Wednesday, 5 October 2005
Thai class is getting more difficult. Some people have not been showing up, as the teacher Khun Thook had predicted. But, we are all still learning a lot. She is so funny, with her dry sense of humor, insightful musings about life, and the occasional giddy laughter (which is so Thai!). Her great command of English, Hawaiian, pidgin English, and of course Thai, impresses me every Monday and Wednesday night in class as she clarifies tones of words (that are so hard for us English speakers with such a non-tonal language), explains how Thai grammar is much simpler than English, and has us describe pictures and answer questions in Thai. Having been immersed in the language while living in Nakhon Pathom, I am fortunate to already understand the tones, basic vocabulary, and basic phrases and sentence patterns. Now, I just need to learn the proper way to say things (try to unlearn the pidgin Thai I was speaking a few months ago!) and practice, practice, practice. If only there were more Thai people here to practice speaking with!
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