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.
Master Thai politeness levels—from street talk to royal vocabulary. Learn the pronouns and particles that signal respect in Thai.
Why formal Thai sounds nothing like street Thai: Khmer courts, Pali scriptures, and Tai-Kadai roots created the layered vocabulary you're learning.
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.
