It's been a while since the last episode. I hope that you're still eager to improve your Thai with BananaThai.

I am excited to announce the new podcast series "Pocket Thai" to help you immerse in Thai stories (99% in Thai).

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Learn Thai vs Pocket Thai podcasts?

I plan to host weekly episodes on both series with different objectives.

📒 Learn Thai Podcast is to help you improve your Thai with a variety of topics, levels, and skills.

📕 Pocket Thai Podcast focuses on one format to improve listening and reading comprehension through bite-sized stories.

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Much love,

Kru Smuk, BananaThai

This is a complete guide on how to say "can" in Thai. (Beginner-Intermediate Thai) Many of you know the word "ได้ dâi" as "Verb can", however, there are other words that can be used as "can". Let's explore them all and learn to use them in a proper sentence in different cases correctly.     

⭐️ Verb + ได้ dâi  used for ability, availability, permission   
ฉันร้องเพลงไม่ได้ ตอนนี้เจ็บคอมาก chǎn rôorng-pleeng mâi-dâi. dtaawn-nīi jèb koor mâak
= I cannot sing. My throat hurt badly at the moment.   [Ability with limitation or restriction.]  

ฉันไปด้วยได้ chǎn bpai dûuay dâi
= I can go with you. [Availabity]   

⭐️ สามารถ sǎa-mâat + Verb ...... +ได้ dâi used when speaking in a formal setting   
เขาสามารถพูดได้หลายภาษา kǎo sǎa-mâat pûud dâi lǎai paa-sǎa
= He can speak different languages.  

⭐️ Verb + เป็น been used for skills that need to learn to acquire or "I know how to......"  
ฉันร้องเพลงนี้เป็น chǎn ráawng-pleeng níi bpen
= I can sing this song. (I know how to sing this song.)   

ฉันขี่จักรยานเป็น chǎn kìi jàk-kà-yaan bpen
= I can ride a bike. (I know how to ride a bike)    

⭐️ Verb + ไหว wǎi used as "still can" for the ability to do something in a difficult condition.
คุณดื่มไวน์ไปสองแก้ว ขับรถไหวมั้ย khun dèum wine bpai sǎawng gáew kàb-ród wǎi mái
= You drank two glasses of wine. Can you still drive?  

⭐️ ช่วย chûuay + verb + หน่อย nòi ..... (ได้ไหม dâi mǎi) used for asking for a favor or help as "can you please?".
ช่วยซื้อกาแฟให้ฉันหน่อยได้ไหม chûuay sêuu gaa-fae hâi chǎn nòi dâi mǎi
= Could you please buy a coffee for me?      

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Sentence connectors link two sentences together and make your conversation more natural and dynamic. Many of you probably know the word "and", "but" and "because" in Thai. However, there are many other connectors that are commonly used in our daily conversations. Let's take a quick lesson on how to build complex sentences with the eight connectors in Thai. 

1. แต่ dtàae (but), แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม (dtàe yàang-rai gôr-dtaam)
2. และ láe (and)
3. เพราะ próh (because)
4. ดังนั้น dang-nán, เพราะฉะนั้น próh-chà-nán (formal "so"), เลย loey (casual "so")
5. แม้ว่า máe-wâa (eventhough), แต่ก็ยัง dtàe-gôr-yang......อยู่ yùu (but still)
6. ไม่งั้น mái-ngán (otherwise)
7. ถ้า tâa (if)
8. ทั้งๆที่ táng-táng-tîi (despite)

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If you still pronounce Thai words and release ending consonant sounds of ก(-k), บ(-p), and ด(-t), Thai people likely do not understand you. I got quite some inquiries regarding the ending consonant sounds, hence I created a podcast to help you understand the concept of ending consonant sounds as well as created an exercise to help you differentiate the unreleased ending sounds. This will be helpful!

• -ก (k) ending 
• -บ (p) ending 
• -ด (t) ending 

These ending consonant sounds should not be released. Close your throat and hold your breath. 

To improve your pronunciation, it's better to see the mouth shape of a native Thai pronouncing Thai words. Check out my Thai Pronunciation Series and see free preview lessons to get started improving your Thai sounds and become more confident to speak Thai.
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I listed down 10 words that are most frequently used daily and invite you to check if you pronounce them correctly or not. You will be amazed that you might have mispronounced these words for a long time. Check it and fit it with my tips and explanation. 

1. ผม (pǒm) = I for male speakers
2. กินข้าว (gin-kâao) = to eat
3. ไป (bpai) = to go
4. แต่ว่า (dtàe-wâa) = but
5. นี่คือ (nîii kue) = This is...
6. เป็ด (bpèd) = a duck
7. คิด (kít) = to think
8. ชอบ (châawp) = to like
9. มาก (mâak) = very
10. เพื่อน (pêuan) = friends

To improve your pronunciation, it's better to see the mouth shape of a native Thai pronouncing Thai words. Check out my Thai Pronunciation Series and see free preview lessons to get started improving your Thai sounds and become more confident to speak Thai.
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Loey เลย is not just a name of the Thai province in Isan (Northeastern Thai), but also can be used in different contexts. In this podcast episode, I will teach you all the possible ways to use this word. 

1. As a connector "so, therefore"
2. To state a result as a respond
3. To exaggerate or amplify (particle)
4. To demand or suggest  (particle)

Let's dive into it!
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สัก (sàk) = filling word for aspiration. Learn this Thai expression with a full explanation and examples from this podcast episode.

👉🏼 Download transcripts: shorturl.at/eFL38

Structure Noun + สัก (sàk) + classifier  
I want to have a good boyfriend.  = ฉันอยากมีแฟนดีๆสักคน (chǎn yàak mii faen dii-dii sàk kon)  
I want to drink iced coffee. = อยากกินกาแฟเย็นๆสักแก้ว (chǎn yáak gin gaa-fae yen-yen sàk gáew)  

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Do you know that there is more than one way to say "same" in Thai? In this podcast, I am gonna teach you all possible ways of the word "same" with example sentences. You will surely be amazed!

Case 1: เหมือนกัน (měuan gan) = same to me / เหมือนกับ (měuan gàb) = same as...
Case 2: เหมือนเดิม (měuan deum) = same as the previous one
Case 3: เดียวกัน (diiaw gan) and เดียวกับ (diiaw gàb) = the same one

✅ Download Transcripts: http://shorturl.at/grY69

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Maybe you heard the phrase เป็นไงบ้าง pen ngai baang before, it means "How is it going?" in Thai and it's commonly used in daily life. So you might wonder what บ้าง "baaang" actually means. You will find out in this episode with me. 

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(INTERVIEW IN THAI)

In this episode, Pablo Roman (the founder of Dreaming Spanish) will share with you how he mastered Thai and Japanese from listening and reading for thousands of hours.  

Watch the video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/eXRjjIJnQcU

Content Topics
00:01 Introduction to this episode
01:27 How he learned Thai
04:03 How he learned Japanese
08:07 What is comprehensible input?
11:40 Get to know DreamingSpanish.com
15:59 Dos and Don'ts when learning a language  

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In this episode, Kru Smuk talks about different kinds of sports including her favorite ones. Let's practice Thai listening with this comprehensible input. Let me know what are your favorite sports by commenting in the comment. คุณชอบเล่นกีฬาอะไรคะ

Highlighted Vocabulary

• กีฬา = sport
• กีฬาแบบทีม = team-player sports
• กีฬาแบบเดี่ยว = single-player sports
• เป็นประจำ = regularly
• กระปี้กระเป่า = active
• กระฉับกระเฉง = physically active
• กิจวัตรประจำวัน = daily routine 
• เคลื่อนไหว = to move
• กิจกรรม = activity
• กระตุ้น = to motivate
• แรงกระตุ้น = motivation
• ความคล่องตัว ความคล่องแคล้ว = agility
• ความแข็งแรง = strength
• ความฟิต = fitness
• กล้ามเนื้อ = muscles
• เทคนิค = technique
• พัฒนา = to improve
• กีฬาสังคม = social sports
• ประโยชน์ = benefits
• มีระเบียบวินัย = to be disciplined
• ทักษะการเรียนรู้ = learning skills
• ความอดทน = resilience 
• ความมีน้ำใจ = great hospitality
• น้ำใจนักกีฬา = sport spirit
• ร่างกาย = body

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