Learning Thai language step by step
I picked up my YouTube videos and grouped them in categories and by step (what to watch first, and continue).
I have more videos on my channel, however, here are the fundamentals to learn/know. These are good for starters.
I hope you enjoy learning Thai!
(Updated : November 2024)
P.S. These lists are for serious learners. If you want a quick brief set of lessons, scroll down the page to the last list.
How to learn Thai by yourself
>> https://youtu.be/WN3yEIA5pms?si=_ttanrk5i90nfx5S
What is the best way to learn Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/w2QRp-HctnE?si=2OnJNwmH8U6vtW2P
Is Thai language easy to learn?
>> https://youtu.be/x5fsWyRxwG0?si=NFlgt8UE30TE6eoU
Is Thai grammar difficult?
>> https://youtu.be/UCJ6GtfXPGo?si=VEA0Mk-4allRYq0T
3 Things to bear in mind when learning Thai
>> https://youtu.be/DLASvCIFiiU?si=5LUIl0G8rU7Rabvj
How to avoid sounding rude when speaking Thai
>> https://youtu.be/El1tqPgzOOg?si=zoQY-p7R1eNM8WTg
THAI LETTERS
How to write Thai alphabet (1/4) letter ก - ฐ
>> https://youtu.be/DEJmG-uvZ3U?si=fZGVtI6G4XAqMT-Z
How to write Thai alphabet (2/4) letter ฑ - บ
>> https://youtu.be/-sXl4sHyggk?si=d-dijn5L2e00K5gd
How to write Thai alphabet (3/4) letter ท - ม
>> https://youtu.be/FsSE09qDTKM?si=OEnlS5kvDngO4OWM
How to write Thai alphabet (4/4) letter ย - ฮ
>> https://youtu.be/ASWVb-nQxRE?si=vNMGbWso4AXNVqyP
Review above videos
How to pronounce Thai consonants (1/2)
>> https://youtu.be/kRDNexSqCzA?si=-Q-nSoGqszZMWvZl
How to pronounce Thai consonants (2/2)
>> https://youtu.be/gSd7snYkTDw?si=RUuPWBiFQv-extNA
THAI VOWELS
How to read + write + pronounce Thai vowels (1/3)
>> https://youtu.be/4_XYfzWmRD4?si=qDY-ReJPPCqSyuR5
How to read + write + pronounce Thai vowels (2/3)
>> https://youtu.be/M-7RlYxVcW0?si=4kzKLRyveQ7KPTNm
How to read + write + pronounce Thai vowels (3/3)
>> https://youtu.be/iDJgyY8Wrts?si=4aiaCDJoPiKxsZXz
The first 10 Thai words you must know
>> https://youtu.be/vpGdD9fgWsw?si=_4v1QlyXpq9hx4F-
20 Basic verbs
>> https://youtu.be/RJGG9hOJOVo?si=LNWgCozUYk8Vi5_G
Counting in Thai - Thai numbers 1-10
>> https://youtu.be/FSZFYNNYh38?si=DdbCBLqeIZQqslQe
Modal words : can, should, will, must, have to
>> https://youtu.be/HsqOEfG3VU4?si=yTV6mueGVc_EMXiF
Vocabulary about TIME
>> https://youtu.be/9E8RyilAN4k?si=c64KC8-Nmb_Xf8Nl
Common Thai words : ชอบ (to like) เอา (to take) ใส่ (to add, to fill, to put in) ได้ (yes - can) ใช่ (yes - correct)
>> https://youtu.be/07tnwqDClDE?si=O4gqOGsxxxVUJe5k
Common linking words : and, but, or, with, because, so, too
>> https://youtu.be/jTJfGRDpTv4?si=yNuAMh9afh7KV8qw
10 Basic phrases for travelers
>> https://youtu.be/rDaGFkMuF-I?si=Mkie7ObxuLHMeZWr
30 Phrases to get you started speaking Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/369QZaCW94c?si=4b823diS0fKo_de3
10 Types of Thai food
>> https://youtu.be/bkc5SxO8ZPY?si=-8VwXcy0wns3DxIW
10 Famous Thai dishes
>> https://youtu.be/aEwg69FFoAM?si=fdgbO_9pJ4xJMUpx
10 Drinks in Thai
>> https://youtu.be/oLxktIttV_E?si=unKw4Srq-h8X1A_m
10 Popular Thai fruit
>> https://youtu.be/12oPyBwlVGk?si=q7F16ZT9G4d6JPBY
Animal vocabulary
>> https://youtu.be/10I5Ma_qA2Q?si=sMAZ6zY6iuviHnay
Telling your level of Thai language skills
>> https://youtu.be/qB-fbghdyAQ?si=Sm9I35Z0W2D3wq1n
Explain how well you can speak Thai
>> https://youtu.be/7_BxD51H7lc?si=6JG3GqIjjWj2hYV3
21 Hobbies in Thai language - Daily life vocabulary
>> https://youtu.be/1EiBDAGtS8k?si=J4rhLvEPPnRoSQDZ
Daily life Thai TIME TELLING
>> https://youtu.be/lxpQ9KB57ag?si=A5vy2kEuJ7yCfByU
Talking about weather
>> https://youtu.be/FbSx5rgiads?si=xgRHNYu2PfjhHPhg
Love & Relationship vocabulary
>> https://youtu.be/WfAwT3R_kNM?si=JrN_FBdTCjJluiZI
10 Basic sweet phrases you can say to your lover
>> https://youtu.be/KZOazxxL8fc?si=KcxlerBDFjMpxiMf
10 Simple sweet messages (with Kaopan)
>> https://youtu.be/Mi8WLxa7Ggo?si=pnPP_aTygXtIM6am
10 Caring messages you can say or text to someone
>> https://youtu.be/BmIrdGQhRRY?si=juOgCCQOfgSbIatY
10 Daily use commanding phrases (with Kaopan)
>> https://youtu.be/gVdcHunGo9A?si=LmDUKCoRGteXQfvf
The uses of น่า & หน้า (they are pronounced exactly the same but we use them differently)
>> https://youtu.be/7CkV4YhUmhw?si=ADF0cFw4oEIgcluV
Basic Thai phrases to say about Thinking
>> https://youtu.be/fQwFaW4-hJ8?si=-Vs8R6CzS7fMlJbf
5 Phrases you could hear when Thais don't understand you
>> https://youtu.be/bR8F38nkhs4?si=faPvb2arCkzgMy8K
5 Ways to casually say "Wait!"
>> https://youtu.be/wW3cnH-KDXU?si=4SryNLvJ1jdEjUag
10 Most common expressions with NO!
>> https://youtu.be/UcEtFZ4-w90?si=MYCwlCkIx0WsxIlT
7 More of NO!
>> https://youtu.be/uXLLqAOEk9U?si=uEpM5l3PtBbP1GHh
Ways we say SOON
>> https://youtu.be/s6pf9emorIA?si=ECiT7npbliSQNmgT
Me too VS The same (เหมือนกัน VS เหมือนเดิม)
>> https://youtu.be/zlcESr5ZxAw?si=svphg95u5zBzLLsX
Thai sentence structure explained - elements in a sentence
>> https://youtu.be/brOTrXiWwNw?si=2wLAOUnrFuFn0X63
Thai sentence framing explained - 4 differences between textbook and real-life speaking
>> https://youtu.be/8pdKXDVEhnc?si=R3b7SELsjVsAnq4s
What don't exist in English sentence structures but in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/MqcMKYQz6ao?si=xs5QRmbEHNy8T29N
Basic grammar rules
>> https://youtu.be/Y9gUTvhaVLI?si=c_qcdO3QuBJLDRiS
Basic Tense
>> https://youtu.be/fhcDc8Ge1d4?si=DTxKhiGnCf030giL
How to make questions in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/RSlSpcaq9M0?si=Ki7JwMK-Zm_R5TZ7
Can I ... VS Can you ... (polite & casual ways)
>> https://youtu.be/82j4mgWA35I?si=uYpv6kLXMZg8iKUz
Must know : Different meanings between saying the same adj./adv. word once or twice
>> https://youtu.be/SmEVrXg5JBk?si=qRy5MxyDAkKiMdnr
Improve your Thai speaking by making the right pitches of 5 Thai tones
>> https://youtu.be/oo1WvOfSTTY?si=uH3LvWusWRQfoary
100 Basic Thai words classed by tone
>> https://youtu.be/UvjahdQU4rU?si=mNexavf8-vHO1te1
Examples of how tonal Thai language is (the tone changes, the meaning changes)
>> https://youtu.be/JZa6NhkLA2M?si=WTlSX8HryVE9GQrt
Helping you with Thai tones
>> https://youtu.be/Z5JP5sYHeeE?si=Piev65QqFaO8CdSy
Repeat after me - Tone practice
>> https://youtu.be/CSXOHKCVJt0?si=Z6-_li36jP-r6P9F
This & That
>> https://youtu.be/DI_u9RTL73U?si=3lHRab7AuIs5jYKF
Here & There
>> https://youtu.be/mkTqUFIhtEQ?si=JuQY7eG3ACGdbsqT
Words that are pronounced differently from how they are written
>> https://youtu.be/ERCMErRUfgI?si=GDDcbsHQGzK5MQ4d
Exclusive words that we prolong the sound when saying
>> https://youtu.be/dX3LJlCT28I?si=QJeuddpHE_hiq2ox
10 High frequently used words that you might be mispronouncing
>> https://youtu.be/2APJhWrIjeM?si=4pAH-iKwQLrk4VnS
How to pronounce BTS Bangkok skytrain stations
>> https://youtu.be/kaSiH2BqVFU?si=Trnrj4NHlCzKK1UK
Tricks to memorize - Thai alphabet - Thai letters - Thai consonants
>> https://youtu.be/c94jkCIAtOM?si=x22Aw_WbcwaA4u5G
Learn all Thai consonants in 4 sentences
>> https://youtu.be/5enFQOROpbA?si=g7f11rOljn5TwdlW
Thai numbers pronunciation tricks - Say Thai numbers in the right tones
>> https://youtu.be/g4NRxeOdmd4?si=51RM4bknLLvIELpX
Tricks to memorize all 12 months in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/gZRMIrvdToo?si=f3mlDyWtkniYATlV
How to talk to motorcycle taxis in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/Let5JPI2R0I?si=nAZ6zGBDV-3rM2aP
How to talk to taxi drivers in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/u4af2z4sPq4?si=8_6eGikxja90YTwx
How to order food in Thailand
>> https://youtu.be/nBeMnQZ_Knk?si=RFBiLKRD5bBRQ5E_
How to order drinks in Thailand
>> https://youtu.be/KRdLsDmiUpg?si=JMC1QatMHJ2oOuF0
How to simply order drinks in Thailand (with Kaopan)
>> https://youtu.be/cJ3PCwZUGHw?si=5VwvmYQNUc_7MRRs
How to answer "How are you?" in Thai (in many ways)
>> https://youtu.be/WcZxWyejJB4?si=-7ljatX1raL-Z4jv
How to introduce yourself in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/LHUs5wrWUAQ?si=wGGHhaCtlX-QeOVd
Common questions & greetings in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/odoyW-5J7YA?si=pOMl_lif5H2ZmsZS
Basic Thai greetings when you don't see someone for a long time
>> https://youtu.be/BPr-qVk8ikU?si=H7TkBGTGkbyuS5T5
Ways to say GoodBye
>> https://youtu.be/BPr-qVk8ikU?si=H7TkBGTGkbyuS5T5
Simple ways to give compliments in Thai
>> https://youtu.be/KXzsiYaSSsM?si=q7O3_s7ot25HIH0R
10 Basic Thai phrases you can use at work with your colleauges
>> https://youtu.be/KqfQ3KvpNaM?si=2J3rPOcjDEMpvqgv
10 Basic Thai phrases : Kids say to their parents daily
>> https://youtu.be/e6mYQFKskBc?si=MO4btPBvuJXppOo4
10 Basic Thai phrases : Parents talk to their children
>> https://youtu.be/e6mYQFKskBc?si=MO4btPBvuJXppOo4
Food vocabulary - outdoor lesson at a MooKaTa restaurant
>> https://youtu.be/dbHG80n0kUU?si=9460NCJxawwFuuY9
Ordering Pad Kaprao Moo at a local stall in China Town (Yaowarat)
>> https://youtu.be/rLDD5O2zqLE?si=2mr-8z7F-cVZ0lgh
Ordering drinks at a local stall in China Town (Yaowarat)
>> https://youtu.be/oVlz3I1UAO0?si=dCCwtlYTjqa9kt0Z
Buying fruit at China Town
>> https://youtu.be/FQy68y5vd6Y?si=F0CUrngNFG92OtNF
Ordering baked steamed buns
>> https://youtu.be/m361DCYk9v4?si=JveM46UGibT1UEIZ
Ordering duck noodles at Talad Noi
>> https://youtu.be/quWg1NYuktg?si=MYEpSG_slL4O5amT
How do Thai people call Bangkok - We don't call Bangkok BANGKOK!
>> https://youtu.be/lPqKUu35hyE?si=6jyvElw1sa0ad7gd
The full name of Bangkok & How we memorize it
>> https://youtu.be/u2Xb-_LewEA?si=DXYWy6NanQ2hhZ8g
The Thai national anthem + lyrics
>> https://youtu.be/PxueNJZkN08?si=O7fP2Buu9x_288E3
Countries we call that are not as originally pronounced
>> https://youtu.be/hro_pGPyqsI?si=6WwZPVEfIzs9n9U9
24 Daily used English words in Thai accents
>> https://youtu.be/SkolFnkTaqo?si=mnPCCTG_JCtI2Y4-
Teaching you to speak Thai-Esan (with Kaopan)
>> https://youtu.be/rHNrfvg3p54?si=_PlGwyTP_Xj4mf6i
How to pronounce famous Thai cities correctly
>> https://youtu.be/hZkow_R0r70?si=3oZpTvNLdA2dEafp
5 Daily life short phrases showing Thai attitude
>> https://youtu.be/jacojusWXSU?si=yUDO607P7rSp5j-v
Thai numbers 1-10
>> https://youtu.be/t58sfwt0Bn4?si=8YF2Y9BgimkyvQCx
How to say GOOD MORNING in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/h9ttukgU1-w?si=bhKnF9ziCClIuwze
How to say GOOD NIGHT in Thai language
>> https://youtu.be/4mW9kbvCUFA?si=Ev6h74SpCI4ZMwRs
Saying HOW ARE YOU?
>> https://youtu.be/tgdWg95S6A8?si=a1DLUQ3EzzM7Srbc
How to introduce yourself in Thai
>> https://youtu.be/WTzy20GzQwQ?si=GoZk3MW2vaQYhbZ5
Saying what you do (work/study)
>> https://youtu.be/5VolVkrrDIA?si=_clHVGYrX6uAei-j
How to order drinks
>> https://youtu.be/AsSJi4aX_-4?si=O8Zkb-0CLYnC09-n
Basic DRINKS vocabulary
>> https://youtu.be/zjwdiHgjb5c?si=WktGXY3Np6lWQQW_
Ordering food with NO SPICY in Thai
>> https://youtu.be/dSclM3G-nhs?si=-k4QWiDL03md-s68
Ordering food in large size + add extra ingredients
>> https://youtu.be/KWkxiVBzWn0?si=8C7LInHO-i3CUzlE
Saying you are allergic to food
>> https://youtu.be/DuO93rAQRQU?si=Db5DC8VFVcrXBNqM
How to order NOODLES in Thai
>> https://youtu.be/ePI9BL32F-A?si=oiM6qPe8v_uf_qYr
Ways to say THANK YOU + what to be careful
>> https://youtu.be/IAR1aMQ2NLU?si=wt3Kfjzp8rj3VbhU
Ways to say SORRY + what to be careful
>> https://youtu.be/tNFWZfIRQrY?si=BapqhUFVdG95vfOO
and more to come!
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