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Free downloads: Anki flashcard decks

We’re happy to announce that PickupThai Podcast’s flashcard decks for all of the 7 free sample lessons (Creamy Coconut 1, 2, 3, Sweet Green 1, 11 and Spicy Red 1 and 11) are now available for free downloads on Anki, the popular flash card program. There are two decks (Thai script & Transliteration) for each lesson.…

Mango with Sticky Rice

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ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วงสีธงชาติไทย
[kâao niǎo má muâng sǐi tong châat Thai]

ข้าว [kâao] rice
เหนียว [niǎo] sticky
มะม่วง [má muâng] mango
สี [sǐi] color
ธงชาติ [tong châat] national flag
ไทย [tai] Thai

Credit: “ออกญาศรีไสยณรงค์” Facebook Page

Tamago E-Picture book, Perfect for Learning Thai

PickupThai proudly introduces the first picture book ever created to teach the Thai language to non-native speakers, “วันที่น่าจดจำของเจ้าทามาโกะจอมขี้ลืม [wan tîi nâa jòt jam kɔ̌ɔng jâo Tamago jɔɔm kîi lʉʉm]” (The Unforgettable Day of Forgetful Tamago)”

This picture book is particularly made for non-Thai adults learning the Thai language (beginner to intermediate), especially those who learn better visually with images.

Free downloads: Creamy Coconut 1 flashcard decks

We’re happy to announce that PickupThai Podcast’s flashcard decks (Creamy Coconut 1) are now available for free downloads on Anki, the popular flash card program. There are two decks (Thai script & Transliteration), each containing all the vocabulary words from “Creamy Coconut 1: John & Yoko’s First Encounter.” Click here to download the flash cards.…

Creamy Coconut 33: The Ultimate Plan

Creamy Coconut 33: The Ultimate Plan
[duration: 38.59]Storyline: A teacher found out that one of his students was not taking many classes, nor did she like the ones she was taking. When he asked her why, the student told him that it was because she wouldn’t need them for the entrance exams.…

Creamy Coconut 32: Nothing Serious

Creamy Coconut 32: Nothing Serious
[duration: 41:30]Storyline: Pizza asked Pasta where she was since she didn’t see her friend at school the day before. Pasta told Pizza that she had been having a stomachache and went to the doctor but she said that it wasn’t something serious. However, what Pasta had was actually cancer.…

Creamy Coconut 31: My Dream House

Creamy Coconut 31: My Dream House
[duration: 41:42]Storyline: Baicha and Gaafae talked about their dream houses. Baicha wanted to live in the forest while Gaafae preferred next to the beach. Gaafae tried to convince his sister that living in the forest wasn’t a good idea. Why and could he change her mind?…

Creamy Coconut 30: Where I’ll Stay

Creamy Coconut 30: Where I’ll Stay
[duration: 39:10]Storyline: Kawngkwan her parents for opinions on where she should live, on or off campus. Her parents had different points of view but it didn’t matter because she already had an answer in mind. What was her plan?

Examples of new vocabulary: Safety, convenience, love, knowledge, lazy, stingy, dormitory, to rent, to feel cramped, back and forth.…

A New Customer Review of PickupThai Podcast

“PickupThai Podcast has helped me progress in my Thai language abilities more than any other program I’ve tried. As a Thai learner who doesn’t live in Thailand, these podcasts have been invaluable. The dialogues are always included in “normal speed”, so I can practice listening and understanding Thai the way it’s actually spoken in Thailand.…

Creamy Coconut 29: What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

Creamy Coconut 29: What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
[duration: 40:01]Storyline: A teacher asked her elementary student, Nutshell, what she wanted to be in the future. She named a lot of impressive occupations, but all for disappointing reasons. The teacher pointed out a disadvantage of each occupation and told her the secret of being successful in any career.…

Creamy Coconut 28: Accidental Revelation

Creamy Coconut 28: Accidental Revelation
[duration: 35:57]Storyline: Mayom and her husband were trying to look for things that they rarely use to get rid of while organizing the house, but they always decided to keep everything. Finally, not only could they not find anything to throw away, the husband accidentally revealed a shocking secret.…

A New Customer Review of PickupThai Podcast “Creamy Coconut”

“I had been studying the Thai language in a traditional way since January 2016 until I came across Pickup Thai’s Creamy Coconut and Sweet Green Podcasts…which have forever changed the way I learn and retain new material. Every time I re-listen to one of the podcasts I realize how many different scenarios and teaching methods are crammed into these lessons.…

Creamy Coconut 27: A Perfect Start

Creamy Coconut 27: A Perfect Start
[duration: 39:25]Storyline: Panya had been experiencing some disturbing symptoms recently, so she went to see the doctor. The doctor diagnosed that she suffered from vitamin C deficiency and recommended that she eat more fruit and vegetables rich in vitamin C. Unfortunately, she hates fruit and vegetables.…

Don’t Be Shy to Speak Thai!

Don’t be afraid to be judged when you speak a foreign language that you’re not very comfortable with. There is no need to feel embarrassed even if you make a mistake or if your pronunciation is not perfect because often, people who laugh at you don’t even have the courage you do.…

Creamy Coconut 26: Unlike Father, Unlike Son

Creamy Coconut 26: Unlike Father, Unlike Son
[duration: 36:08]Storyline: A nurse brought Lalita’s newborn son to her for breastfeeding. Lalita was overjoyed while appreciating her baby son for the first time. But after a while, she noticed that he looked nothing like her and her husband. Why?

Examples of new vocabulary: Head, face, eye, hair, symptom, to feel pain, it’s time to…, to be ready, cute, baby, to be born.…