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Learn Thai | Motivated Beginner

83 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

Visit our Patreon page for transcripts, example sentences, and exercises: https://www.patreon.com/polyglotgrace

Hello, welcome to our Podcast. It's Grace and Edgar, and our goal is simple, to help you learn Thai.

This Podcast is aimed at motivated beginners. You'll not only learn new words, grammar, and patterns, but also Grace will be correcting Edgar (advanced Thai learner from the USA) with any mistakes he makes. So you'll get to learn from his mistakes.

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EP20: Thai Verbs that can be reused again and again

April 04, 2022 11:21 - 9 minutes - 6.86 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep20-verbs-that-64699826 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast In this episode, I will talk about words and how they can be combined to make other words with different meanings. I will cover เชื่อ chêuua (to believe), เปิด bpèrt (to open...

EP19: Question Words 3 | Do you know how to use “or yet”

March 24, 2022 09:25 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MB

PDF of the episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep19-question-3-64204397 Get the VERB E-book: https://thaiwithgrace.com/verbbook In this episode, I will cover หรือยัง rĕu yang, ไหน năi, กี่ gèe, เท่าไร tâo rai, นานเท่าไร naan tâo rai and other variations of "how".  Website: https://thaiwithgrace.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxPNb4l4rf4msU-oD-Abqg

EP19: Question Words 3 | Do you know how to use the word หรือยัง reuyang (or yet)

March 24, 2022 09:25 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep19-question-3-64204397 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast In this episode, I will cover หรือยัง rĕu yang, ไหน năi, กี่ gèe, เท่าไร tâo rai, นานเท่าไร naan tâo rai and other variations of "how".  Improve your Thai 📚 Learn to read T...

EP18: Question Words part two

March 05, 2022 04:58 - 10 minutes - 7.42 MB

Get an accompanying PDF here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep18-question-63395709 In this episode, we are going to cover ไหม măi, หรือเปล่า rĕu bplào, ใช่ไหม / ใช่ป๊ะ châi măi / châi bpá, หรอ rŏr, ได้ไหม dâai măi, ดีไหม dee măi I'm sure that even if you are intermediate you will still find this episode informative because I will cover some "protip" where I will explain how you can use these words like a real Thai. Thank you, guys. See you in the next episode. Website: https://thaiwithgra...

EP18: Question Words 2 | Do you know some alternatives to ไหม (mai)

March 05, 2022 04:58 - 10 minutes - 7.42 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep18-question-63395709 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast In this episode, we are going to cover ไหม măi, หรือเปล่า rĕu bplào, ใช่ไหม / ใช่ป๊ะ châi măi / châi bpá, หรอ rŏr, ได้ไหม dâai măi, ดีไหม dee măi I'm sure that even if you are...

EP17: Question Words in Thai part one

February 17, 2022 15:16 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MB

Get the PDF here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep17-question-in-62689464 Let’s learn: Who, What, Where, How, Why, When in Thai. Even If you already know these words you might find the protips useful. Let me help you speak Thai better! Enjoy! Website: https://thaiwithgrace.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxPNb4l4rf4msU-oD-Abqg

EP17: Question Words in Thai 1 | Are you sure you are pronouncing "Who" and "How" correctly?

February 17, 2022 15:16 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep17-question-in-62689464 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Let’s learn: Who, What, Where, How, Why, and When in Thai. Even If you already know these words you might find the protips useful. Let me help you speak Thai better! Enjoy! ...

EP16: Seasons | Abandoning of some Thai Alphabet | Weather

February 01, 2022 03:55 - 10 minutes - 7.04 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep16-seasons-of-61936677 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Today's episode is going to be interesting for all Thai learners because we will be discussing the season, weather, and the abandonment of some Thai alphabets. We will also t...

EP15: Learn Thai Months | And Thai Month Rap song.

January 18, 2022 15:40 - 8 minutes - 5.7 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep15-learn-thai-61325385 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast In this episode, you will learn how to say the Thai months like a native.  With some examples, jokes, and a song, hopefully, you will be able to memorize the months in Thai....

EP14: Did you know that Thai days are related to the Solar System

January 08, 2022 16:24 - 4 minutes - 3.44 MB

Access the PDF here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep14-did-you-are-60898317 Get the VERB E-book: https://thaiwithgrace.com/verbbook Learn how Thai days are related to the Solar System and also how tips to shorten them in Spoken Thai.

EP14: Did you know that Thai days are related to the Solar System?

January 08, 2022 16:24 - 4 minutes - 3.44 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep14-did-you-are-60898317 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Learn how Thai days are related to the Solar System and also how tips to shorten them in Spoken Thai. Improve your Thai 📚 Learn to read Thai with my READING COURSE:⁠ ⁠⁠htt...

EP13: What I did on Christmas day + Story and Text breakdown.

December 28, 2021 01:16 - 10 minutes - 7.46 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep13-what-i-did-60395036 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Hello everyone, how was your Christmas. Today you will get to listen to what I did on Christmas.  Today's text is a little difficult for beginners because I'm bringing in lo...

EP13 What I did on Christmas day. Story and Text breakdown.

December 28, 2021 01:16 - 10 minutes - 7.46 MB

Link to the accompanying PDF: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep13-what-i-did-60395036 Get the VERB E-book: https://thaiwithgrace.com/verbbook Hello everyone, how was your Christmas. Today you will get to listen to what I did on Christmas.  Today's text is a little difficult for beginners because I'm bringing in long full sentences.  However, I hope that after the text breakdown (and extra help from the PDF) you will learn so much. Take care, and I will see you in the next episode! Websi...

EP12: Learn how to say "Merry Christmas" + useful Christmas related vocabs

December 19, 2021 01:04 - 11 minutes - 8.53 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep12-learn-song-60079612 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Merry Christmas everybody! This week we will talk about how to say Merry Christmas and we will also learn some useful vocabulary related to Christmas.  Improve your Thai 📚 ...

EP11: Learn another set of Jai(ใจ) words (adjectives + jai) to express your feelings

December 10, 2021 10:48 - 9 minutes - 6.7 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep11-learn-set-59747341 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast In this lesson, we will continue from the last lesson with another set of 10 jai words to express your feelings. เสียใจ sĭia jai ดีใจ dee jai แน่ใจ nâe jai เจ็บใจ jèp jai ...

EP10 Learn the 10 Jai words (verb+jai) to describe your feelings.

November 29, 2021 15:57 - 9 minutes - 6.55 MB

Follow along with the PDF in my patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep10-learn-10-to-59286804 Get the VERB E-book: https://thaiwithgrace.com/verbbook The Jai words are the combination of words with Jai (ใจ). ใจ is often transted to heart or mind. They are often used to help you express your feelings. That's why it's important to know them well. Here, I compiled 10 jai words (verb + jai) to help you improve your Thai. เข้าใจ kâo jai = to understand ดูใจ doo jai = to check somebody...

EP10: Learn the 10 Jai words (verb+jai) to describe your feelings

November 29, 2021 15:57 - 9 minutes - 6.55 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep10-learn-10-to-59286804 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast The Jai words are the combination of words with Jai (ใจ). ใจ is often translated to heart or mind. They are often used to help you express your feelings. That's why it's imp...

EP9: How to tell time in Thai and some interesting facts about time.

November 24, 2021 01:27 - 9 minutes - 6.42 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep9-how-to-tell-59073832 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Today we will talk about how to tell the time in Thai.  We will also learn the origin of words to tell the time in Thai such as ทุ่ม (toom), ตี (dtee), โมง (mong) Improve y...

EP9 How to tell time in Thai and some interesting fact about time.

November 24, 2021 01:27 - 9 minutes - 6.42 MB

Access my Patreon to follow along with the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep9-how-to-tell-59073832 Get the VERB E-book: https://thaiwithgrace.com/verbbook Today we will talk about how to tell the time in Thai.  We will also learn the origin of words to tell the time in Thai such as ทุ่ม (toom), ตี (dtee), โมง (mong) I hope you guys have fun and learn a lot. Access my youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxPNb4l4rf4msU-oD-Abqg

EP8: Understanding how to use ได้ (dai), เป็น (pen), ไหว (wai)

November 15, 2021 02:39 - 8 minutes - 5.77 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep8-how-to-use-58712472 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast These 3 words (ได้ dâai เป็น bpen ไหว wăi) can be translated to the word “can” in English. However, they are actually different in meaning. Here we will discover how they are ...

Ep8 Understanding how to use ได้ dai, เป็น pen, ไหว

November 15, 2021 02:39 - 8 minutes - 5.77 MB

Find the accompanying PDF in my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep8-how-to-use-58712472 Get the VERB E-book: https://thaiwithgrace.com/verbbook In this episode, I will talk about the usage of ได้ dai, เป็น pen, ไหว and give you a bunch of examples. Website: https://thaiwithgrace.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxPNb4l4rf4msU-oD-Abqg

EP7: Count in Thai 1-100 with correct accent

November 05, 2021 14:49 - 12 minutes - 8.73 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep7-count-in-1-58037655 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Counting above 10 is easy but there are 2 exceptions. เอ็ด èt is 1 when counting 11,21,31,41,51 and so on. ยี่ yêe is when counting 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Improve...

EP6: Prefix นัก (nak) to talk about professions and expertise

October 29, 2021 13:02 - 9 minutes - 6.42 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep6-prefix-nak-58015763 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast นัก is a prefix that you put in front of verbs or nouns and it creates the meaning of “ profession”. For example: นักเรียน (nák rian). นักเรียน means student. เรียน (rian) me...

EP5: Important classifiers and how to use them correctly

October 23, 2021 02:47 - 11 minutes - 8.72 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep5-important-to-57749272 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Link to the Youtube video explaining Classifiers in detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKdVHdY7mc In this podcast, I will help you memorize some of the most common cl...

EP4: Asking for confirmation with Thai particle เนอะ (ner)

October 15, 2021 11:55 - 8 minutes - 6.14 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/asking-for-with-57200943 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Here you will learn to ask for confirmation with the Thai particle เนอะ (ner). Most people learn their first Thai particle when they are already intermediate or even advanced...

Asking for confirmation with Thai particle เนอะ (ner)

October 15, 2021 11:55 - 8 minutes - 6.14 MB

Here you will learn to ask for confirmation with Thai particle เนอะ (ner). Most people learn their first Thai particle when they are already intermediate or even advanced. I don't agree, I think it should be learned as soon as possible because, since most Thai particles don't have the equivalent literal translation in another language, it takes time to master. Without Thai particles, you will never sound fluent in Thai. :) To get the accompanying PDF visit our Patreon page: https://www.pat...

EP3: Easily turn verbs into adjectives with น่า (na)

October 08, 2021 16:47 - 11 minutes - 8.52 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/easily-turn-in-57135702 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast Learn how to turn verbs into adjectives easily with the word น่า (na) Improve your Thai 📚 Learn to read Thai with my READING COURSE:⁠ ⁠⁠https://thaiwithgrace.com/readthai⁠⁠⁠...

Easily turn verbs into adjectives with น่า (na)

October 08, 2021 16:47 - 11 minutes - 8.52 MB

Learn how to turn verbs into adjectives easily with the word น่า (na) To get the accompanying PDF visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/easily-turn-in-57135702 Website: https://thaiwithgrace.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxPNb4l4rf4msU-oD-Abqg

5 most important linking words in Thai

October 03, 2021 15:08 - 14 minutes - 9.88 MB

You can access the PDF of this lesson by joining our Patreon: In this episode, I go over the most linking words.  LINKING WORDS และ láe= and (*many times we replace this word with gàp) กับ gàp= with, and หรือ rĕu= or (*many times pronounced as รึ réu) แต่, แต่ว่า dtàe, dtàe wâa= but (both words are interchangable) เพราะ, เพราะว่า prór · prór wâa  = because (both words are interchangeable)

EP2: 5 most important linking words in Thai

October 03, 2021 15:08 - 14 minutes - 9.88 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription! : https://www.patreon.com/posts/pdf-for-ep2-5-in-56940897 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast In this episode, I go over the most linking words.  LINKING WORDS และ láe= and (*many times we replace this word with gàp) กับ gàp= with, and หรือ rĕu= or (*many times ...

Learn important Thai verbs

September 25, 2021 16:03 - 8 minutes - 5.63 MB

In this episode, we go over 10 important Thai verbs เป็น (bpen) To be อาศัยอยู่ (aa-săi yòo) To live อยู่ (yòo) To be at, to be located มี (mee) To have ชอบ (chôp) To like ไป (bpai) To go อยาก (yàak) To want มา (maa) To come กิน (gin) To eat ดู (doo) To look We give you example sentences and important things to note (such as what happens if you pronounce the word with the incorrect tone). If you want to download a worksheet with all the example sentences you can download them by ...

EP1: Learn important Thai verbs

September 25, 2021 16:03 - 8 minutes - 5.63 MB

⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription!: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pdf-for-ep1-thai-56593840 ⭐️Or, if you prefer to purchase each batch of episodes individually, you can buy them in sets of 20: https://polyglotgrace.podia.com/podcast In this episode, we go over 10 important Thai verbs เป็น (bpen) To be อาศัยอยู่ (aa-săi yòo) To live อยู่ (yòo) To be at, to be located มี (mee) To have ชอบ (chôp) To l...

Introducing the Hosts

September 25, 2021 13:26 - 1 minute - 1.84 MB

Hello, welcome to our Podcast. It's Grace and Edgar, and our goal is simple, to help you learn Thai. This Podcast is aimed at motivated beginners. You'll not only learn new words, grammar, and patterns, but also Grace will be correcting Edgar (an advanced Thai learner from the USA) with any mistakes he makes. So you'll get to learn from his mistakes. ⭐️Get exclusive access to ALL the pdf files with sentences and vocabulary used in the podcast with a Patreon subscription! : https://www.patr...