Tips on how to practice speaking Thai.
THAI Online Library
Thai Language
Thai days and months
A short review of the days of the week and months of the year in Thai language, including derivations of nomenclature and phonemic pronunciation.
Linguistic Perspectives of Thai Culture
A research paper detailing ways in which language and social norms interact and reflect each other in Thai society. Paper originally presented to workshop of social science teachers at University of New Orleans, USA (Summer 1994).
The Thai solar calendar
Description and pronunciation of each of the months of the Thai solar calendar, and an explanation of the Thai year count.
Historical overview of the Pali language
The language of the Theravada canonical texts is Pali (lit."text"). Pali, based on a dialect of Middle Indo-Aryan, is the language that was spoken in central India during the Buddha's time.
Thai language profile
An overview of the Thai language, and the challenges for foreigners who wish to learn how to speak Thai.
What is ‘tam boon’? And why do Thais do it?
A Thai language tutorial discussing the the accumulation of good 'karma', known in Thai as 'tam boon'. Article includes Thai vocabulary (in Thai script) relevant to tam boon.