[thai-learning] Doing It Her Way

By Rebellis Aeternalis

So, you?ve been living in Thailand for how long now? Do you still rely to your limited collection of basic phrases like sawasdee krub/ka, kob khun krub/ka? Don?t you wish you could just blurt out in fluent Thai just so you could tell that tuk tuk driver you?re not a tourist, therefore have no interest in having a suit made nor seeing a ping-pong show?

Are you fed up with your Thai classes and those tedious language-teaching CDs/software taught by someone with a robotic voice ordering you to endlessly listen and repeat?

If the answer to all of the above questions is yes, I?d like you to meet your saviour, Bon, a creator of a Thai-learning video series aptly titled, ?Learn Thai the Bon?s Way? (www.youtube.com/user/bononstage). Unlike other videos aiming to teach Thai on Youtube, Bon?s videos are actually fun to watch. Explained in perfectly fluent English, so far she?s covered in her 13 lessons everything from the basics like how to refer to yourself and others and even how to flirt to more complicated topics like the Thai verb to be and collective nouns.

Judging from the number of fans which seem to be increasing everyday on her Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/pages/Learn-Thai-the-Bons-Way), Bon is obviously striking the right chord when it comes to teaching, thanks to her flair for getting a message across using funny anecdotes and natural witticisms. It?s like having a Thai friend guiding you through the subtleties of the language, which is probably the least painful way to master a new tongue.

So, go on, give it a watch and subscribe to her channel. Before you know it, you?ll be haggling prices with a Chatuchak vendor as if you were born in the Kingdom.