Learning Thai script

[bart 0]

Does anyone have any experience of learning Thai script purely by typing it (on a computer) – rather than learning to write it by hand? Is typing it a good way to learn? Or is there no substitute for writing it by hand?

 

And does anyone know of a language school/teacher in Pattaya that teaches written Thai on computer rather than by hand?

 

Thanks,

 

bart

[soi two 1]

Hi bart,

 

I have been told that the best way of learning Thai script. Is to associate each letter with a word. So rather than typing or writing each letter again and again to try and remember it. Think of a child learning to read and write. They would remember a letter by saying - A is for apple, B is for boy etc etc I think this would be the best approach. I hope this link is of some use.

 

http://www.learningthai.com/gorgai_001.htm

 

The very best of luck !!!

 

[Gonzo 419]

Does anyone have any experience of learning Thai script purely by typing it (on a computer) – rather than learning to write it by hand? Is typing it a good way to learn? Or is there no substitute for writing it by hand?

 

And does anyone know of a language school/teacher in Pattaya that teaches written Thai on computer rather than by hand?

 

Thanks,

 

bart

 

Try it out yourself. Buy a Thai/ English keyboard at Tukcom on Pattaya Thai for around 300 THB and plug it into an USB port on your computer.

 

I bought a smaller-size version for 350 THB, the same width as my laptop. It works fine. The hard part is trying to learn a bit of the Thai language. I seem to be stuck in Chapter 1 forever. It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

[LocalYokul 217]

Typing Thai before learning it properly seems like a near impossibility to me

 

you can buy stickers for your old keyboard if it's a laptop

 

no need to buy a whole new keyboard and then bother lugging it around with you, LOL

 

the stickers are only about 20b

 

learning the alphabet based on the animals or objects they represent is the default method for learning Thai

 

goh gai - chicken

 

koh kooat - bottle

etc.

 

unless you already know a decent vocab. of Thai, I can't imagine what you would be trying to type on the keyboard

[FatherMojo 2]

I would recommend writing the script as opposed to typing. Writing will help you to remember better.

 

FatherMojo

[fi33er 1]

bart

i learnt the thai alaphabet, vowels and compound vowels by making myself a pocket flip chart it was a fair old size and a bit medievil but none the less done the job there is a website that you practise writing thai script using your mouse, it's in my favourites at home on my pc in the uk i cant remember the site though

[Eneukman 1]

I, too, would recommend learning to write the script by hand before attempting to type it. I now now where most of the more common characters are on the keyboard but I do sometimes have to refer to a sheet I created to remind me some of the less common ones are.

 

I don't know any school that teaches written Thai by computer rather than by hand. I would also recommend that you learn to read to a very basic level before attempting to write. I can read Thai, albeit very slowly but I wouldn't attempt writing it yet - apart from some very basic words - until I can get the correct spelling into my head.

 

Alan

[Odense 498]

bart

i learnt the thai alaphabet, vowels and compound vowels by making myself a pocket flip chart it was a fair old size and a bit medievil but none the less done the job there is a website that you practise writing thai script using your mouse, it's in my favourites at home on my pc in the uk i cant remember the site though

 

Would appreciate the link when you get home - or if anyone else knows the site ?

[bart 0]

Thanks everyone for your replies

 

I've got Thai script stickers on my computer keys. But getting started with them is not proving easy!

I have been told that the best way of learning Thai script. Is to associate each letter with a word. So rather than typing or writing each letter again and again to try and remember it. Think of a child learning to read and write. They would remember a letter by saying - A is for apple, B is for boy etc etc I think this would be the best approach. I hope this link is of some use.

 

http://www.learningthai.com/gorgai_001.htm

Thanks for reminding me about this website. I'll have another look.

[bart 0]

I, too, would recommend learning to write the script by hand before attempting to type it. I now now where most of the more common characters are on the keyboard but I do sometimes have to refer to a sheet I created to remind me some of the less common ones are.

I haven't even found out yet whether there is an equivalent of our alphabetical order (a, b, c etc which is the order in which kids learn it). I suppose there must be a Thai equivalent. So I was wondering whether the order of the characters on the computer keyboard would do the same job.

 

Ah, just found the 44 consonants in alphabetical order on page 239 of 'Thai for beginners'!!!

 

Now then, where are they on the keyboard.....

[Gonzo 419]

you can buy stickers for your old keyboard if it's a laptop

 

no need to buy a whole new keyboard and then bother lugging it around with you, LOL

 

I feel sorry for the tourists without any storage space, who cannot find room for a small keyboard. I suppose stickers will do until they manage to find a place where they can leave some of their gear behind.

[Eneukman 1]

I haven't even found out yet whether there is an equivalent of our alphabetical order (a, b, c etc which is the order in which kids learn it). I suppose there must be a Thai equivalent. So I was wondering whether the order of the characters on the computer keyboard would do the same job.

 

Ah, just found the 44 consonants in alphabetical order on page 239 of 'Thai for beginners'!!!

 

Now then, where are they on the keyboard.....

 

This is a list I prepared for my laptop. The top 4 lines are lower case, the bottom 4 lines are upper case (hold down the shift key)

 

_ๅ / - ภ ถ ุ ึ ค ต จ ข ช

ๆ ไ ำ พ ะ ั ี ร น ย บ ล

ฟ ห ก ด เ ้ ่ า ส ว ง

ฃ ผ ป แ อ ิ ื ท ม ใ ฝ

 

% + ๑ ๒ ๓ ๔ ู ฿ ๕ ๖ ๗ ๘ ๙

๐ “ ฎ ฑ ธ ํ ๊ ณ ฯ ญ ฐ ,

ฤ ฆ ฏ โ ฌ ็ ๋ ษ ศ ซ .

ฅ ( ) ฉ ฮ ฺ ์ ? ฒ ฬ ฦ

 

 

You may need to double check this yourself before trying to type anything. Where there are tone marks, you should type the consonant first, the vowel (if it appears above or below the consonant) next and then the tone mark.

 

Goof luck.

 

โชกดี

 

Alan

Edited December 11, 2006 by Eneukman

[LocalYokul 217]

I feel sorry for the tourists

 

555, LOL at you buddy, as I have been in LOS for over a decade

 

suppose stickers will do

well yes, you see the stickers go right over your original keyboard, so you have no need to buy a new keyboard, or even better, you don't have to carry it around

 

[The Mook 105]

Write it to learn it thoroughly...IMHO.