Hi This is very helpful! I've been living in Thailand for 8 years and could speak Thai with no problem. But since I decided to learn Thai more deeply and be fluent at it (not up to native level of Thai but to be able to interpret Thai, English, and Korea at business events.)
Sebastiaan van Jole I didn’t do much formal study other than when I learned to read and write Thai. I had great friends who helped me with my pronunciation and grammar. Other than that it was mostly hundreds of hours of Thai youtube videos, movies, music etc.
Awesome. Its good to hear that using common sense it is possible to achieve this level of proficiency. It always seems impossible until it's done. Must feel good to observe the progress you have made! :)
the one I wrote down new words in a small notebook and kept it with me. When I reviewed words I always checked my pronunciation with a native speaker. A base vocab of around 500 words and phrases is the best thing you can do to get started. I always recommend phrase lists over word lists, because with phrase lists you will gain both vocab and sentence structure/grammar knowledge. With that large of a base (500 words) you will actually be able to use and practice that language in real life settings. The most important thing with a tonal language like Thai (that also has unfamiliar vowel sounds) is to check your pronunciation with a native speaker.
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Hi This is very helpful! I've been living in Thailand for 8 years and could speak Thai with no problem. But since I decided to learn Thai more deeply and be fluent at it (not up to native level of Thai but to be able to interpret Thai, English, and Korea at business events.)
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Yes i have a question... For those you can fully understand this, how long did it take you? What was the most effective way you learned?
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May I ask how many years of study it generally takes for a european to reach this level of comprehension?
Sebastiaan van Jole It took me a little more than 2 years
Thanks Lauren I would love to hear from more people, including how many hours you studied per day^^
Sebastiaan van Jole I didn’t do much formal study other than when I learned to read and write Thai. I had great friends who helped me with my pronunciation and grammar. Other than that it was mostly hundreds of hours of Thai youtube videos, movies, music etc.
Awesome. Its good to hear that using common sense it is possible to achieve this level of proficiency. It always seems impossible until it's done. Must feel good to observe the progress you have made! :)
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I wrote down new words in a small notebook and kept it with me. When I reviewed words I always checked my pronunciation with a native speaker. A base vocab of around 500 words and phrases is the best thing you can do to get started. I always recommend phrase lists over word lists, because with phrase lists you will gain both vocab and sentence structure/grammar knowledge. With that large of a base (500 words) you will actually be able to use and practice that language in real life settings. The most important thing with a tonal language like Thai (that also has unfamiliar vowel sounds) is to check your pronunciation with a native speaker.
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