Basic Thai Language
Basic Thai for Foreigners
Course Description:
Speaking and listening skills in basic Thai: basic vocabulary, basic sentence structures, communication in daily life and Thai culture.
Course Objective:
On completion of this course, Learners should be able to:
• Handle basic communicative situations such as providing basic information of oneself,
greetings and necessary phrases for survival with relation to social etiquette in daily life in Thai circumstances.
• Manage food and drinks ordering with special requests.
• Handle basic shopping and bargaining conversations.
• Understand some of the principals of Thai manners, values and behaviors.
Tentative Schedule
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 1
- Introduction to Thai Language
- Thai Greeting & Introducing oneself
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 2
- Basic commonly useful phrase
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 3
- Food ordering
- Numbers and classifiers in Thai
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 4
- Drinks ordering
- Classifiers in Thai
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 5
- Shopping and Bargaining
- Classifiers in Thai
- Mid-term Exam
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 6
- Asking for and giving directions
- Conversation with taxi driver
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 7
- Locations of places
- How to get to a place by public transportation
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 8
- Telling time in Thai
- Make appointment
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 9
- Important holidays and festivals
- Special Activity
09.00 AM - 12.00 PM
01.00 PM - 03.00 PM
Lesson 10
- The Basic of the Thai alphabets
- Special Activity
- Final Exam
**The schedule is subject to be changed