I want to learn the Thai alphabet
March 21, 2019 5:25 AM Subscribe
I am looking for resources to help me learn the Thai alphabet. Any tips? Apps, websites, perhaps books?
I learned the japanese "alphabets" using a process called "spaced repetition" which is sort of a flash card type method where it keeps track of how well you do on various cards and presents you with the ones you have trouble with more, and the ones that are easier for you less. As you progress it adds new stuff but keeps presenting you with older stuff (less frequently) until you have learned it all. I found it very useful.
I used a piece of software called "Anki" which is a generic SRS flash card app. Here's an Anki set for the Thai alphabet, just the first one I found, there are probably more.
posted by RustyBrooks at 10:58 AM on March 21, 2019
I used a piece of software called "Anki" which is a generic SRS flash card app. Here's an Anki set for the Thai alphabet, just the first one I found, there are probably more.
posted by RustyBrooks at 10:58 AM on March 21, 2019
Learn Thai in Ten Days has got me furthest so far (but it is taking more than ten days). Pocket Thai Reading is an app that leads you through the letters with ways to try and remember the sound from the shape, if that works for you. They will both lead you through them in a systematic way, and once you've got the hang of them you can turn to flashcards to help you remember. Once you get a bit better and want to string words and sentences together, the Read Write Speak Thai app has example sentences and colours each word by tone.
posted by penguinliz at 6:26 PM on March 21, 2019
posted by penguinliz at 6:26 PM on March 21, 2019
I have the Becker book but found it rough going on my own.
Pimsleur, as you may already know, focuses heavily on verbal ability and I actually did find it helpful to verbalize the tones in Thai should that be something you need as well.
But for the alphabet, the most helpful thing I've found is an app called Drops. It seems to be based on solid research, and because it's visual I've found myself retaining more of the alphabet than through most sources which focus more on the tones and all of that.
posted by librarylis at 8:57 AM on March 27, 2019
Pimsleur, as you may already know, focuses heavily on verbal ability and I actually did find it helpful to verbalize the tones in Thai should that be something you need as well.
But for the alphabet, the most helpful thing I've found is an app called Drops. It seems to be based on solid research, and because it's visual I've found myself retaining more of the alphabet than through most sources which focus more on the tones and all of that.
posted by librarylis at 8:57 AM on March 27, 2019
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Helpful websites:
Thai Alphabet from the Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute at University of Wisconsin
Omniglot Thai
Slice-of-Thai
Thai language learning resources from Women Learning Thai blog
posted by carrioncomfort at 5:42 AM on March 21, 2019 [1 favorite]