Author: Travis Gore

  • Lesson 2 — Introducing Yourself: Names & Origins

    Lesson 2 — Introducing Yourself: Names & Origins

    Phonetic Keys:

    • Tones: mid (no mark), à = low, á = high, â = falling, ǎ = rising
    • Vowels: long vowels are doubled (aa, ii, uu, ʉʉ, əə, etc.).
    • Consonants: kh, th, ph = aspirated; k, t, p = unaspirated (often sound like g, d, b).
    • Special vowels: ʉ (/ɯ/), ə (/ə/).

    1) Vocabulary

    คุณ (khun) — you (polite)


    ชื่อ (chʉ̂ʉ) — name


    คุณชื่ออะไร (khun chʉ̂ʉ à-rai) — what is your name?


    ผม (phǒm) — I/me (male)


    ฉัน (chǎn) — I/me (female)


    ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก (yin-dii thîi dâai rúu-jàk) — nice to meet you


    คุณมาจากไหน (khun maa jàak nǎi) — where are you from?


    ผมมาจาก… (phǒm/chǎn maa jàak …) — I’m from…


    ประเทศ (bprà-thêet) — country


    ไทย (thai) — Thailand/Thai


    อเมริกา (a-mee-rí-gaa) — America/USA


    อังกฤษ (ang-grìt) — England


    คนไทย (khon thai) — Thai person


    คนอเมริกัน (khon a-mee-rí-gan) — American (person)


    2) Dialogue

    3) Grammar notes

    1. Pronouns: Pronouns are actually quite complicated in Thai. However, to simplify things, remember that ผม (phǒm) is used to mean I by men, and ฉัน (chǎn) means I for women.
    2. Polite Particles: The terms ครับ/ค่ะ don’t have any inherent meaning in themselves, but in Thai, words are added at the ends of sentences to change the feeling of the sentence. Add ครับ/ค่ะ at the end of a sentence or phrase for politeness.
      • Just a side note: If you are asked a yes or no question, ครับ/ค่ะ alone can be used as a response to mean ‘Yes.’ So in that specific case, they do mean ‘yes.’ But in general, they just change the feeling of the phrase they are put at the end of.
    3. Name pattern: ผม/ฉัน + ชื่อ + [name] → e.g., ผมชื่อไมค์ (phǒm chʉ̂ʉ Mái). Very simple!
    4. Question words at the end: อะไร (à-rai = what), ไหน (nǎi = where) are a few examples you’ve seen in this lesson. The question word will usually go at the end of the sentence, as in “คุณมาจากไหนคะ”

    4) Flash Cards


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  • Lesson 1 — Absolute Basics: Hello, Thanks, Yes/No, Polite Particles

    Lesson 1 — Absolute Basics: Hello, Thanks, Yes/No, Polite Particles

    Phonetic Keys:

    • Tones: mid (no mark), à = low, á = high, â = falling, ǎ = rising
    • Vowels: long vowels are doubled (aa, ii, uu, ʉʉ, əə, etc.).
    • Consonants: kh, th, ph = aspirated; k, t, p = unaspirated (often sound like g, d, b).
    • Special vowels: ʉ (/ɯ/), ə (/ə/).

    1) Vocabulary

    สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii) — hello/hi


    ครับ (khráp) — polite particle (male speakers)


    ค่ะ (khâ) — polite particle (female; statements)


    คะ (khá) — polite particle (female; questions)


    ขอบคุณ (khàawp-khun) — thank you


    ไม่เป็นไร (mâi bpen rai) — no problem/you’re welcome


    ใช่ (châi) — yes/correct


    ไม่ใช่ (mâi châi) — no/incorrect


    ขอโทษ (khǎaw-thôot) — sorry / excuse me


    อีกครั้ง (ìik khrâng) — again


    หน่อย (nòi) — (soft “please”) a little/please


    เจอกันใหม่ (jəə-kan mài) — see you again / see you later


    ลาก่อน (laa-gòn) — goodbye


    2) Dialogue

    3) Grammar Notes

    1) Polite Particles (คำลงท้ายสุภาพ)

    In Thai, polite particles are added at the end of a sentence to make it sound more polite and respectful.

    • ครับ (khráp) – used by male speakers.
    • ค่ะ (khâ) – used by female speakers for statements.
    • คะ (khá) – used by female speakers for questions.

    These particles don’t have a direct meaning like “sir” or “ma’am” in English, but they are essential to sounding natural and respectful in Thai conversation.

    Examples:

    • สวัสดีครับ (sà-wàt-dii khráp) – Hello (male speaker).
    • สวัสดีค่ะ (sà-wàt-dii khâ) – Hello (female speaker).
    • คุณชื่ออะไรคะ (khun chʉ̂ʉ à-rai khá) – What’s your name? (female speaker).

    2) Saying Yes and No (ใช่ / ไม่ใช่)

    Unlike English, Thai doesn’t have a general word for “yes” or “no.” Instead, Thai often repeats the verb or adjective from the question.

    However, for beginners, you can use:

    • ใช่ (châi) – yes / correct.
    • ไม่ใช่ (mâi châi) – no / incorrect.

    Examples:

    • A: นี่ของคุณใช่ไหม (nîi khǎawng khun châi mái) – Is this yours?
    • B: ใช่ (châi) – Yes, it is.
    • B: ไม่ใช่ (mâi châi) – No, it isn’t.

    This is very common and safe to use in everyday conversations.


    3) Softening Requests with หน่อย (nòi)

    Thai does not have a direct word for “please.” Instead, the word หน่อย (nòi) is used to soften a request and make it more polite.

    When combined with ครับ/ค่ะ, it gives the same feeling as saying “please” in English.

    Examples:

    • พูดช้าๆ หน่อยครับ (phûut cháa cháa nòi khráp) – Please speak slowly.
    • รอแป๊บหนึ่งหน่อยค่ะ (rɔɔ bpáep nʉ̀ng nòi khâ) – Please wait a moment.
    • ช่วยอธิบายหน่อยครับ (chûai à-thí-baai nòi khráp) – Please explain (it).

    Notice how หน่อย softens the command, making it sound friendly instead of demanding.

    4) Flash Cards


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  • Thai Phonetic Alphabet

    Thai Phonetic Alphabet

    This website uses a phonetic system to represent the sounds in the Thai language. Why learn a phonetic system instead of learning to read the Thai alphabet? Think of a phonetic system like training wheels. A phonetic system uses as much of what you already know as possible. You may benefit from a phonetic system if you are going to Thailand on vacation and you want to learn phrases to communicate but you aren’t ready to commit to learning the Thai alphabet. There may be other reasons why you would need a phonetic alphabet, but the important thing to remember is that, as stated before, these are training wheels. They’ll get you off the ground. But if you really want to learn the Thai language, you’ll need to learn to read the Thai alphabet.

    This system is designed to avoid almost all special characters and only uses the 26 letters of the English language alphabet, parentheses to indicate tones, and hyphens to group sounds together. This makes it easier to type.

    This system is designed to be learned as fast as possible. Most of it you already know!

    That being said, this system is designed to be learned as fast as possible. The goal is that you will be able to correctly pronounce Thai words and phrases in just a day or two because you actually know most of what is in this system. I will break it down in the following way:

    • How Tones are represented
    • What you already know
    • What you need to learn
    • Cheat sheet – COMING SOON
    • Bonus Round: Practice! – COMING SOON

    How can you use the following information practically? Take a little time to review everything on this page. As previously mentioned, much of these sounds you already know! Then, the cheat sheet at the end will be something you can print out or keep available in some other way to reference different parts of the website as you go along and learn phrases. You can also use the system to easily write down new phrases that you hear and want to remember.

    How Tones are Represented

    In Thai, there are 5 tones. There is a low tone (L), high tone (H), rising tone (R), falling tone (F), and no tone, which is also considered a tone.

    On this website, the tones are represented by the characters mentioned above, are always written in capital letters and surrounded by parentheses: (). When there is no tone, there will be no capital letter at the end of the sentence.

    All syllables will be spelled in lowercase letters. As a reminder, a syllable is simply a single sound. For example, the word ‘truck’ in English makes one sound, but you have to make two sounds to say the word, ‘candle.’ Words made up of multiple syllables will be combined by a hyphen so you know where one word ends and a new word begins. Let’s look at an example:

    พัฒนา

    pat(H)-ta(H)-naa

    What You Already Know

    Below are vowels that are pronounced the same in Thai and English. Note, though, that when you see the below vowels throughout the website, they will be consistent. For example, the letter ‘I’ in the words ‘sit’ and ‘fight’ are not pronounced the same in English. But when you see the letter ‘i’ used to represent a Thai word on this website, it will always be pronounced like ‘tip’ or ‘sit.’

    One note before you start:

    In Thai, there are long vowels and short vowels. As you would expect, short vowels produce a short sound and long vowels produce the same sound, but longer.

    In this phonetic system, short vowels will be shown by a single vowel, while long vowels will be shown by a double vowel. For example:

    Thai has both long vowels and short vowels

    Long vowels will be represented by a double vowel like ‘aa’

    1.กะ 2. กา

    1. ga(L) 2. gaa

    Vowel Sounds You Already Know

    Here are a list of vowel sounds that are pronounced almost exactly the same in Thai as in English.

    LETTER

    a

    Explanation

    As in ‘cat’

    Example

    กะ – ga(L)

    Sound

    ga(L)

    aa

    As in ‘cat’ but longer (caaat)

    กา – gaa

    gaa

    i

    As in ‘tip’

    กิ – gi(L)

    gi(L)

    ii

    Though this is a longer version of the above letter, it is pronounced like we say the single letter ‘e’ in English or like ea in ‘seat’ or ‘ee’ in flee or the ‘ea’ in ‘flea.’ Good thing you’re learning Thai and not English.

    กี – gii

    gii

    u

    As in ‘you’

    ดุ – du(L)

    du(L)

    uu

    As in ‘you’ but longer (youuuu)

    ดู – duu

    duu

    e

    As in ‘set’

    เดะ – de(L)

    de(L)

    ee

    This is a longer version of the above letter, thus it is pronounced like the ‘e’ in ‘set,’ just longer. Note, it is not pronounced like a long ‘e’ in ‘teeth.’

    เด – dee

    dee

    o

    As in ‘boat’

    จน – jon – Note: Not pronounced like ‘John’ or ‘Joan’, but somewhere in between

    jon

    oo

    As in ‘boat’ but longer (booaaaat)

    โอ – doo (Note: not pronounced like ‘do’ but like ‘dough’

    oo

    Consonant Sounds You Already Know

    Here are a list of the consonant sounds that are pronounced almost exactly the same in Thai as in English.

    LETTER

    b

    Explanation

    As in ‘beer.’ Now you want a beer.

    Example

    บา – baa

    Sound

    baa

    ch

    As in ‘chain’

    ชา -chaa

    chaa

    d

    As in ‘deer’

    ดา – daa

    daa

    f

    As in ‘fan’

    ฟา – faa

    faa

    g

    As in ‘gate’

    กา – gaa

    gaa

    h

    As in ‘hat’

    หา – haa(R)

    haa(R)

    j

    As in ‘jeans’

    จา – jaa

    jaa

    l

    As in ‘leaf’

    ลา – laa

    laa

    m

    As in ‘milk’

    มา – maa

    maa

    n

    As in ‘needle’

    นา – naa

    naa

    p

    As in ‘pear’

    พา – paa

    paa

    s

    As in ‘soap’

    ซา – saa

    saa

    w

    As in ‘waffle.’ Now you want a waffle. Me too.

    วา – waa

    waa

    y

    As in ‘yard’

    ยา – yaa

    yaa

    What You Need To Learn

    Here is the reality: Perhaps no two languages produce exactly the same sounds. So it isn’t always possible to simply say, “Oh, this letter sounds like the ‘t’ in English..” etc.

    The following letters either have a subtly different or vastly different pronunciation between Thai and English. The best thing you can do is devote time to studying these sounds, listening to them and trying to replicate them many times, and eventually they will stick. Remember: learning anything, including a language, is much like getting physically fit in a gym. It takes work, struggle, and time, and no one can do it for you. But it is worth the effort.

    Vowel Sounds You’ll Need To Learn

    LETTER

    uw

    Explanation

    This one is tough! Grit your teeth and smile and try to make a ‘uw’ sound. Then listen to the audio to the right. Were you close? Are you happy now that you are smiling?

    Example

    อึ – uw(L)

    Sound

    uw(L)

    uuw

    Same as above, but longer.

    อื – uuw

    uuw

    ei

    This one is a bit more subtle. It is similar to the sound of saying the letter ‘A’ in English, or the a in ‘say,’ yet the sound is produced more in the back of the throat. Similar to a sound you might make when imitating a goat. No joke.

    แอะ – ei(L)

    ei(L)

    eei

    Same as above but longer.

    แอ – eei

    eei

    er

    I’m reluctant to use ‘r’ as part of a vowel because I don’t want to mix anyone up but frankly, it kind of sounds like an ‘almost’ r. Say the word ‘Teacher,’ but try to say that r at the end as subtly as possible. That ‘er’ at the end is how you pronounce the ‘er’ vowel sound in Thai.

    เลอะ – ler(H)

    ler(H)

    eer

    Same as above, but longer.

    เจอ – jer

    jer

    aw

    This is similar to the sound below (read that one first), but you’ll notice that, being shorter, it is only like you are pronouncing half of the w.

    เอาะ – aw(L)

    aw(L)

    aaw

    Hey, you actually already know this one. It is like you would say ‘aww’ about a cute baby or a puppy in English. Or, if you’ve never felt those emotions before, it is like the ‘aw’ in ‘law.’

    กอ – gaaw

    gaaw

    Consonant Sounds You’ll Need To Learn

    LETTER

    r

    Explanation

    The ‘r’ is always pronounced as a rolling ‘r.’ Like Adele, rolling in the deep.

    Example

    รา – raa

    Sound

    raa

    t

    ‘t’ sounds similar to the ‘t’ sound in English but it is very important to recognize the subtle difference. Say ‘toe’ out loud in English. Notice there is a small puff of air that comes out with the ‘t’ sound. You need to exaggerate that puff of air to correctly pronounce the ‘t’ in Thai. Try it out loud. Say ‘taa’ but try to push a bit more air out when you do it. That is the taa that you see to the right.

    ทา – taa

    taa

    kh

    Much like the ‘t’ above, the k is always pronounced with a puff of air. However, if you want to produce something closer to the native sound, it also begins with a slightly guttural sound, like when you scoff at someone in disgust and disbelief. If you haven’t done that, I don’t have another example. You must have nice friends.

    คา – khaa

    khaa

    ng

    You probably actually know this. Think of the word, ‘song’. That word ends in an ‘ng.’ We often end words in ‘ng’ but some Thai words start with ‘ng,’ too. Try saying, ‘ngaa’ like to the right. Not too hard, huh?

    งา – ngaa

    ngaa

    dt

    Ok, you can do this! Think of the word duck… feel where you put your tongue to make that sound? It is on the ridge on the roof of your moth, right above your front teeth. Try putting your tongue there and saying, ‘duh, duh.’ Ok, now move your tongue down so it is pressing up against the back of your front teeth. Make the same sound. Can you hear how it sounds slightly harder when you make the sound from the back of your front teeth? That is the ‘dt’

    ตา – dtaa

    dtaa

    bp

    In Thai there is the soft ‘b’ (in this system, represented by the ‘b’) and then the hard ‘b’ (represented by the ‘bp’). Try to say the word ‘baa’ as gently as you can, without a puff of air. Your lips simply go from touching to opening. Now press your lips together tightly and force out a harder ‘b’ sound without a puff of air. This is ‘bp’

    ปา – bpaa

    bpaa

    Double Vowels

    Double vowels aren’t anything new to you at this point. They are really just two of the vowels that you have learned above at some point that have been combined to make a single sound. I just didn’t want you to be surprised when you ran into them all of a sudden! There may seem like a lot, but again, they are really just practice. You know all of these sounds by now.

    LETTER

    ai

    Explanation

    Like the ‘ie’ in pie.

    Example

    ไอ – ai

    Sound

    ai

    aai

    Same as above but longer

    อาย – aai

    aai

    ao

    Like the ‘ow’ in cow.

    เอา – ao

    ao

    aao

    Same as above but longer.

    อาว – aao

    aao

    ia

    Like the ‘ia’ in ‘MAMA MIA!’ (It doesn’t work unless you do the Italian gesture where you put your fingers against your thumb and shake them.

    เอีย – ia

    ia

    iao

    Like combining the ‘ee’ in see with the ‘ow’ in cow to make ‘eeow’.

    เอียว – iao

    iao

    ua

    Like combining the ‘o’ in do and the ‘uh’ in ‘uh, where did I put my pants? to make ‘o-uh’

    อัว – ua

    ua

    uai

    Like combining the ‘o’ in do and the ‘ie’ in ‘pie’ to make ‘o-ie’

    อวย -uai

    uai

    uwa

    You know ‘uw’ from above where you grit your teeth and smile and make a uw sound? That is this, but you add an ‘a’ from ‘cat’ at the end to make ‘uw-a’

    เอือ – uwa

    uwa

    uwai

    Same as above with the ‘uw’ but then you add the ‘ie’ from pie. ‘uw-ie’

    เอือย – uwai

    uwai

    aawi

    Like the cute ‘aww’ when you see a baby but you add ‘i’ from tip at the end.

    ออย – aawi

    aawi

    eeri

    Same as that subtle ‘er’ at the end of ‘teacher’ that you learned above combined with the ‘i’ in tip.

    เอย – eeri

    eeri

    ui

    The ‘u’ in you combined with the ‘i’ in tip.

    อุย – ui

    ui

    iu

    It is like trying to say the word ‘eel’ but with a ‘w’ at the end instead of an ‘l’

    อิว – iu

    iu

    eo

    Combining the ‘a’ in say and the ‘o’ in show… ‘ey-ow’

    เอ็ว – eo

    eo

    eeo

    Same as above, but longer.

    เอว – eeo

    eeo

    eioo

    Like the ‘a’ sound from above when you are pretending to make a goat noise, but then you add ‘o’ from show at the end of it – ‘ei-ow’

    แอว – eioo

    eioo

    Cheat Sheet

    Hey, that wasn’t so hard, was it? So, now that your brain is bursting with knowledge, how can you use this information practically? Below you will find a PDF cheat sheet that you can print out and carry with you as you browse the website. You can also use it to write down new words that you hear but don’t yet know how to spell in Thai.

    COMING SOON!

    Conclusion

    Thank you for taking the time to review this phonetic system. Honestly, it isn’t the only one out there and it may not even be the best fit for you. If you have a system you like better, go for it! This system is simply a tool to help you access the Thai language as fast as possible. I’m determined to keep it as simple as possible, to not use any special characters, and to keep improving it so that it can benefit as many as possible. With that in mind, feel free to leave any feedback in the comments section below!

  • เฮือนไม้ในสวน – Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant

    เฮือนไม้ในสวน – Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant

    This is a beautiful little restaurant in the San Kamphaeng area that has a lot of seating, good prices, a beautiful atmosphere, water, ducks, and… ostriches?

    If you are wondering, the meaning in Thai is:

    • เฮือน – huuwen – is the Northern Thai word for เรือน – ruuwen – which means a house or home (usually a wooden one).
    • ไม้ -mai(H) – wood
    • ใน -nai – in, inside
    • สวน – suuan(R) – a garden
    เฮือน
    เรือน
    ไม้
    ใน
    สวน

    Restaurant Contact Information

    เฮือนไม้ในสวน
    +66 62 309 0099
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/ocFqTK6YTuBJw5Q78?g_st=ic

    Here is what I ordered…

    ไส้อั่ว - Northern Chiang Mai Sausage
    ไส้อั่ว – Here it is on the menu: Northern Chiang Mai sausage
    • สั่งอาหาร – order food
    • ไส้อั่ว – sai(F) ua(L) – Northern style sausage
    • ผม/ฉันเอา… – pom(R)/ chan(R) ao – I would like…
    สั่งอาหาร
    ไส้อั่ว
    ผมเอา
    ผม/ฉันเอา
    ไส้อั่ว - Northern Chiang Mai Sausage
    ไส้อั่ว – This is what it looks like: Northern Chiang Mai sausage – It was really good!
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน - Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน – Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant – They have cute little upstairs seating areas
    • ชั้นบน – chan(H) bon – upstairs, the upper floor
    • ชั้นที่สอง – chan(H) tii(F) song(R) – the second floor
    • ขึ้นไป – khuwn(F) bpai – to go up (as in up stairs)
    ชั้นบน
    ชั้นที่สอง
    ขึ้นไป
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน - Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน – In their upstairs buildings they have antique phones, radios, lanterns, and irons.
    • โบราณ -boo-raan – ancient or antique
    • วิทยุ – wit(H)-ta(H)-yu(H) – radio
    • โทรศัพท์ – too-ra(H)-sap(L) – telephone
    • โคมไฟ – khoom-fai – lamp, lantern
    โบราณ
    วิทยุ
    โทรศัพท์
    โคมไฟ
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน - Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน – Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant – They have antique, non-electric irons.
    • เตารีด – daao-riid(F) – a clothing iron
    เตารีด
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน - Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant
    เฮือนไม้ในสวน – Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant – Antique motorcycles
    • รถจักรยานยนต์ – rot(H)-jak(L)-ra(H)-yaa-yon – Motorcycle (formal)
    • มอเตอร์ไซค์ – maaw-deer-sai – Motorcycle (common
      รถจักรยานยนต์
      มอเตอร์ไซค์
      เฮือนไม้ในสวน - Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant - Antique bicycles
      เฮือนไม้ในสวน – Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant – Antique bicycles
      • จักรยาน – jak(L)-gra(L)-yaan – a bicycle
      จักรยาน
      เฮือนไม้ในสวน - Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant
      เฮือนไม้ในสวน – Wooden House in the Garden Restaurant – They have …. ostriches. But why?
      • นกกระจอกเทศ – nok(H)-gra(L)-jok(L)-teet(F) – ostrich
      นกกระจอกเทศ – nok(H)-gra(L)-jok(L)-teet(F) – ostrich
    • More Vocab Mnemonics!

      More Vocab Mnemonics!

      Here are some of the recent vocab mnemonics that I’ve created recently. Hopefully they will help the words stick in your brain!

      เห็น - hen(R) - to see
      เห็น – hen(R) – to see – The HENs SEE you. (If this doesn’t help you remember the word for ‘to see’ then I don’t know what will!
      เห็น – hen(R) – to see

      วิ่ง - wing(F) - to run
      วิ่ง – wing(F) – to run – the WING RUNs
      วิ่ง – wing(F) – to run

      เล็บ - leb(H) - a fingernail, a toenail
      เล็บ – leb(H) – a fingernail, a toenail – the FINGERNAIL has LIPs (this is actually pronounced leb(H), but, you know, whatever gets you close!)
      เล็บ – leb(H) – a fingernail, a toenail

      เล็ก - leg(H) - to be small - he has a tiny LEG.
      เล็ก – leg(H) – to be small – he has a tiny LEG.
      เล็ก – leg(H) – to be small – he has a tiny LEG.

      บิน - bin - to fly - the trash BIN FLYs
      บิน – bin – to fly – the trash BIN FLYs
      บิน – bin – to fly – the trash BIN FLYs

    • Mnemonic Vocabulary Cards

      Mnemonic Vocabulary Cards

      Here are some mnemonics I have worked on over the years to help me (and others) learn new vocabulary words. The last one (Bra-Goat) is my favorite… in case you were wondering.


      ถนัด - adj. [is] skilled, smooth, clever, dexterous

      Word: ถนัด

      Pronunciation: ta(L)-nat(L)

      Meaning: adj. [is] skilled, smooth, clever, dexterous

      Mnemonic: The nut is smooth, like Michael Jackson’s smooth criminal. Can you hear the song in your head?


      ผลิต - to generate, make, manufacture, produce.

      Word: ผลิต

      Pronunciation: pa(L)-lit(L)

      Definition: to generate, make, manufacture, produce.

      Mnemonic: ‘Pull It’ because everything you manufacture gets stuck in the big machine.


      Word: สมาคม - Pronunciation: saL maa khom - Definition: (noun) an association, a fellowship. - Mnemonic: Some guys from an association smacking a comb saying they can't join their association.

      Word: สมาคม

      Pronunciation: sa(L)-maa-khom

      Definition: (noun) an association, a fellowship.

      Mnemonic: Some guys from an association smacking a comb saying they can’t join their association.


      วุฒิภาวะ n. Maturity

      Word: วุฒิภาวะ

      Pronunciation: wu(H)-dti(L)-paa-wa(H)

      Definition: n. Maturity

      Mnemonic: WOODY (from Toy Story) is filled with POWER and this causes him to mature and obviously mature people study at a desk.


      Word: ฟืน - Pronunciation: feun - Definition: (noun) firewood, fuel. - Mnemonic: Firewood says, 'Hey guys, let's go set ourselves on fire! It will be FUUUUN! (sounds like Thai word)'

      Word: ฟืน

      Pronunciation: fuuwn

      Definition: (noun) firewood, fuel.

      Mnemonic: Firewood says, ‘Hey guys, let’s go set ourselves on fire! It will be FUUUUN! (sounds like Thai word)’


      วิศวกร Engineer

      Word: วิศวกร

      Pronunciation: wi(H)-sa(L)-wa(H)-gon

      Definition: (noun) an engineer

      Mnemonic: ‘Wizard, why gone?’ because it was expelled by the power of math and science! Get out of here wizard!


      Word: อักษร - Pronunciation: akL sonR - Definition: (noun) a character, a letter. - Mnemonic: There is an axe on two different letters.

      Word: อักษร

      Pronunciation: ag(L)-son(R)

      Definition: (noun) a character, a letter.

      Mnemonic: There is an axe on two different letters.


      ปรากฏ Bra-goat - v) to appear, to reveal

      Word: ปรากฏ

      Pronunciation: braa-got(L)

      Definition: (verb) to appear, to reveal

      Mnemonic: There is nothing, then suddenly BAM there is a BRA wearing GOAT that APPEARS out of nowhere!