basic guide to Thai self-study for absolute beginner 

Oh wow, I've never heard of that, but that sounds so cool!

Your dedication is captivating! Slowly but surely, you'll come to read long pieces of text, and it will feel so good. I started out hating reading Thai, and now, it's like my favorite thing to do. Keep going, and I know one day, you'll be killing it with Thai 😉. Unfortunately, I do not have social media, just RU-vid. I would have loved to be buddies on there. Anyways, wishing you all the very best on your journey. สู้ๆนะค่ะ 💪💝

It really hurts my heart when I hear or see online that some learners give up after a couple of weeks, and all I wanna say to them if I have a chance is that, there is no need to overwhelm yourself in the beginning because that's what leads to the burn out and stress that drives you to quit. It's happened to me several times years ago. What I would advise is that don't dive in too fast into language. Whatever impressed your heart to want to learn the language should be your why to learn the language. I always say that it's super important to take it easy in the beginning. The time for speed, trust me, is when you're at upper beginner because the doubts I get are super wild. Get the iPad, get the books if they will motivate you. A tip, though, is to try to learn to read and write Thai first, and if you wanna move on with Thai, you can go all out. I bought so many books bc I was pressured by Instagram in the past, and I've barely opened them. In fact, some of the languages I don't learn any longer. There are amazing resources to help you learn to read and write Thai. Find those, find some free resources and get the basics down. Then you can buy all the books you want. You might even find along the way that you might not even need textbooks. I'm rooting for you, and I hope you get to have fun on this journey like I am 💖💖💖 Sending you lots of love and support ❤️ สู้ๆน่ะค่าา

@@anaellekylyn i totally agree the app that you use "write it" in thai i used to have it onmy phone ( i ran out of storage which is another reason why i'd like to use n iPad) id get sooo confused ur so write i should learn how to write i currently dont have my phone atp i might a new one in 2024 around Januray it'll havw WAY much more than 64GB so if i dont get the Ipad the phone will be WAY much useful and i dont have to worry about removing anything thanks for takin time to read and respond to my long message literly i also always say before im 17 i wanna be an intermidate at thai because i rllyyyyyy wanna visit bangkok im wishin u an amazin learning experiance โชคช่วย

Your determination is heartwarming 👏 You have all my support, and I know you will definitely achieve all your goals. Be your number 1 supporter, and before you know it, you'll be basking in pride for how far you'd go. Lots of love ❤️ and all the best to you 💝💜

I'm really glad my video helped you. I'm wishing you all the best, and don't worry, with practice, the handwriting will get there 😊 สู้ๆนะค่ะ 💪

Thank you, I appreciate it 🙏 and I'm glad you found it valuable 😊

Oh, that's not fun to hear. I hope you are able to navigate through the process. Take it one tiny step at a time, and hopefully, everything sails smoothly. Wishing you all the very best! You can do it! 💛✨️

I'm really glad you got some value from the video! I think you've got it down, especially if you're already using Ling. It was my main resource from beginning to upper intermediate. Watching RU-vid videos and reading were what helped me to improve speaking and comprehension after and even during Ling.

I write pretty slowly when I'm taking notes and journaling compared to when I'm just writing randomly. Don't worry about messing up. That happens before it gets better 😊

Depending on your goals and how you study, I can't really choose what option. A textbook was perfect for me at the beginner level because it gave me the structure I needed. Beyond that level, textbooks became overwhelming for me, and it got hard to stick to learning Thai. Using Ling really fit my study needs so I'll advice you to try it and if it meets your needs, then totally go for it. I've been using the Ling app since the start of my journey, and I will 100% recommend it to any Thai learner 💞

No problem. 1. Learn the Thai alphabet 2. Learn to read/sound the Thai tones 3. Learn basic Thai phrases 4. Learn basic Thai grammar 5. Get a tutor I'm not quite sure if this is the answer to your request. Also, you can try increasing the resolution in your settings if the video is blurry, and you can also slow the video down, too, and that should help. Thanks for watching, and I'm wishing you all the best! สู้ๆนะค่ะ 💪

There's no need to apologize, dear. The 2nd language I learned after English was Italian. I've been learning Korean for a few years now, but ever since I started learning Thai, I put that on the side. I want to get to a comfortable level with Thai before I get back to that. I wanna learn Chinese, Spanish, Norwegian, and a few others (Indonesian/Tagalog/Hindi 🤷‍♀️). Besides English, I know two other languages, including my native dialect. I also grew up speaking French, but I can't really anymore. I hope that answers your question, and you're welcome 💜💜💝💝💝

@@anaellekylyn thanks for your anwsers. I wish you archive your goals. And i've been to italy with my zero italian. I guess i should have taken you with me:) Besides your videos makes me study. I'm a Turkish person who speak english, spanish and a little japanese. After I improve my spanish and my japanese, i want to learn bulgarian, russian, korean, thai, french, chinese and italian. Some of them that i want to learn for fun or the culture that i'm in to. But i want to learn bulgarian, russian and french just to feel close to my grandparents. Anyway i guess i just talked too much. So again thanks so so so much about your comment be happy 💖💖💜💜💟💟💝💝

I wish you all the very best in your ventures as well! Stay wonderful and flourish ✨️ Have a wonderful weekend 💝

​@@anaellekylyngoodluck if you ever come to learn tagalog, i heard learners have a difficult time learning our conjugation base on the focus of the sentence. I'm currently learning japanese and planning to learn thai, but looking at the thai alphabet, i think i better have a better grasp of kanji first before jumping to another language with an entirely different writing system. Thai alphabet intimidates me haha.

I totally agree with that strategy 💫 All the best to you too