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[Noon]

Hello.

First off, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Kanokwan. You can call me Noon. (นุ่น)
I'm a sophomore in college majoring in English. Guess what? I find myself struggling with my English.
When it comes to speak in English, I get very nervous. Haha

I'm not here to learn Thai since I'm a native Thai speaker.
I will be happy to help you with Thai.

[David and Bui]

Welcome, Nong Noon, to Thai-language.com. We are very happy to have you join us here. From what I can see of your writing your English is excellent!

[Noon]

Welcome, Nong Noon, to Thai-language.com. We are very happy to have you join us here. From what I can see of your writing your English is excellent!

Thank you

[shipwright989]

sawadee nong noon khrap,phom new to thai and phom hoping to learn as much as phom can in three weeks. phom am visiting khun country and would like to be able to have some thai before phom get there

[David and Bui]

sawadee nong noon khrap,phom new to thai and phom hoping to learn as much as phom can in three weeks. phom am visiting khun country and would like to be able to have some thai before phom get there

Welcome to Thai-language.com. Since you are not in Thailand presently, I suggest that you look at the several Youtube sites which are designed for beginners learning Thai. Look at, for example,

Thai with Mod: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThaiwithMod
Learn Thai Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJNrs4z_Pn0

We wish you the best of luck in your trip here.

[Noon]

sawadee nong noon khrap,phom new to thai and phom hoping to learn as much as phom can in three weeks. phom am visiting khun country and would like to be able to have some thai before phom get there

You've come to the right place
I think this website is very helpful for those who want to learn Thai.

[pi_choen]

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[tod-daniels]

Hi นุ่น,
Welcome to the forum . This place ALWAYS needs more native thai speaking contributors!

As far as your statement; "I find myself struggling with my English. When it comes to speak in English, I get very nervous." you are NOT alone . Almost every thai in this country experiences the exact same feelings, AND believe it or not; EVERY foreigner speaking thai feels that way too

Christopher Wright (aka Chris Delivery) explained it best in a stand-up comedy routine he did. He said, thais are afraid to speak English with foreigners for 4 reasons;
1- thais are afraid that the listener won't understand what the thai speaker said in english
2- thais are afraid that IF the listener understood what was said to them by the thai, the thai won't understand the reply from the native english speaker
3- before thais speak English, they have to go over every grammar rule in their head (go-went-gone, do-did-done, etc).
The last reason which Chris says is the most pathetic and sad reason in the whole wide world is;
4- thais are afraid if the speak English incorrectly they will "lose face" (เสียหน้า, เสียฟอร์ม or หน้าแตก!).

Believe me, there is NO foreigner in this country; who would EVER dare to correct a thai IF they understood the english spoken. It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong as far as verb tense, structure, etc. As long as a foreigner understands what's being said, that's the end of the story.

I am NOT a native thai speaker (or typer) but I think you can understand this;
จำได้ดี ๆ; การสนทนาลภาษาอังกฤษ, มันไม่ใช่ทดสอบ! มันแค่แลกเปี่ยนความคิดเห็น, ขอมูล.
ไม่ต้องกลัวพูดผิด; ไม่มีใครแคร์พูดอังกฤษถูกรึผิดเลย! อย่าคิดมากไป พยายามพูดสิ!

ยินดีต้อนรับสู่ฟอรั่ม

[Noon]

Hi นุ่น,
Welcome to the forum . This place ALWAYS needs more native thai speaking contributors!

As far as your statement; "I find myself struggling with my English. When it comes to speak in English, I get very nervous." you are NOT alone . Almost every thai in this country experiences the exact same feelings, AND believe it or not; EVERY foreigner speaking thai feels that way too

Christopher Wright (aka Chris Delivery) explained it best in a stand-up comedy routine he did. He said, thais are afraid to speak English with foreigners for 4 reasons;
1- thais are afraid that the listener won't understand what the thai speaker said in english
2- thais are afraid that IF the listener understood what was said to them by the thai, the thai won't understand the reply from the native english speaker
3- before thais speak English, they have to go over every grammar rule in their head (go-went-gone, do-did-done, etc).
The last reason which Chris says is the most pathetic and sad reason in the whole wide world is;
4- thais are afraid if the speak English incorrectly they will "lose face" (เสียหน้า, เสียฟอร์ม or หน้าแตก!).

Believe me, there is NO foreigner in this country; who would EVER dare to correct a thai IF they understood the english spoken. It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong as far as verb tense, structure, etc. As long as a foreigner understands what's being said, that's the end of the story.

I am NOT a native thai speaker (or typer) but I think you can understand this;
จำได้ดี ๆ; การสนทนาลภาษาอังกฤษ, มันไม่ใช่ทดสอบ! มันแค่แลกเปี่ยนความคิดเห็น, ขอมูล.
ไม่ต้องกลัวพูดผิด; ไม่มีใครแคร์พูดอังกฤษถูกรึผิดเลย! อย่าคิดมากไป พยายามพูดสิ!

ยินดีต้อนรับสู่ฟอรั่ม

Thank you for your suggestion. I really appreciate it

[meataxe123]

Hi, Ive been to Thailand twice but I still find it very hard to try and learn Thai. Can you help me please?