語・謙譲語というやつもタイ語には無いから非常に難しいと思います。
I get a big kick and inspiration out of watching your videos. Prodding me back to apply myself to improve my Thai language skills beyond basic getting around.
I'm glad you did this video, it's so great to be humble about your abilities. It helps prove the "fluency illusion" effect. Where you cannot properly judge someone's language ability who are better than your current level. I speak no Thai and the first video I heard of you, you sounded fluent. But I knew that I'm not qualified to judge you. I see the same with Japanese. People would praise non-Japanese natives speaking Japanese "fluently" and these comments get so many likes yet to me it's very clear that person is almost a beginner in Japanese and I can hear the thick accent. Yet those who speak no Japanese could not tell the difference. It's quite fascinating really.
He has such a friendly personality. 100% agree where she said "it's kind of cute to listen to/hear you speak"👌
Everybody in this video was great. They all added something of value and worth a sweet heart. I know it's been a year but I sure hope you asked that last girl with the mic out on a date! She was definitely into you.😉
Patrick I am absolutely happy and excited for you that you quit your job and now doing UA-cam full time. Keep the contents coming and keep inspiring!
Thanks Paddy. I appreciate your humbleness, as there are days I ask myself - "What do I have to do to speak and understand Thai as well as that person" I'm highly motivated, being married to a Thai person. If I weren't, I may have given up already.
I also think it is awesome that you create opportunities to practice Thai, all the while helping other to understand Thai culture and learn the language.
Keep it up!
Thanks a heap Ken! Really appreciate it 🙏
Wow this video gives me so much positive energy and encouragement to speak English as a second language. Btw i’m from Thailand and i think you can speak Thai very well, very fluently ! I can 100% understand what you said and you made no mistake at all :) keep going paddy and thanks for making this video✌🏻
Good luck Chompoo! 👌
As a Thai learner, this was a great video, thanks Paddy. I would also say that you are definitely seem 'fluent' to me.
I know there is a debate about what fluency means, but it absolutely does not mean 'perfect' or 'native', but the ability to communicate and be understood, and understand responses, in most every day situations. I look forward to getting to that stage, but I know that improving and learning never ends, and is a life-long endeavour.
100%! I always say the word "fluent" is related to "fluid" and means a language flows smoothly. Yeah some people might argue etymological fallacy but there's already words like "competence" and "ability" for the other nuances of how good a person is at a language so it makes sense to keep "fluent" for this specific nuance, otherwise we don't have a word to describe it and everybody mixes it all up.
When Thai ppl tell you that you're cute when you speak Thai, they meant it🥰
That was a fun video Paddy, I enjoyed hearing the opinions of people who speak Thai as their first language.
Much appreciated Murray 👍
Real fun vid. Good interactions and very candid. Looks like you made a good connection with one in particular 💭
Good editing, too...
I really enjoy your video content, and the way in which you put so much effort into understanding /speaking and communicating with others. And no matter how many new videos you upload, it's like you never lose that passion for the Thai language and culture - your earnestness is really refreshing. I think also for Thais, it's - and perhaps I'm only speaking for myself here - it's both endearing and flattering to meet or encounter someone who puts forth so much effort into understanding Thai cultures, traditions and language.
I was born in the US to first-generation parents who met here; they instilled in me a strong sense of Thai culture and speaking the language was second nature to me - yet oddly enough, the Thai-American kids I grew up around were mostly disinterested in that part of their heritage. With that in mind, I think that's one of the things about your videos that's quite inspiring to witness - your dedication and passion for the language and culture so sharply contrasts with the friends or community I grew up around or with. I mean, we were all afforded the same opportunities to be or become fluent in their mother tongue, but almost *none* of them were interested in it. Years later, the same children or families seem to have suddenly take an interest in the culture & or language, either for themselves or for their children. The most common complaint I hear regarding this endeavor is that they find it surprisingly difficult (which oughtn't really come as a surprise because with any language, the later you start in life, the more difficult it becomes - as opposed to early immersion from childhood) and often give up for a while or even for good.
The reason I brought these things up was to help me make a point regarding your language skill - your speech patters and intonations are very often near perfect and sometimes indistinguishable from native speakers, with the exception of a handful of words here or there - so your interviewees weren't lying when they confirmed note only that your speech is fluent but that it is also very, very good. At any rate, I do hope you continue to make these videos. They're truly well thought out and just darn good content.
One other thing - I don't know if this has been brought up anywhere else, but one of the reasons I think your Thai is so good is because it is technically correct - in the past decade or so, the younger generation's speech patterns have changed. It's a bit more slangy, and sometimes even (technically) wrong or lazy pronunciation! And although language does change and evolve, perhaps take comfort in the fact that, compared to some of the (native speakers) kids who speak in this new way, your Thai is, in general, *better* than theirs.
(So sorry for the comment-turned-short-essay length...)
Read the whole comment! Means a lot Thaneda 🙏
For me who works as a EN-TH translator right now, I think English is more difficult, especially grammar part.
Thai doesn't have "Tense" rules like in EN. And the sentence structure of EN is more complicated, like S+V.to be+N, S+V.to be+V3, S+V.to be+V.ing, etc.
Well, coming from a french guy, English tenses are really easy x).
God I miss Thailand now. People are just so nice. Very approachable and friendly. Not all, but most of them for sure. 👌🏼
บอกตรงๆว่าผู้หญิงไทยที่ถูกสัมภาษณ์ในคลิปนี้น่ะ น่ารักทุกคนเลย สำเนียงพูดภาษาไทยน่ารักมากๆ..
My partner is your fan! I’ve been watching many of your videos and I have to say with such a short time you spent in Thailand, you’ve done a fantastic job! I can understand everything you said. Don’t worry about the accent, boy 🙂 I think Thai people love it 😆
Haha thank you Candy and your partner! I’ll make sure to keep that accent coming ✌️
Let’s be honest…. This channel is a fantastic opportunity to chat with lots of cute Thais!!!! When I speak Thai only my wife understands…. After 28 yrs of her never correcting my mistakes we now have our own language!!! Great content …. Idea….. maybe you could introduce one phrase every few videos? Not turn this show into language channel but introduce the language and get more people speaking ….. also …… you could host trips to Thai town to local businesses …. I’ll buy a seat !!! Cheers.
I reckon he should ask some of the Thais in the street to recommend a new word to learn (-:
This is great! I’ve just started making an effort to learn Thai after having visited there around 20 times already (I know, shame on me for not trying sooner).
It’s quite daunting/bewildering but I’ll stick with it because I love Thailand. I think that lady was correct, loving the culture is important in order to be inspired. Thanks again mate.
I just watched the critique clip by Stuart Jay Raj. Thank you for collaborating - I recognised that I have been overlaying English tonality on aspects of my own spoken Thai - so will be much more aware from now on. Truly one of the most useful collaborations I have encountered on UA-cam ขอบคุณมากครับ
This was a great topic for your video. I am self-conscious when I speak. I am coming to finally realize that getting my message across is the most important thing, though good pronunciation aids clear communication. Especially when you are in a hurry. Two thumbs up Paddy.
Good man! As a learner of a similar level the best compliment is no complement and I liked the way it was hard to get them to วิจาร 55..even with a teacher they don't like to.
Good job
ปัญหาของคนไทยพูดภาษาอังกฤษมันมีเยอะนะ
1.ถูกล้อเลียนเวลาพยายามออกสำเนียงให้ถูกต้อง
2.ไม่บอกที่มาของหนังสือว่าเป็นสำเนียง เมกา หรือ บริทิส
3.ขาดความมั่นใจและไม่อยากแปลกเเยก
4.ไม่ใช้แล้วลืม หรือไม่ได้อยู่ในจุดที่ต้องบังคับให้ใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ
5.สืบจากข้อ (1) กลัวการพูดผิด
สำหรับใครที่กำลังผึกภาษาที่ 2-3 อยู่ก็สู้ๆนะครับ เป็นกำลังใจให้
As a language nerd and a Thai learner this is my favourite video so far! Great stuff Paddy!! I actually understand more Thai than usual in this one.
Bravo Paddy.
A great short video that I found to be very inspirational on my journey to learn Thai.
Thank you
Just keep speaking Thai, คุณ Paddy. You nailed it !!! (คนไทยครับบบบ) what a nice video, keep up the good work.
Man it feel so good to watch one of Paddy's videos without reading the subtitles. It's been a hell of a journey. But the progress I've made also makes it very apparent how far I still have to go.
Like, most of the time I just couldn't understand what the aunty was saying. I guess she used a lot of mannerisms and phrases that I don't know cause damn I was lost
Wow Thai people seem so kind, honest and friendly :) much love I hope to visit one day soon.
I speak some Thai. I call myself an intermediate. It's funny. Most people say I speak very well, probably because they're comparing me to other foreigners, but some Thai people try to say I'm very bad in Thai; it's almost like they think I can't speak at all. I don't get much middle ground.
Depends on people’s expectations of your ability. Hope you don’t takes criticism too seriously :)
It's the same when I speak Chinese. I've noticed that the people who say I speak really badly either speak only one dialect of Chinese and nothing else or they speak Mandarin pretty poorly themselves. It's like how the people in the US who are critical of foreign people's English usually can't speak any other language or their own English is pretty poor.
You speak Thai like a falang, but I wish I was a 10th as good as you, the fact you can understand them talking back to you is off the wall. Total respect to you, you're doing a great job. 👍
Go Paddy. Your Thai is so much better than mine. And my Ozzi friends think I’m fluent. It’s like when you can play a few cords on guitar , people who can’t think your quite good
All relative!
I honestly think that English might be more difficult long-term. The thai alphabet might take some time to learn, but that's it - after a while you got it down. Another difficulty would be the tones tho.
But english has pretty hard grammar i guess and also the phonetic inconsistency.
But I'm not sure either, it's been a long time since I was a beginner in English and I haven't reached an intermediate level in Thai yet (also I have experience with learning languages, so it might be different in the eyes of someone who learns another language for the first time). Mind you that it also depends on what languages you already know and how similar they are to your target language.
Coming from a language with no proper "tenses", learning english was absolute pain initially 🤣
I only have English. I am learning Thai, for me the hardest part is vowels... Example.. "You, Should, Go-Up and Night" all sound the same... If written with English letters to try sound it out, its Khun - Kuan - Khuen and Kuen... So that makes me scared to speak as I am afraid I will mix words and unintentionally insult someone..
@@warriorsoftheheart I guess even if you pronounce them incorrectly, native speakers could still know what you mean from context most of the time :)
@@warriorsoftheheart had similar problems with " dessert" and "desert" (v) and "desert" (n) too, among others 😄
You guys never tried to learn French or German 👀
Hi Paddy. I enjoy your channel very much as it is a great help for my use of Thai. I first came to Thailand in 1968/2511 and speak quite well but I will never loose my accent and I still increase my vocabulary daily. Learning Thai is like my passion. :-) Keep them coming! Loong Lennie
What an inspiring story Lennie! Thanks so much for sharing !
Love your channel Bro and this was especially encouraging
Loved the elder lady’s advice on not to give up . Right I’m going to watch a funny Thai movie 😁
In my view, you speak Thai very well. You're amazing.
Thanks for the interview that makes us learning more …
Great job Paddy- one of your BEST videos! All the Thai speakers were friendly and interesting, but the older woman to me seemed extra nice. Something about her....she seemed very wise.
ถ้าว่ากันตามตรง สำหรับเราๆคิดว่า paddy พูดไทยได้คล่องเลยแหละ น้อยมากที่จะติดขัดหรือคิดคำไม่ออก แต่โอเคเรื่องสำเนียงหรือการเลือกใช้คำบางอันอาจจะไม่ได้สมูทเหมือนคนไทยแท้ๆ ใดๆก็แล้วแต่ถือว่าคุณเก่งมากๆเลย ยอมใจในความไม่หยุดพัฒนาตัวเองและความตั้งใจจริงในการเรียนภาษาไทย 👍🏻❤️
Thai is more difficult in characters, accent and tones, English is more difficult in grammar . So actually Thai is more difficult when you first started , for English you’ll feel soso at first but more and more difficult when involving some professional articles or long sentences
Thai grammar is horrid... it starts off simpler than English for basic sentences, but once you can read Thai and start to use Thai for more than simple, everyday sentences, it is a nightmare to learn and understand. I used to be able to read Thai quite well, and understand most of what I read, but on sometimes it could take a long time to understand what a sentence in Thai was saying even when you understood the English-Thai words, grammatically, in a sentence, they don't always make sense.
This is inspiring paddy, I dropped my thai learning recently but will pick it up now again 💪🏼
Good luck Don!
Find it's weakest point or in the other word, your most interested part then tackle it. Step by step. ภาษาไทยง่ายนิดเดียว ฝรั่งบางคนได้กล่าวไว้ (Andrew Biggs).
@@ThaiTalkwithPaddy thanks mate
I wish more people were more humble like you
I love these interviews !!! please do more !!!!
Absolutely brilliant video. Balanced and reverent. Well done mate.
Paddy, your Thai speaking skill is phenomenal.
If you want to go even further, may I suggest singing Thai songs. Or if you want a challenge, Thai Prayers (in Thai-Sanskrits/Pali).
These could help with the rhythm of your speech.
Wow. I actually understood everything without the subtitles. But damn, I am jealous how fluent he is. ผมอยากพูดไทยเก่งเหมือนเขา
What an interesting video! I really appreciate your effort in speaking Thai. Your Thai is really good, to be honest. ❤️🇹🇭
Good onya mate...thats what its about..i've spoken Bangkok/Thai and Southern Thai(Samui) for 35 years. I just love the language...i think its about being humble in your approach which i think you genuinely are.. I always try to learn new sub dialect stuff along the way. It just makes people happy when they know you take the time to learn.....like In Samui....how you going/ gidday/ good morning? kin khao laow?(have you eaten)
Answer Kin laow (ive eaten all good) or really local like.....kin khao kap nam choop (ive eaten rice with spicy dipping sauce, im all good).i think i correct...if im not good correct me so i can be right....
Keep learning bro and to everyone else learn....my next language to learn a bit is Punjabi(why not). Again a few phrases in another or many language gives people joy and shows your not some arrogant one language English only pompous joke.
Love to everyone in the world...get our there and learn❤😊🌈🌴🌅💙📡
Fluency is just the quality of how smooth your speech is, and not lexis, pronunciation, or grammar. You're fluent but not perfect. Good video too! I like it, nice interviews too!
Hey Paddy might need another longer episode/interview w/ the cute woman in the blue tank!
Loved the video. Been married to a Thai woman for longer than you've been alive. Thai is brutal. ;)
This was a great video, kudos to you Paddy. Always love the relaxed nature and the way you interact with Thai people mate!
I lived in Thailand for 6 years, and I often found that Thai people were somewhat amazed that I could speak Thai, even though I knew my Thai speaking ability was really not so good. However, I saw many farang who had been living there much longer than I, yet they made no attempt whatsoever to learn Thai. Maybe this is one reason why Thai people are often so gracious to farang who try to learn. Learning Thai also gave me a greater appreciation for the difficulty that people have learning English. Oh yes, and communicating with the taxi driver was also much easier. Although it helped to speak some Isaan also because most taxi drivers in Krung Thep are from up country :)
I have farang friends who have lived in Thailand for 20+ years and only know two phrases... Khap khun kop and Sawasdee khap...
I don't wonder, because Thais are not willing to talk to you in Thai unless you are fluent. I've seen it many times. I asked them in Thai, and they replied in English. The best way to learn is when you have a Thai partner who cannot speak English at all.
I really like your attitude toward learning Thai!! thanks Mr. Paddy!!
พี่สุดยอดมากครับ ไม่ทราบว่าพี่อยู่ไทยมากี่ปีถึงได้พูดคล่องแคล่วขนาดนี้ respect bro
I often think of a Czech friend whose English was a train wreck but it would never get in the way of her talking constantly. She inspires me to-date!
I just started taking thai lessons. I've never officially learned a 2nd language b4. So, I know people r saying thai is very difficult to learn. But I'm fascinated by it anyway. & I think that's what's holding my interest & drive to wanna learn an interesting language. I'm also fascinated by the script.
Hi guys, it's nice to read you all !
Guys, someone please explain to me the years in Thailand! I saw that teddy said another datetime! How people see time in Thailand??
Another great video! Appreciate your effort, fun to watch. Thanks
Hang in there kub Paddy, I prefer your Thai language.
That was cool! I appreciate you putting your time into this. Those 3 were so kind. I've been to 45 countries and find people like that in all parts of the world.
ขอบคุณครับ ที่คุณรักประเทศเรา
จากภาคใต้ของไทย จ.สงขลา ครับ
It’s really subtle, but adding a slight tone swing does help quite a bit if you want to perfect the accent. Also some of the timing between syllables are just a tad off. I’m pretty certain if you adjust and nail those two minor details you would sound like a native speaker. Love the content btw! Consider me added to your subscription list 😉
You accent is kind of like westerner speak Thai. I understand all what you said. Just like me when speak English with some Thai accents. And i won’t give up and keep improving everyday!!
It makes me glad that the first woman in the video said her foreign teachers told her not to worry about her accent. Any Sydneneysider will know that, despite most of us trying to be very accepting and cosmopolitan towards others, there are some gronks who aren't and use accents as a way to make fun. Of course, what this video shows us is how ignorant that is - everyone has an accent, it's just a matter of whether you make the effort to learn a language that isn't your own! A lot of Aussies still(!) have never had to do that, and so have no understanding of that fact.
I also loved how ALL of interviewees were very gracious about your pronunciation and language, even though they could easily identify things to work on. And probably because they've been on the other side of that particular conversation, so they get it. Lovely video.
Wow atleast you can speak and understand thai. I am eager to learn pasa thai also because I love Thai series. I am from Philippines ☺️💗 Good job
It’s amazing how you can speak, write and read thai :p bc I was born in Australia and didn’t really learn to read and write, only speak. So yeahhh you’re really talented😄
I think Paddy speaks very excellent,super clear!!!
Honestly, for me, the hardest part is not the pronunciation but to speak like native. The spoken language changes All. The. Time. So many new slangs that could outdate in two weeks. And how the grammar is so flexible but specific that it’s hard to speak like native. A lot of unspoken rules. A lot of words that has no meaning by itself but indicate politeness or even friendliness. It requires a lot of experiences. Even if some foreigners live here for 20 yrs, people can still tell them apart despite appearance.
Thanks! @ThaiTalkwithPaddy for another motivational video. What you said about accents was definitely encouraging. When I speak in Japanese I'm always worried about my accent and then I get discouraged from speaking. I think it's important to keep talking despite having a slight accent because you can't really change that completely. Keep up the good work! 🙏🏽
Thanks so much for watching and keep up the good work!
ผมอยู่Sydneyมา5ปีภาษาอังกฤษไม่ได้ดีขึ้นมาก แถมภาษาไทยอ่อนลงอีก แต่ดีที่ได้ความมั่นใจในการพูดสูงขึ้นปี๊ดดด......
ภาษาไทยง่ายตรงที่ไม่มี tense ที่เราต้องผันคำกริยา..
.. แต่ภาษาไทยยากตรงที่มีคำระบุลักษณะนาม เช่น ช้อน 1 คัน, แจกัน 1 ใบ, จดหมาย 1 ฉบับ, ช้าง 1 เชือก, แมว1 ตัว, บ้าน 1 หลัง คือต้องจำต้องใช้ถึงจะได้ คือนอกจากชาวต่างชาติต้องจำคำศัพท์แล้ว ต้องจำลักษณะนามของคำศัพท์ด้วย.. เริ่ด