New Words

I'm still at it. I've finished my revision and I'm learning new words.

-- Post From My iPod Touch

Thai Keyboard

I was googling for a Thai keyboard when I found Frontype. I can well recommend this nifty piece of software. Within 5 minutes of me downloading the trial version, I logged on and bought the product. Not only did I find a usable Thai keyboard for my laptop (with English keyboard) but a touch-typing tutor to boot!

Back on the trail

A year of absence and I can still remember most of what I learnt. I can well recommend Pimsleur Thai. I'm on disc 3 again. We'll see how far I get this time.

No Progress

No progress so far. As reported on my other blog, I am studying a new programming language - VB.NET. With two boys to look after whilst Jeep is out at work, leaves me little time for very much else. I haven't given up though and I will persevere.

Life of a Thai Teenager

If you love Thailand then you really must visit Panrit (Gor) Daoruang's website - http://www.gorsworld.com/ . He is serving a 3 year sentence for drug possession. Please purchase his autobiography, by doing so you will be supporting his lovely daughter - Nong Grace. His website's are also a great resource for learning Thai.

Little Progress

I have been a little tardy these last few months and have little to report. I will review my progress so far and make a new start over Christmas ready for the new year.

Reading Thai Script

I found a fantastic ebook on the Internet yesterday - http://www.learnthaionline.com/ - It is called 'Learn To Read Thai In A Day'. Hard to believe!

With just half an hour reading I understood a heck of a lot about the Thai alphabet. It has the clearest explanations for the Thai script I have seen to date. It gives a clear starting point and takes you through, quite cleverly, consonants and vowels and how words are constructed and their respective pronunciations. It is presented in a fun and readable way, making use of multimedia and colour in getting the point across. If you are interested in learning the Thai script this is a good starting point.

The initial download is free. If you want the complete work then it's current price is $48US.