SOAS LANGUAGE CENTRE
Thai Beginners 1
Wk
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Topic
introduction to Thai, tones
and romanisation, self
introduction
(Unit 1)
self introduction, how to tell
your name, nationality, place
of birth and occupation
(Unit 2)
self introduction, how to tell
where you work and study
(Unit 3)
Asking for directions (Unit
4)
Reading and Writing
first set of low class consonants:
นมงรลยว
Listening and Speaking
tone practice
Grammar
1.What? questions,
2.polite particles
Vocabulary
Some pronouns, action verbs,
polite particles and what
questions
vowels: -า –ำา ำ- -าย –าว,
numbers 1-10
role play, key phrases and
expressions for self
introduction, tone practice
1.chai mai question 2.pronouns
3.verb bpen/ mai chai
Numbers 1-10, some country
names, occupations and regional
names in Thailand
mid-class consonants: ก จ ด ต บ
ปอ
vowels: -ไ –ใ โ- -ำ –ำ –ำ –ำ,
Live and dead syllables and tone
rules
role play, key phrases and
expressions for where?
questions
Role play, key phrases for
location expressions
1.Where? question, 2.location
words 3.possession
numbers 11-100,
more occupation names starting
with nuk (นก) and location words
Polite expressions: excuse me,
thank you, you’re welcome
taxi transactions (Unit 5)
more low class consonants: ค ช
ซทพฟ
vowels: -ำ –ำ เ- แ-
Role play, key phrases for taxi
transactions
Shopping and bargaining 1
(Unit 6)
more low class consonants: ค ช
ซทพฟ
8
Shopping and bargaining 2
(Unit7)
vowels: -ำ –ำ เ- แ-
9
Restaurant transaction 1
(Unit 8)
high-class consonants: ข ฉ ถ ผ
ฝศษสห
10
Restaurant transaction 2
Revision and practice tests
(Unit 9)
Reading a passage
1.Yes/no question:…mai?
2.Yes/no question:…ler?
3.Mai…rok (to contradict another
person’s stated opinion)
1.How much? Questions
2.Verb + dai mai
Revision and practice test (all skills)
Role play, key phrases for
1.How to ask what something is
shopping transactions
called. 2. How to ask someone too
repeat something. 3.Yes/No
questions:…ler? And na?
Role play, key phrases for
1.Polite requests to do something
shopping transactions
Adjective + gern bpai (too + adj.)
2.How? Questions
3.Classifier
Role play, key phrases for
1.Polite request: kor + NOUN
restaurant transactions
2.…rue yung? Questions
Alternative questions: X rue Y
Role play, key phrases for
1.Would like to…:yahk + verb
restaurant transactions
2.Hai: getting someone to do
something
2.Can…: verb + bpen
numbers 100-1,000,000, more
place names
Thai fruit and dish names
Colours, some classifiers,
electronic devices, clothes
Food and beverages, location
words
Regions in Thailand