They got bullied when trying to speak English. This happens at school for kids and even workplace for adults.
@natalierangkla4 жыл бұрын
Really? That's awful 😞
@kittenastrophy59514 жыл бұрын
@@natalierangkla I'm thai and I had work in international company where I practiced my conversation in english. That company was from Europe where english is not their native language so everyone was equal when using english as a communication channel. In school or thai work place, it's not really bullying but rather making fun of it which embarrassing the speaker. Thai people don't like losing face, you know that.
@elissarose17944 жыл бұрын
What?! I will punch those bullies 😡
@nanthaonpomyen55374 жыл бұрын
Exactly I have experience as that , my ex - boss who is Thai they look down on me when I speak English
@nanthaonpomyen55374 жыл бұрын
One more reason from teacher , not only English teacher but all subjects teacher , since I was in school 40 years ago up to now ,
You're right Paddy, Thai student learn it for exam not for everyday use.
@RPDC-ng8ej4 жыл бұрын
Im thai and thats true
@palmtreeidk59614 жыл бұрын
I use it for every day ise
@palmtreeidk59614 жыл бұрын
Use
@Mo-wh1uf4 жыл бұрын
So true😢
@saltedfissh4 жыл бұрын
r/im14andthisisdeep
@samisweetbean4 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting! I plan to go to Thailand to teach English (as soon as it is safe to travel) and I’ll definitely keep this in mind when I plan lessons. One thing I always hated about learning a language in school was that we never learned stuff that could be used in a real life situation. I hope I’ll be able to teach my students things they can actually use. Great video!!
@chrissakul-thongbai82384 жыл бұрын
Yes, keep that in mind and use it to keep you motivated, because you WILL need it. The Thai education system and the school administration style will frustrate you.
@ScrumptiousRump4 жыл бұрын
Yes!! We need more English teachers in Thailand!!
@IanChan4 жыл бұрын
SweetBean you are right
@IanChan4 жыл бұрын
WYNTH L its not hard to learn english. As long as u can communicate english then it is good. I can teach u simple english but i dont know thai language 😁
@brylja33844 жыл бұрын
You'll be the good teacher. Keep fighting and help some Thai students from the sick education.
@delromanc34 жыл бұрын
I’m Thai and I just moved to a public high skl in the center of bkk. it’s surprisingly great. 20-30% of the students speak English (probably most of the time) and I love the fact that they don’t make fun of each other. They said accents don’t matter as long as you try your best. Just don’t be shy. I like how it’s not even a bilingual skl but the students THEMSELVES are tryna make it bilingual 😂😂❤️
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
That’s a nice story! Thanks a lot for sharing !
@r4mar894 жыл бұрын
My friend was so scared of speaking English and was going to Ireland. I told her to relax and that native speakers are not so harsh on accent and grammar. When she came back, she told me I was right and that she is now more confident speaking English. Thank you for making this video showing this point.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this story! It is really heartwarming! 💕✌️
Yeah in Thailand they focusing on grammar just like for the exam, remembering and answering, but not practical, so you can easily found that when the foreigner(s) ask something to some people, I would say that around or almost 50% of them would say something like “I don’t speak English” to avoid communicating with them. Lately we had a drama about Thai teacher’s requirement(s) I think for the government school, that most of the english teacher said that the minimum score around 400 of TOEIC is TOO MUCH some of them requested for around 200 , but i honestly think that they should get over 600.
@chrissakul-thongbai82384 жыл бұрын
There are some Thai people who still use "we weren't colonised" as an excuse as to why Thailand is not good at English. This excuse doesn't work anymore. In this modern world of instant communication and readily available resources and the global use of English, anyone can learn English.
@lethargic_cow4 жыл бұрын
I think culturally English is not a priority for them even though it's loaded with tourists and expats
@nanthaonpomyen55374 жыл бұрын
They just joking plus the truth by using that sentence We never be colonised ,
@IanChan4 жыл бұрын
Chris Sakul-Thongbai you are right. Tbh, here Malaysia not many people good in english but we malaysia can communicate simple english and English is very important as it is a world communication language
@andrisetiawan12534 жыл бұрын
@Ian Chan malay mainland is good speaking in english because there are outstanding university that using english as pre-requisite to entrance and Kuala Lumpur is global market and many expat live there, that's why english is really popular in mainland, but in sabar sarawak also any people can speak english very well
@leelawadeesrisamad95734 жыл бұрын
I don’t know Some Thai people cannot speak English but they can speak mandarin. And right now learning mandarin is booming.
@Surgepromotion3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter if you have accent the important thing is you can communicate.
@slasher62584 жыл бұрын
I’m Thai and I wanna say that all things you’re talking about the English efficiency of Thai people, are correct. I think that the environment of Thai everyday life is not support for example Whom we can make an English conversation with? Accept someone who try so hard to seek some foreigner to speak with or come aboard to study in England or US. I had ever talk to the young American man who came to Thailand to try to learn to speak Thai. He said that why I didn’t come to the US to practice just like him who came aboard to the country that use this language everyday. I said I didn’t have enough budget to do that just like almost Thai people be. In every day life I can’t speak English as well but only read and write from my experience.
@r0sylem0nss0da4 жыл бұрын
But I tries to speak with myself too, bro! Just try speaking english oof! Source: Maybe I'm not Thai 100%.
@sjuzzboyxd99644 жыл бұрын
I never seen who commented so long than u lol 😂 😂 😂 😂
@lewangeles4 жыл бұрын
Netflix and youtube really helps. I am learning thai language (for 2 months now) and can now construct basic sentences and phrases. 1 more year and maybe i can start learning the writing reading part (which i know will be a lot more difficult than learning to understand and speak) oh God help me. 5555
@eileencritchley46303 жыл бұрын
@@lewangeles Way to go Lew :) Due to lockdown I've been watching a lot of Thai TV and listening to Thai MV and I'm picking up certain Thai words and phrases which I've been practicing on my Dog. The poor creature looks at me as if I've gone mad.
@wananchaisuresri5634 жыл бұрын
As a Thai people, I totally agree with you about Thai teacher teaching us with a complex grammar and a lot of unnecessary vocabulary since we were in elementary school till high school which make Thai student have faced a huge problem when it come to an examination by memorize English system though their vocabulary they have still less than 500 words which is one of the reason why thai student have been lacking intern of practical, for me I graduated high school from Memphis, TN and then I looked back at the English lesson that teacher taught in 8th grade and found out that the vocabulary is definitely really hard and not necessary use in day to day basis
Now that's something I can relate to, I as well got much more English experiences from video games than I got from schools.
@catch1ta4 жыл бұрын
relatable. learned more shit from the internet than school. but my english fluency is ass now since i rarely ever speak english, if the teacher tells the class to read a sentence i’ll usually read it in my mind
@koishifumo20604 жыл бұрын
ถูกต้องเพราะเราก็เรียนอังกฤษจากเกมและอินเทอร์เน็ต
@randomperson61764 жыл бұрын
เหมือนกันเลย 555
@JC-cq3di4 жыл бұрын
As a Thai, I would also add that there is a culture of “shaming” and being self-conscious. People are conscious of what others think about them while having peers who love to laugh and make fun of how they talk. I find the same culture in the Philippines. Most Filipinos outside big cities are shy to speak English to me even though they can because they are afraid of shaming. I also find it hard to learn Tagalog myself because of the same issue of being laughed at for my accent or wrong grammar.
I can help you in your case because I want to learn your Thai language 😊
@mrkmcpz42284 жыл бұрын
i'm a filipino and i agree with this, there are lots of filipinos who are really good in english but are shy to speak, even me🤦 but when i'm talking to someone whom i really feel comfortable with, i can speak fluently and without worrying anything.
@mrkmcpz42284 жыл бұрын
i'm currently learning thai btw
@mrkmcpz42284 жыл бұрын
but majority of filipinos can actually speak english tho
@ubonrat86534 жыл бұрын
I live in a remote village in Isaan only my girlfriend & her brother speak English. Often the kids in the village bring me their English homework for help which I gladly do. I was offered a teaching job recently but it's not something I want or need to do full-time Keep up the good work hope you can return soon🇹🇭
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Would love to come back eventually but it might be a while still! Keep well and stay safe. Great to have someone watching from a small village up in Isaac. Thanks very much 🙏
@chrissakul-thongbai82384 жыл бұрын
Thank you. You hit it right on the head. I have pretty much similar thought on this subject. Learning English in Thailand is like learning to drive a car by getting the person to learn all the theory and science of the internal combustion engine and to memorise all the names of the various parts of the engine and gearbox and, after passing exams on those subjects, it is expected that the person would be able to drive a car, even though the person would have never sat behind a steering wheel and ACTUALLY driven a car before.
@eileencritchley46303 жыл бұрын
Brilliant analogy.
@NanHoumSian4 жыл бұрын
Dear Thais, Who cares if you have an accent. That's hella cute!
@lovelyfairycate40394 жыл бұрын
Awww thanks! I'm not good at English... But i'll practice more and more. (>\\
@stephenwaldron27484 жыл бұрын
@@lovelyfairycate4039 susu na khun!! 😊 (I think I got it right 😅)
@bongbongferrer99414 жыл бұрын
@@lovelyfairycate4039 สู้ๆนะครับ และโชคดีนะ ฉันอย่ากเรียนภาษาไทยด้สยตัสเอง และฉันเคารพคนไทย เพราะภาษาไทยยากมาก Don't know if I did it right but I'm fascinated by your language. I've learned it 2 months ago. So I hope you learn English and be confident. I know the struggles because of grammar structures and English is not Tonal. BTW I LOVE THAI💖
@saltedfissh4 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, your cute word rlly gone through my heart TwT💗 thx you cinnamonroll💞
@saltedfissh4 жыл бұрын
@@stephenwaldron2748 aw, that's rlly cute (for in thai language: สู้ๆนะคุณ)
@zhuwenbo34014 жыл бұрын
I am from shanghai, now i am learning Thai.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Good luck!! All the best with your studies 🤓✌️
@mona02854 жыл бұрын
加油!我是泰国人.现在‚我也学习中文
@zhuwenbo34014 жыл бұрын
@@mona0285 加油
@SlavJerry4 жыл бұрын
Have a good luck I confirm it will very harder than chinese
@KHAME4 жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting video. I am a Thai citizen who just graduated from an American high school recently. One of the most important issue on learning English is that most people are afraid or shy to speak in front of other people. Another issue is that they kept thinking about grammar structure while speaking which makes it harder to learn. It is really sad to hear that our English learning rank has become worse than before, but I believed that everyone in Thailand is trying the best they could to learn. I really support this video and will post this on social media!
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing it! Means a lot. I’m glad you found it insightful
@TwinJalanugraha4 жыл бұрын
Most Thais are naturally shy but most of all, their English was taught by Thai teachers, whose first language is almost always Thai. It would be nearly impossible for an average Thai to speak English without any discomfort, but I have noticed that most University students can write and read English fairly well. All Thais are pleased that someone who didn't grow up speaking Thai manages to learn and speak to them in Thai.
@eileencritchley46303 жыл бұрын
Yes, that came be a problem. Were as I learnt German in school, my German teacher was a German National. I then continued taking further lessons in evening classes at the my local college where woman teaching German was again a German National. When I learnt to speak Punjabi as a child I learnt from a native Punjabi speaker and spent many hours in her home with her extend family.
In the USA, this is a similar issue. I have studied Spanish for 6 years between High School and University. I was very motivated to learn but out of the 12 or so teachers I had, only 2-3 of them forced us to constantly speak in Spanish and chose assignments that were practical. In essence, certainly in the early stages, if you learn something and practice saying to someone in an every day situation, it isn't much use. I remembered obscure vocabulary but did not how to say, "I know what you mean" or something useful might use everyday. I've been studying Thai for the last two years and I try to avoid those same mistakes. Also finding a Thai tutor that I can speak with a few hours a week to get honest/often hard but necessary feedback has made a monumental difference in a short amount of time.
@jaysonbaroa01174 жыл бұрын
I'm a from Philippines and I am really a fan of Thai series. I really wondered why aren't Thais can't speak English fluently, because I've watched some series wherein I really can't understand them and it's because they're speaking in English, translation isn't available that made me more confused with what they're talking about. I am so shook and now I found this video, I'm really thankfuk and grateful now because I deeply understand now why they're not that fluent in speaking in English. I also is not that fluent I swear, but I can communicate well and understand it well. Thank you so much♥️ Greeting to all Thai, Mabuhay(Long live) from 🇵🇭
Yeah, I totally agreed with you. I’m trying to teach my students to start speaking English from daily activities and surrounding objects such as toiletries, kitchenware and furniture. Anything that they can easily see and use/practises by themselves every single day.
@boguette4 жыл бұрын
The international school student cycle (this apply to some schools only) - Schools force students to speak English - The students speak Thai - Students got punish for doing so - Students try to speak English - Students continues speaking Thai the cycle continues
@Nole27014 жыл бұрын
Guess it didn't happen to me. My English is now better than my Thai.
@mikazukiaugus87344 жыл бұрын
@@Nole2701 Same here
@Zygothknightlord4 жыл бұрын
@@Nole2701 Some teachers in Thailand like to punished their student especially in unifrom and haircut order.
I live in Australia and I used to work with a young school girl from Thailand and the amount of customers that used to be rude to her and not even try understand what she was saying because “it wasn’t perfectly spoken.” Frustrated us so much because I never had a problem talking to and understanding her. People need to be more understanding when someone is speaking a language that isn’t 1st language. It’s so hard learning another language.
@shortmemory2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it was mostly Australian women who were rude to her
ive had formal training in 3 languages and in every one of those courses the conversational topics were always very obscure topics that used words i never used in everyday speech...... so annoying! now when i teach i make my own materials for teaching ..... it took a lot of extra time but to see my students flurish really makes it all worth it ! 😀😀 great video as always !
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
It’s the same with so much language learning! Bit annoying to be honest! Thanks so much for watching and supporting Scott!
I love that your first association with German was „Schnitzel“ and „Hamburger“ paired with a spot on harsh german tone of speaking 😄 Greetings from Munich!
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching from Munich 🇩🇪 ! Glad you enjoyed my impression (I didn’t think it was that great tbh 😆) Greetings from Sydney
@randomasianboy19664 жыл бұрын
As a Thai student, you speak the truth
@tapping.powertochange71294 жыл бұрын
Paddy, excellent video and spot on! I volunteer at our village school and get really frustrated at the way english is taught, which is exactly as you explain in your video.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! Yes, sometimes it is a struggle. Good luck with it!
Even you say Thai only focus on English grammar,I'm still use grammar wrong- (Yep,I'm Thai)
@Fc-cx6qn4 жыл бұрын
Me too-
@marshmallow_arts41784 жыл бұрын
I'm thai and half german still hasn't learned show to read and write (I'm 10 btw)
@lewangeles4 жыл бұрын
As per paddy, practice is the key ^_^
@bryghian4 жыл бұрын
Very informative. I'm a native Tagalog speaker with close to native English speaking and writing capabilities, who's trying to study the Thai language. So far, great!
@phoebe2raz4 жыл бұрын
I have been struggling to communicate with the locals until I have to learn Thai language😂😂One thing for sure, they need to add on more English channel, English news and English radio station. Bangkok is full of native English speaker, but sadly the other province and state are lack of them. Still, I love Thailand. Love from Malaysia❤
That's funny. The Thais never struck me as being that bad at English. Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines really use English so that wouldn't be comparing apples to apples. They're ahead of Laos at least. About the same as Cambodia. Vietnam has really amazed me. I first went there in 99 or 2000 and only a tiny handful of people in the practically nonexistent tourism industry at that time spoke English. Japan on the other hand has stayed stuck at the same level since maybe the '80s. Korea has improved, Chinese has improved a lot. Taiwan is awesome. But I'm a bad judge because I like the language barrier and want to learn a bit of the local language. Thais only need English for two things anyway, for tourism, and for doing international business to get rich, which is why some of the homework stuff was boring businessy stuff. Well that goes for every country I suppose.
@noppadonintrakul76534 жыл бұрын
thailand is the same as cambodia is wrong on so many levels. check your source again.
@andrewdunbar8284 жыл бұрын
@@noppadonintrakul7653 The average level of English speaking ability. Not "everything about the countries". Actually I think Cambodians seem to have a natural talent for languages much more than the Thais but not everybody there is trying to learn English.
@noppadonintrakul76534 жыл бұрын
@@andrewdunbar828 even tho thais ppl in general speak english very poorly, myanmar and cambodia are the lowest in the english proficiency among the asean. you'd better come with facts or statistics not your own feelings
@focusssss9944 жыл бұрын
"ahead of Laos?" have you ever spoken to the younger generation in Laos?
@rencechannel22404 жыл бұрын
I stand with Thai people. You can do it too. We believe in you. Support from Philippines 🇵🇭❤️🇹🇭
@prabpm4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your perspective. I am one of Thai people who want to improve my English. Even I have such a motivation, I still agreed that speaking English and learning English were so hard in Thailand. However, I don't care who ever that keeps judging me and made it through until I have got scholarship to study in US. I always hope to learn most from here and go back to improve this problem real quick.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Great attitude! Don’t let people judging you stop you from doing what you want!
@dr0244 жыл бұрын
Learning a language from school doesn’t guarantee good comprehension and fluency. It’s how a person use and encounter it everyday. :) The reason (maybe) why most Filipinos are good in English, relative to other SE Asian nations is that almost everywhere here in the Philippines, whether in the street signs, offices, TV and radio programs, are in English.
I’m Thai and Now I’m student. For me, The first reason that I can’t speak English, is VOCABULARY. When I tried to speak, I like to “a...”. 😭😭😂 I don’t know what the word I want to say. Ok it’s because i don’t like to memorize the word but I think bcz. we don’t use it in real life and that make it hardly to memorize (And now I cant remember ‘’memorize” // i have just opened dictionary Lol) The second, the different of accent Thai vs Any country. I don’t know what they speak so I cant to understand and answer them when they asked me 😭😭 For me reading and writing are easier than speaking. Bcz of the accent vocabulary and “courage “ they are necessarily for speaking. And the last I want to say to everyone that we have to attempt . If you were hopeless, turn around you will see everyone like you they are attempt. So don’t give in !!! //sry if I use wrong grammar and word 😤😤
@RatimaJ4 жыл бұрын
Grace L Thanks!! ;)
@kimiamkajorn93934 жыл бұрын
I love Thailand so much I love every culture of them including those foods. TO ALL THAILAND CITIZENS DON'T DISAPPOINTED If you can't speak well fluently in English English doesn't matter. Love your culture and be what your culture want♥️♥️
@michaeltba90624 жыл бұрын
I have spent a lot of time with Thais is Australia. I have come to understand just how crazy it must seem as a second language, especially as it's used here in Australia. I'm not even sure how Aussies came to use the word 'after' in place of the word 'like' or 'want'. Can you imagine landing here with limited English and being asked "Hi, what are you after?"
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
I 100% agree. English is very difficult. Us Aussies need to be a little bit more patient with English as a second language speakers at times!
Yes yes. Im thai. And this is True. I can guarantee to you all. That i guess about 80 - 90 persent of thai people can not speak english Also. WHOAa. Your thai accent is really good! Its almost like you are from Thailand! Its incredible!
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the nice compliment! Really appreciate it ✌️
@oomygamerchannel9364 жыл бұрын
Percent*
@nottheguardian79554 жыл бұрын
Sitting in my hovel in Nong Khai or Udon Thani, repeating again and again how to ask for something, and then going out and getting it, was powerfully productive. It's just awesome to ask if they've fish curry, buy some, say thanks. And the next time there's something deep in you that remembers, because it's lodged in that actual usage. I asked a kid in 2014 in Bangkok where the skytrain station was, and gave him lee-ow sai, lee-ow kwa and trong pai as options, and he showed me. Again, that just lodges it in your being.
@istandwithtaylor13844 жыл бұрын
Many English words doesn't have tagalog translation and that's one factor why many Filipinos can speak English. If you translate English to Tagalog, the words and sentence structure was similar unlike Thai because they have their own words and grammar rules.
@sharesguerra53784 жыл бұрын
Mind blown by how fluent you speak Thai! I’ve been trying to learn Thai since I started to work here (Thailand).
@sharesguerra53784 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you can post videos to learn Thai. Conversational lines that can be used in daily life.
@NopphadolUdomluck4 жыл бұрын
"Have you eaten yet?" I likes the way how you teach English!
@PanD0rA_4 жыл бұрын
*I liked the way how you teach English!
@eileencritchley46303 жыл бұрын
You can also say, "Have you had lunch (or Dinner).?" Lunch being the midday meal, Dinner being the evening meal. We might even say "Have you been to lunch yet".
I taught myself Thai some time back and your point that languages are taught in an impractical way is quite true. I remember watching videos of Thai's teaching English to Thai's and the students are bombarded with an enormous amount of formal grammar concepts. I can tell you now very few native English speakers understand what those grammar terms mean. I went to Thailand a couple of times (about 8 years ago) and I there were people who spoke excellent English, not just people that work in the hospitality industry either. I was really impressed. By the same token some of the younger people I met, who obviously learnt English at school, only knew a few words. From my own language learning experience I found watching movies and TV programs an excellent way to find common words and phrases. The only problem is you have to spend a lot of time trying to understand what is being said and then translate the meaning.
@narin35674 жыл бұрын
Another reason is Thai people who are good at English. Do not choose a profession as a teacher Maybe because of low incomes Or other reasons
@Fc-cx6qn4 жыл бұрын
I'm not complimenting myself but, I think I'm good at English and I wanted to be a diplomat! (Beacuse, I love languages, and teaching isn't really my way) Let's just say some people don't like teaching. ;-;
@RPDC-ng8ej4 жыл бұрын
True,Very true
@focuskendo72384 жыл бұрын
ที่ teacher เเน่นคือ frazes (ไม่รู้ว่าถูกไหมนะ) 2 เสียงลากยาว กับ เสียงสั่น 3 how do you do? ตอบ : how do you do 4 take a shower กับ take a bath ต่างกัน
@jojjedokan4 жыл бұрын
so damn funny when you do these videos with several characters . The content is real good aswell, keep it up mate =)
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you like it 😂 never know how people are going to react to be honest!
Paddy, a great video! Thank you! However I feel you don’t scratch the surface of the issues in education enough. There is a fundamental issue in the education system structure that prefers native English speakers as TEFL as opposed to qualified English speakers from outside native countries. There is also the issue of native teachers who teach English, not having the ability to speak English... a conundrum more prominent in areas outside of BKk. Confidence is also an issue, especially in an education system based on rote learning over discovery and critical thinking. Thailand suffers because the education system rebates teachers to a level where asking a question implies inadequacy in the teaching method.. therefore students do not question the word of the teacher in fear of being caught on the wrong side.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Yeh I definitely could have gone in a bit more depth in this issue but was just keeping it a bit on the lighter side! I definitely agree with a lot of your points. Critical thinking should be encouraged throughout every education system. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Deano
@eileencritchley46303 жыл бұрын
Oh my this is what my Thai friend said. Where as here in the UK students are expected to ask questions, develop Critical Thinking it's active rather than passive learning.
I taught uni in Phuket. Old fashioned and dinosaurs were some of the descriptions that spring to mind. Those poor students didn't stand a chance...
@mr.snowytheyeti20783 жыл бұрын
I'm Thai and I can't agree more. Keep up the good work.
@vcharazonng-ponpath63864 жыл бұрын
A British who speaks fluent Thai stated "I speak fluent Thai but do not recall whether England had ever been colonized by Thailand".
@Eyes_Unclouded4 жыл бұрын
👀😑
@kittenastrophy59514 жыл бұрын
I don't want to but inevitably say that's "failed logic". It's only individual experience but can't apply to mass.
@landaoeungwanichayapant15324 жыл бұрын
I am learning in English program in my school(Thai school of course), this program teaches almost everything in English and the teachers are foreigners too. But a lot of my classmates can't really speak English.
@reveranttangent17714 жыл бұрын
For the same reason that English speakers have trouble with Thai, the language structures are very different.
@starship80884 жыл бұрын
That feels more like a copout to me. If that were the case learning Japanese would be extremely difficult for English speakers as English is SVO and Japanese is SOV. Whereas Thai is also an SVO language. Therefore the language structure is still similar in ways, and not as you say, "very different". Where as Japanese would be considered completely different. But either way language structure has very little do with with actual language acquisition.
@CarbonatedLithium4 жыл бұрын
@@starship8088 I find Japanese much easier to learn than Thai. I spent 8 years in Japan and 5 years in Thailand. My Japanese is light years ahead of Thai. For me it is the tones, not the language structure.
@starship80884 жыл бұрын
@@CarbonatedLithium That's why I feel it's a copout excuse. The grammar structure is objectivly irrelevant. Everyone learns differently and finds one aspect of language learning more difficult than the other.
@kourtneyjohnson15573 жыл бұрын
@@starship8088 hella cop-out because in learning thai as an English speaker and although it's difficult (tones and grammar) I can easily make a sentence as I don't have to think about the order of the words. I've also studied Japanese and the main difficulty in that language(for me) is learning the meaning of the Kanji and when to use them.
@AjarnHerry4 жыл бұрын
I have thought about making this video. This is way better than what I was gonna do hahaha. Respect to your Thai! It would be nice to cover how culture affects learning, such as when people do not wish to correct each other or when making jokes about pronunciation mistakes. I'm sure someone else has also mentioned rote style learning as well. Really entertaining and relevant content. Thanksssss
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Ajarn Herry!! And sorry about the late reply! It would definitely be interesting to show that comparison because I have a feeling it would be a massive factor!
@mmryuuu4 жыл бұрын
you’ll get bully from so many children in thailand school if you have a bad accent , acting over accent some thing like this
@Fc-cx6qn4 жыл бұрын
We won't bully chu. People actually compliments you guys that can atleast speak English. And some people can't speak English because they thought it was too hard so they decided to drop it. But, I love English! It's fun!
@khing44154 жыл бұрын
You"ll also be treated like a god in the classroom if you have a perfect accent.
@สรวิศชัยไหว้พรหม4 жыл бұрын
I like english subject but i try to fix grammar im not too well with it
@abudabe4 жыл бұрын
yeah I ever heard of that before in my class there's only me and the boy in my class who can talk in english perfecly and we just look like god and goddess in english class for the other lol
@Fc-cx6qn4 жыл бұрын
@@abudabe Lol.Same for me and my friend
@erturtemirbaev52073 жыл бұрын
Happy new year. Best wishes from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
@zachtonator97974 жыл бұрын
From my experience studying in the Math-Science classroom as a sixth-grade student, I can say that Thai's education is really that sucks.
@l.lawliet40154 жыл бұрын
True
@exploreaswego4 жыл бұрын
This is such an interesting video. We love Thailand and never really encountered people who couldn't speak any English. It's very possible that we stayed near the more touristy areas, but I feel that the Thai people are also a very proud people and you can see it in everyday of their lives. We hope to learn more Thai one day, but there are so many languages we want to cover. Also, ENGLISH is very crazy in a language on its own. There are so many way people speak that is generally not grammatically correct or they have evolved the language to use words that could have multiple meaning or switching words that are generally more conversational. Great video Paddy! We love you
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting! Super glad you enjoyed it. And hopefully the return of Mr.Schnitzel is not too far away! Stay safe and thanks for your loyal support 🙏
@eileencritchley46303 жыл бұрын
That's because there's the formal and informal way of speaking lots of slang/colloquialism. I switch/adapt my wording depending on who I'm conversing with and the enviroment I'm in.
@breadthattalkstoyou4 жыл бұрын
Just like how I learned English by playing online games.
@Bozoreturn7864 жыл бұрын
Same
@comrade68274 жыл бұрын
@@Bozoreturn786 ye same
@HomeHamzaa4 жыл бұрын
*I play Roblox and my English improved*
@tacticalblade9704 жыл бұрын
Same
@kanntp77514 жыл бұрын
same too
@palpawglobal2 жыл бұрын
I'm Thai I study English since I was 3 years old but My English skill is not improved enough. I think there are many factors to prove Why English skills are still a big problem for Thai. Firstly think the environment is a big deal for us. Everyone speaks Thai so everyone must speak Thai. We don't have a chance to practice English. Secondly, there are no past tenses in Thai Grammar as in English Grammar. that is why. we are always confused to use tense when we use it. haha. You speak Thai so well.I'm really enjoying your video.
@hallahallahannah4 жыл бұрын
"They" don't want Thai people know English too much....
@doyoueatrocks2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. It was great to hear your perspective. Personally, I have been traveling for 10 years and when it comes to learning languages I do not bother with nouns. Verbs, adjectives, popular phrases, days, numbers and the alphabet is the fastest path to a language. The ability to describe and ask the name of a thing is much better than only knowing the name of a thing.
@lionloz40724 жыл бұрын
This’s exactly true, they’re teach something that useless or can’t use in real life and sometime teachers teach me not know about it and make me confused about it sometime I have to search lesson for myself and oh it better that teacher teaches lol.
@luaanaalmeeida4 жыл бұрын
This video made me think about how english is taught here in Brazil too. Even though we have years and years of english at school mostly brazilians cannot speak english fluently, of course there are many people who don't take it seriously but I think that big part of the problem comes from the system. Kids spent hours and hours memorizing useless stuff to pass on exams and that's what system wants. Besides that I think it is awesome how Thai people value their own culture and language.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Super interesting to hear a Brazilian perspective! I think it is a problem with the teaching of languages in many places to be honest! Thanks for watching and giving your opinion all the way from 🇧🇷
@wiroch.p71604 жыл бұрын
When I was in English class I feel like I'm in a Math class. They always taught about gramma ' verb ' adjective blah blah blah. In my mind, I think the point of how to speak English or another language is how to make interlocutors get what I said. P.s.I learn English from Movies and Video games.
@IanChan4 жыл бұрын
wiroch .P i want to learn thai language
@wiroch.p71604 жыл бұрын
@@IanChan Sound Great! There's someone teach Thai on youtube you can learn the Thai language from them. Also, you can learn from Thai films.
@IanChan4 жыл бұрын
wiroch .P it is hard to learn when you stay a place that nobody can speak thai haha. Many people say chinese is hard but i know chinese many people here speak chinese haha i try to download an app exchange language but most of the people there are not really want to teach thai, they use the platform for other purposes 😂
@andrisetiawan12534 жыл бұрын
yeahh dude, I know your pain when english lesson in class before. It has happened in Indonesia too we're not native country using english and also indonesia and Thai didn't have history compare to singapore or malaysia that they were colonized by british In Indonesia, we also learn english lesson like math lesson, we learn formula and no practice to speak, even the teacher also speak in native in Indonesia language hahahaaha movies are really help and make it works, and today I can improve my english to watch vlog from foreign person who speak english with english subtitle and it is help me so far
Paddy..the lockdown in Sydney is driving me nuts. I want to be back in Thailand. I don't think the phrase 'driving me nuts' would translate well into Thai. We aussies use so much slang. Its time for me to hit the sack.
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Haha get some rest! Keep well
@Ulbre4 жыл бұрын
G'day Gregory, I just tried this on the missus & kids to see if they would understand....bear in mind my translation is nowhere as good as what Paddy's would be even though I have been learning Thai for over 35 years! First I talked about lockdown Then I said: เเบปนี้คือการจ้ะขับผมบ้าน้าครับ Baap nee kid garn ja kub phom bah na krub this got a mixed review....half understood I think Then I dropped the driving reference เเบปนี่ทำให้ผมบ้าน้าครับ Baap nee tum hai phom bah na krub Then totally understood....yay
@jcl80284 жыл бұрын
go to Thai town for now lol
@naruebetthanuwohan45564 жыл бұрын
"Driving me nuts" has a comparative translation in Thai, it translates fine.
@apsychohistorian16164 жыл бұрын
Add a comma might help. Try saying "driving me, nuts!" Come to think of it, you didn't mean to say "driving my nuts", right? That would be really hard to put in Thai words. 😏
In school my teacher can’t even speak English what the hell and then after I moved to Australia I used just half a year to speak English
@coolper19684 жыл бұрын
Thats cool
@krebsfish50354 жыл бұрын
Nice of you for making Thai subs, so it's easier for me to share this with my friends and I'll have to agree with most thing you've said here, Teachers always be like "gramma is the most important thing in English" or " you'll have to use these in the future or when you got a job" while not really give a damn about how can you use the language itself in a practical, day to day life. and the results are kids would only copying each other, not only the assignment but also speech pattern, only the one that their teacher like it or deemed it "good".
Im from Philippines and im currently learning thai :) sawadeee khrap 🥰
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Sawadee krap! Good luck with it. Salamat 🇵🇭
@WiNloSt4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you. Language is by definition a tool for communicating and learning English should be fun not just keep following what's inside the textbook. Another reason why I think Thai don't speak English really well is that most of them don't have the luxury of getting enough exposure to English in day-to-day lives. I'm really grateful that I work in an environment that forces me to communicate in English consistently. And in the last 5 years or so, I think I improved my conversational skills exponentially.
@XH90004 жыл бұрын
I've been speaking English since kindergarten and now I'm in 5th grade.
@zen_ith3 жыл бұрын
As a Thai, English is hard at first, but if you learn more you can speak English fluently
@jamesabroad85894 жыл бұрын
Mate, those multiple choice are a wind up. My daughter used to give me them. Complete gobbledygook and sometimes completely incorrect or ambiguous. All the best. 🙏👍
@ThaiTalkwithPaddy4 жыл бұрын
Who knows where it comes from 😂 Hope you are well James👍🏼