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ภาษาไทย – 2015-10-03

Thai alphabet – )อักษรไทย([ʔàksɔ̌ːn tʰāj]

Five more letters.

 

ซ โซ่ so sô chain s t [s] [t̚] low
ฌ เฌอ cho choe tree ch  – [tɕʰ] low
ญ หญิง yo yǐng woman y n [j] [n] low
ฎ ชฎา do chá-daa headdress d t [d] [t̚] mid
ฏ ปฏัก to pa-tàk goad, javelin t t [t] [t̚] mid

Italiano – 2015-10-03

Come migliorare a parlare una lingua straniera?

 

 “I migliori metodi sono quindi quelli che forniscono ‘input comprensibile’ in situazioni dove è presente una bassa ansietà, e che contengono messaggi che gli studenti vogliono veramente sentire. Questi metodi non forzano una produzione prematura nella seconda lingua, ma permettono agli studenti di produrre quando sono ‘pronti’, riconoscendo che i miglioramenti provengono dal fornire un input comprensibile e comunicativo, e non dal forzare e correggere la produzione.”

Legga il testo integrale su http://www.italianoautomatico.com/come-migliorare-a-parlare-una-lingua-straniera-parte-1/.

ภาษาไทย – 2015-10-02

Thai alphabet – )อักษรไทย([ʔàksɔ̌ːn tʰāj]

Five more letters.

 

ฆ ระฆัง kho ra-khang bell kh k [kʰ] [k̚] low
ง งู ngo ngu snake ng ng [ŋ] [ŋ] low
จ จาน cho chaan plate ch t [tɕ] [t̚] mid
ฉ ฉิ่ง cho chìng cymbals ch  – [tɕʰ] high
ช ช้าง cho cháang elephant ch t [tɕʰ] [t̚] low

ภาษาไทย – 2015-10-02

Two short dialogs in )ไทย([tʰāj].

  • )สบายดี(/sàbaai-dii/)หรือ(/rʉ̌ʉ/)ครับ(kráp (How are you?)
  • )สบายดี(/sàbaai-dii/)ค่ะ(/kâ/ )คุณ(/kun/)ล่ะ(/lâ/)คะ(/ká/ (I’m fine. How about you?)
  • )ผม(/pǒm/)ก็(/gɔ̂ɔ/)สบายคี(/sàbaai-dii/ )ขอบคุณ(/kɔ̀ɔpkun/)ครับ(/kráp/ (I’m also fine. Thank you.)
  • )สวัสดี(/sàwàt-dii/)ค่ะ(/kâ/ (Hello!)
  • )สวัสดี(/sàwàt-dii/)ครับ(/kráp/ (Hello!)
  • )ฉัน(/chán/ )ชื่อ(/chʉ̂ʉ/)สุภา(/sùpaa/ )คุน(/kun/)ชื่อ(/chʉ̂ʉ/)อะไร(/àrai/)คะ(/ká/ (My name is Supa. What’s your name?)
  • )ผม(/pǒm/)ชื่อ(/chʉ̂ʉ/)จอห์น(/jɔɔn/)ครับ(/kráp/ )ยินดี(/yindii/)ที่(/tîi/)ไค้(/dâai/ )รู้จัก(/rúu-jàk/ (My name is John. Nice to meet you.)
  • )เช่นกัน(/chên-gan/)ค่ะ(/kâ/ (Nice to meet you, too.)

ภาษาไทย – 2015-10-01

Thai alphabet – )อักษรไทย([ʔàksɔ̌ːn tʰāj]

I’ll be posting detailed information about the letters of the Thai alphabet, five letters each time.

 

ก ไก่ ko kài chicken k k [k] [k̚] mid
ข ไข่ kho khài egg kh k [kʰ] [k̚] high
ฃ ขวด kho khuat bottle (obsolete) kh k [kʰ] [k̚] high
ค ควาย kho khwaai buffalo kh k [kʰ] [k̚] low
ฅ คน kho khon person (obsolete) kh k [kʰ] [k̚] low