Thai for Beginners: Your First 30 Days (Week-by-Week Roadmap)
Learn Thai for beginners with our week-by-week 30-day roadmap. Master tones, essential phrases, and Thai script basics. Start speaking Thai today.
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Thai learning tips, language science, travel guides, and success stories.
Learning Science
Why Mixing Things Up Helps You Learn: The Power of Interleaved Practice
Interleaved practice improves retention by 43% vs blocked study. Why mixing Thai vocabulary—though harder—builds knowledge that lasts.
Learning Science
Active Recall vs Recognition: Why Most Flashcard Apps Get It Wrong
Recognition flashcards create shallow memories. Active recall—producing answers from scratch—builds lasting knowledge. Here's the research and how to apply it to Thai.
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How Many Thai Words Should You Learn Per Day?
The optimal number of new vocabulary words per day—backed by research. Why learning too many creates review backlogs, and how to find your sustainable pace.
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7 Thai Reading Mistakes English Speakers Make
Common errors English speakers make when learning to read Thai—and how to fix them. From consonant classes to vowel positions to word boundaries.
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Thai Minimal Pairs: The Words Tones Keep Apart
50+ Thai minimal pairs organized by tone contrast. Learn which words differ only by tone—and why mastering these pairs is essential for being understood.
Learning Science
The Testing Effect: Why Quizzing Yourself Beats Re-Reading
Testing yourself produces 50% better retention than re-reading. Why active recall matters for Thai vocabulary—and how to do it right.
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Why Spaced Repetition Actually Works: The Science of Lasting Memory
Spaced repetition improves vocabulary retention by 200-300%. The science behind lasting memory—and how to use it for Thai.
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Thai Dialects: What Bangkok Thai Won't Prepare You For
Learn Bangkok Thai and you'll understand about 40% of Chiang Mai conversations. Isan shares more with Lao than Central Thai. Southern Thai has 7 tones. Here's what regional differences actually mean for your learning.
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Thai Politeness: Why 'Eat' Has Five Different Words
Master Thai politeness levels—from street talk to royal vocabulary. Learn the pronouns and particles that signal respect in Thai.
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Thai Tones for English Speakers: The 5 Pitches That Change Word Meaning
Same syllable, different tone, different word. Learn to hear and produce all 5 Thai tones with audio examples and the 'mai' test that proves why tones matter.
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Thai Script Explained: 44 Consonants, 3 Classes, and Why It's More Logical Than English
Thai spelling follows predictable rules (unlike English 'through' vs 'though'). Learn the consonant classes, vowel positions, and tone determination system.
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Thai Language History: Why Formal Thai Sounds Nothing Like Street Thai
Why formal Thai sounds nothing like street Thai: Khmer courts, Pali scriptures, and Tai-Kadai roots created the layered vocabulary you're learning.
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Thai Day Names: Why Monday (วันจันทร์) Has Silent Letters
Thai weekday names hide 3,000 years of history. Sanskrit astronomy, Hindu astrology, and Thai phonology combined to create spellings that confuse every learner. Here's the story.
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