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