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4/6/2022

Learning Thai: The things I needed to know!

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Studies show that only about 4% of people who start to learn a language through school reach basic fluency after 3 years. Therefore, on is able to conclude that about 96% of students either drop out or fail to achieve basic fluency. Learning a language is not necessarily hard, it just takes time and practice.
How long does it take to learn a language?
It depends. Learning a language can take anywhere between three months to two years including speaking, writing, and reading.

Why learning another language is important to me.

I just moved to Thailand from New York, USA and the language has probably been the most difficult thing for me to learn. I took three semesters of Thai at Hills Learning in NYC to prepare me for the big move, but I have so much more to learn. A semester at Hills Learning included one 3 hour class once a week for 8 weeks. Taking the classes was great at teaching me basic beginner Thai language but since I could rarely practice Thai in a natural environment the language was difficult to maintain. Now, since I've moved to Thailand I have been able to practice more of the language in person. I have three months to prepare for Miss Universe Thailand and my own personal goal is to have basic fluency by the competition (which is three to four months away). Learning a new language that quickly is extremely hard but not impossible. 
After some mild research, I have come to the conclusion that I must maintain a strict learning schedule in order to become fluent in the Thai Language in three months. The Thai language is categorized as a level 3 (out of 5) language. This means that Thai is one of the more difficult languages to learn. For a level 3 language it takes about 720 hours to reach fluency, which is between 48 to 72 days (2 to 3 months) if one is able to study 10 hours a day. This will be difficult for me to accomplish, but I can definitely do it! I have made myself a schedule that I must follow in order to accomplish my goals. 
Schedule:
  • 8am - 12pm: 4hours
    • Alternative listening, reading, watching, vocab review 
      • I have created a youtube playlist consisting of 20+ hours of review 
  • 12pm - 2pm: 2 hours
    • Break for exercise and lunch - listen to thai music and/or podcasts 
      • I have downloaded top thai hits on spotify and learning podcasts
  • 2pm - 3pm: 1 hour
    • Grammar Review
      • I have created a youtube playlist consisting of 10+ hours
  • 3pm - 4pm: 1 hour
    • Writing 
      • I have created a youtube playlist teaching the thai alphabet (2+ hours of content) 
  • 4pm - 5pm: 1 hour
    • Talk to family, friends, and team 
      • I have classes at least twice a week and I often have events I must attend. These will be a great time to practice speaking 
  • 5pm - 7pm: 2 hours
    • Rest
      • Dinner, Shower, miscellaneous work 
  • 7pm - 10pm: 3 hours
    • Thai entertainment 
      • End my night with a movie or a tv show in Thai. I also need to watch news stations to keep up on the political and economical conditions of thailand and the world

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Demi
4/15/2022 12:20:03 pm

As a Thai person, I agree that Thai language is difficult. Anyway you can do it!! เป็นกำลังใจให้ค่ะ

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Benji
7/4/2022 04:44:16 am

Come on, I believe you can.

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