If you want to learn the Thai language easy or difficult depends largely on teachers and teaching methods they accept. However, there are elements of language that is easier to learn other languages to do, and there are also aspects that make it a bit 'more difficult. In this article I would like to emphasize that the main areas of Thai to learn a difficult language to do but to get to the end on a high note, with reference to the factors that make a language easy and funtoo.
Why is the Thai language difficult to learn?
The problems most people encounter when learning Thai can be summarised into three main areas, these are:
1. The Thai language is a tonal language. This means that one specific word can mean a number of completely different things depending upon the tone used. All in all there are five tones for students to master; high, mid, low, rising or falling. For the majority of western students studying Thai, this can be a large hurdle to overcome. They are used to listening to the tone used in order to interpret the context and emotion with which the words are being delivered. A harsh, short tone for example could mean that someone is angry in some western languages. Westerners learning Thai therefore need to adapt to the fact that they cannot alter the tone to express emotion, as they will end up saying something completely different to that which they intended. In order for a student to master the tones of the Thai Language is important that listening comprehension plays an important role in the learning process.
2. The Thai language has its own alphabet, which consists of 44 consonants and 36 vowels. It can be daunting to learn a new alphabet, alphabet and are, of course, with its difficult language to learn, especially if you are able to read and write. The Thai alphabet is much easier to get the Chinese or Japanese - who is not discouraged. There are some fun andeffective methods available to help students come to grips with the alphabet quickly and easily, and once mastered the alphabet looks beautiful.
3. The third problem many people encounter is that they interpret Thai words from a western perspective. The culture in Thailand is very different to the west, and it is essential to learn about the culture in order to understand the language correctly. The Thai language is a high context language, as oppose to low, which means that a lot is said between the lines. When listening to a Thai person you need to watch the speakers' expressions and body language, whilst considering the context of the conversation, in order to gain a clear picture of what is being communicated.
Why is the Thai language easy to learn?
Thankfully, there are some aspects of Thai grammar and vocabulary which make it an easy language to learn:
1. The grammar of the Thai language is extremely easy. There are no conjugations, declensions, inflections etc. Thai words do not change form with gender, person, number, or even tense. Yesterday, tomorrow, already, or will are added to sentence structures to indicate tense. When learning Thai, you don't need to learn if a word is masculine or feminine, and there are no articles. There are no words for "a", "an" or "the", and generally if a word is not needed to communicate meaning, then it's omitted, keeping sentences very simplistic in structure.
2. Many words are used in compounds to form new words. This makes it possible to understand unfamiliar words simply by looking at the parties. For example, we know that is the Thai word "fish" PLA ", and you may be aware that the Thai word for water" Naam "is." PLA Naam "a compound of two words, water fish, or if you want - fish sauce.
Conclusion
Thus, the Thai language is difficult to learn or easy? Difficult aspects of learning Thai is really about a "difference" in nature, as a "problem"learning. If you have a good understanding of how the language differs to your own, and you have a teacher who adopts the most effective methods for teaching a language, you ought to find the language both fun and easy to learn.
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