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Teach Yourself Thai Language & Have Fun Learning It!

Administrator — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:14:13 +0000

Certain subjects require a level of seriousness to learn, but when it comes to Teaching Yourself Thai it is the fun factor that matters most. The vast majority of adult language learners quit after a few weeks or months out of boredom or because they find the language too difficult. This is not the case [...]

Ysaan Institute: Learn Online Courses in Thai & English

Administrator — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:10:57 +0000

LivingHour.org is pleased to announce the establishment of the Ysaan Institute, a cyber learning center for students, scholars, and teachers in Thailand and surrounding countries. Our mission is to enhance the curriculums of schools and universities with unique online educational materials which can be integrated easily with existing courses of studies. We are currently accepting [...]

Join the Living Hour Thai Affiliate eBook Program

Administrator — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:11:22 +0000

Good news for those looking to make extra cash from their websites. Thanks to our relationship with e-junkie, we are happy to be able to invite international and Thailand-based bloggers and website owners to become affiliates of LivingHour.org and earn 50% in commissions on the sale of our Learn Thai Language and SBNR (Spiritual But [...]

Thailand Expats: Special Offer on Easy Thai Language Books

Administrator — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:03:09 +0000

LivingHour.org would like to make a special offer to expats, teachers, and retirees in Thailand who wish to take advantage of our Learning Easy Thai language books and ebooks. We know how difficult it is sometimes for expats to acquire credit cards in Thailand, or sometimes getting Thai credit cards honored when ordering online with [...]

Call for Manuscripts: SBNR & Thai Language

Administrator — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:35:28 +0000

LivingHour.org is currently issuing a call for manuscripts. We will consider SBNR (Spiritual But Not Religious) books that involve Progressive Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, or Islam. For a manuscript to be seriously considered it must be in keeping with the perspective of the material that you see posted on LivingHour.org—so do spend some time reading the [...]

Free Language Resources: Women Learning Thai

Administrator — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:38 +0000

When it comes to finding free resources for learning Thai, the blog “Women Learning Thai” is a great place to start your search. The blog is loaded with links to free Thai language resources. The site is also filled with interviews with farangs who have conquered the Thai language, conducted by the blog’s creator Catherine [...]

Free Thai Language Lesson: Easy Thai Top 40

Administrator — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:26:18 +0000

LivingHour.org would like to thank all the Thai language students and tourists of Thailand who have been purchasing the paperback and ebook versions of The Original Thai-English Cognate Dictionary and Learning Tool since its recent release.

If you have purchased a copy, please email your receipt of payment to us at: living (at) livinghour.org. And we will send you a free copy of the first Thai language lesson in our Easy Thai Top 40 series: Colloquial Language Expressions.

New customers can take advantage of our free offer too. If you have yet to purchase your copy of our Thai-English cognate dictionary (which is loaded with colloquial Thai sample sentences and Thai language tips), simply purchase today the PDF version of the Thai-English Cognate Dictionary for only $3.99.

Click on the following “Buy Now” button, which will take you to our secure PayPal shopping cart provided by e-junkie. After purchasing your copy, we will send you a free copy of the colloquial Thai language expressions mini-ebook too.

Buy The Thai-English Cognate Dictionary PDF eBook for Only $3.99

If you purchase our cognate dictionary and learning tool (ebook or paperback) through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, or any of our other retail partners please email us the receipt of your payment to receive your free learn Thai ebook.

Here are a couple samples from the easy Thai language books that you will be getting:

The Original Thai-English Cognate Dictionary & Learning Tool

bill n. – บิล – bin
Excuse me! We’ll take the bill now.
น้อง เช็คบิล ด้วย นะ
Náwng*, chék-bin dûay ná.
lit. young person, check-bill (polite) (soften)

*In restaurants you can call the attention of your waiter/waitress with the word náwng (น้อง), which is how an older person commonly addresses a young person. It is not to be used though if the server is clearly older than you.

Easy Thai Top 40: Colloquial Language Expressions

I’m just looking.
Doo cheuy cheuy.* (ดู เฉยๆ)
lit. look indifferent indifferent

*This is the expression to use with a salesperson when you don’t want to be bothered.

Thanks again for supporting LivingHour.org by purchasing our books and ebooks. All proceeds go to course and materials development at the Ysaan Institute: Sustainable Development Through Education.

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