Sentence connectors link two sentences together and make your conversation more natural and dynamic. Many of you probably know the word "and", "but" and "because" in Thai. However, there are many other connectors that are commonly used in our daily conversations. Let's take a quick lesson on how to build complex sentences with the eight connectors in Thai.  แต่ dtàae (but), แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม (dtàe yàang-rai gôr-dtaam) และ láe (and) เพราะ próh (because) ดังนั้น dang-nán, เพราะฉะนั้น próh-chà-nán (formal "so"), เลย loey (casual "so") แม้ว่า máe-wâa (eventhough), แต่ก็ยัง dtàe-gôr-yang ..read more

It's been a while since the last episode. I hope that you're still eager to improve your Thai with BananaThai. I am excited to announce the new podcast series "Pocket Thai" to help you immerse in Thai stories (99% in Thai). ?? Click to visit the Pocket Thai Podcasts Learn Thai vs Pocket Thai podcasts? I plan to host weekly episodes on both series with different objectives. ? Learn Thai Podcast is to help you improve your Thai with a variety of topics, levels, and skills. ? Pocket Thai Podcast focuses on one format to improve listening and reading comprehension through bite-sized stories. ? S ..read more

This is a complete guide on how to say "can" in Thai. (Beginner-Intermediate Thai) Many of you know the word "ได้ dâi" as "Verb can", however, there are other words that can be used as "can". Let's explore them all and learn to use them in a proper sentence in different cases correctly.      ⭐️ Verb + ได้ dâi  used for ability, availability, permission   ฉันร้องเพลงไม่ได้ ตอนนี้เจ็บคอมาก chǎn rôorng-pleeng mâi-dâi. dtaawn-nīi jèb koor mâak = I cannot sing. My throat hurt badly at the moment.   [Ability with limitation or restriction.]   ..read more

If you still pronounce Thai words and release ending consonant sounds of ก(-k), บ(-p), and ด(-t), Thai people likely do not understand you. I got quite some inquiries regarding the ending consonant sounds, hence I created a podcast to help you understand the concept of ending consonant sounds as well as created an exercise to help you differentiate the unreleased ending sounds. This will be helpful! -ก (k) ending  -บ (p) ending  -ด (t) ending  These ending consonant sounds should not be released. Close your throat and hold your breath.  To improve your pronunciation, it's ..read more

I listed down 10 words that are most frequently used daily and invite you to check if you pronounce them correctly or not. You will be amazed that you might have mispronounced these words for a long time. Check it and fit it with my tips and explanation.  ผม (pǒm) = I for male speakers กินข้าว (gin-kâao) = to eat ไป (bpai) = to go แต่ว่า (dtàe-wâa) = but นี่คือ (nîii kue) = This is... เป็ด (bpèd) = a duck คิด (kít) = to think ชอบ (châawp) = to like มาก (mâak) = very เพื่อน (pêuan) = friends To improve your pronunciation, it's better to see the mouth shape of a native Thai pronouncing Th ..read more

Loey เลย is not just a name of the Thai province in Isan (Northeastern Thai), but also can be used in different contexts. In this podcast episode, I will teach you all the possible ways to use this word.  1. As a connector "so, therefore" 2. To state a result as a respond 3. To exaggerate or amplify (particle) 4. To demand or suggest  (particle) Let's dive into it! ✅ Download scripts: http://shorturl.at/bIOQ9 ? Follow BananaThai to learn Thai in a fun and easy way - More posts and videos are coming  FREE SOURCES TO LEARN THAI (Link In Bio)➡️ 5-day Easy Thai Challenge: https://b ..read more

Do you know that there is more than one way to say "same" in Thai? In this podcast, I am gonna teach you all possible ways of the word "same" with example sentences. You will surely be amazed! Case 1: เหมือนกัน (měuan gan) = same to me / เหมือนกับ (měuan gàb) = same as... Case 2: เหมือนเดิม (měuan deum) = same as the previous one Case 3: เดียวกัน (diiaw gan) and เดียวกับ (diiaw gàb) = the same one ✅ Download Transcripts: http://shorturl.at/grY69 FREE SOURCES TO LEARN THAI (Link In Bio) ➡️ 5-day Easy Thai Challenge: https://bit.ly/37RnPXL ➡️ Free Read Thai Guide: https://bit.ly/3wAag7m ➡️ Thai ..read more

Maybe you heard the phrase เป็นไงบ้าง pen ngai baang before, it means "How is it going?" in Thai and it's commonly used in daily life. So you might wonder what บ้าง "baaang" actually means. You will find out in this episode with me.  ✅ Download transcripts: shorturl.at/FLUX6 ✅ Learn Thai with me at www.bananathaischool.com ..read more

In this episode, Kru Smuk talks about different kinds of sports including her favorite ones. Let's practice Thai listening with this comprehensible input. Let me know what are your favorite sports by commenting in the comment. คุณชอบเล่นกีฬาอะไรคะ Highlighted Vocabulary กีฬา = sport กีฬาแบบทีม = team-player sports กีฬาแบบเดี่ยว = single-player sports เป็นประจำ = regularly กระปี้กระเป่า = active กระฉับกระเฉง = physically active กิจวัตรประจำวัน = daily routine  เคลื่อนไหว = to move กิจกรรม = activity กระตุ้น = to motivate แรงกระตุ้น = motivation ความคล่องตัว ความคล่องแคล้ว = agility ..read more

(INTERVIEW IN THAI) In this episode, I would like to introduce khun Ruedi Seiler from www.online-Thai.com. He is a Swiss living in Switzerland but is fluent in both reading and writing Thai. He will soon share with your his real experiences of learning Thai and great tips to learn and improve his Thai while being away from Thailand. We hope you will learn a lot from our interview. In case, you'd like to see a translation, please visit my BananaThai School Channel to see the video of the interview with translation subtitles.  Question of this episode: How do you improve your Thai when not ..read more