Speaking Thai

Will I attend a Thai course? I'm not sure yet. You would think that, working as a languages' teacher in Thailand, I would be rushing to learn the language of the country but somehow that's not the case. I am, of course, interested in it, which is the reason why I attended a Thai lesson the other day.

It was fascinating to realise that, similarly to Mandarin Chinese, whatever you say in Thai depends greatly on how you say it; so much so that a slight change in tone will change the meaning of words entirely. And as far as numbers are concerned, the logic behind both languages is also pretty much the same.

It felt great to be able to spot these features so it was definitely a good thing to have self-studied Mandarin Chinese over the summer. If I'll keep on learning Thai is another question altogether.

Like I said, I think that it's interesting but the fact that I'm on language-learning mode all the time makes me want to switch to something different when I have some time for myself. Maybe I can pick up some words and expressions along the way. Focus on "maybe"...