Thai dining etiquette & table manners
มารยาทบนโต๊ะอาหาร — which cutlery goes with which dish, and the table habits that make a good impression.
Conversational classes
Listening & speaking
Lessons built around situations you'll actually walk into — a tailor, a customer service counter, a landlord, a durian stall. Activity classes get you out of the chair; the topic schedule below shows exactly what each week covers.
Activity classes
Out of the chair
Thai Scaventure Hunt
Turn right, turn left… follow the instructions to finish the quest. Khruu Shine's own design for teaching directions by actually going and finding things.
Material samples
What a lesson looks like
Pages from four lessons across the course. Tap to enlarge.
Lesson 1 — Basic Greeting
Pronouns, emotional particles, and how to answer a yes-or-no question.
Lesson 5 — What would you like to order?
Ordering food, common ingredients, and how to guess an unknown dish from the name on the menu.
Lesson 13 — Let's eat after class
Making a casual invitation, and telling the time on the Thai clock.
Lesson 20 — Meet a Realtor
Types of room and accommodation, and the vocabulary to view a place.
2 hours · Tuesday · 18:00–20:00 · Ari
Thai group class topics
3,200 THB per month, or 1,000 THB to drop in for a single session. Every week has a set topic; revision weeks are open floor.
| No. | Date | Topic lesson | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 APR | TRIVIA NIGHT : Charades & Common Connecting words 1 | |
| 2 | 30 APR | How is your country? | #2EASY |
| 3 | 7 MAY | Where is the restaurant? | #3EASY |
| 4 | 14 MAY | Where is my phone? | #4EASY |
| 5 | 21 MAY | TRIVIA NIGHT : Pictionary & Common Connecting words 2 | |
| 6 | 28 MAY | What would you like to order? | #27MEDIUM |
| 7 | 4 JUN | I'm allergic to Dairy! | #26EASY |
| 8 | 11 JUN | She's my mom | #6MEDIUM |
| 9 | 18 JUN | How many people in your family? | #5HARD |
| 10 | 25 JUN | Let's talk Hobbies! | #13EASY |
| 11 | 2 JUL | Are you watching the news? | #7EASY |
| 12 | 9 JUL | Can I borrow the book you're reading? | #11HARD |
| 13 | 16 JUL | Peach or Banana? | #10EASY |
| 14 | 23 JUL | Let's eat after class? | #16MEDIUM |
| 15 | 30 JUL | That food is so hot! | #17MEDIUM |
| 16 | 6 AUG | I play baseball once in a while! | #31EASY |
| 17 | 13 AUG | What time is it now? | #19HARD |
| 18 | 20 AUG | Today is Tuesday! | #21.1EASY |
| 19 | 27 AUG | Let's go on a Date! | #14HARD |
| 20 | 3 SEP | How's the weather there? | #18MEDIUM |
| 21 | 10 SEP | Meet a Realtor! | #15EASY |
| 22 | 17 SEP | How far from the BTS station? | #12HARD |
| 23 | 24 SEP | That Rottweiler is feral! | #22EASY |
| 24 | 1 OCT | Chores chores chores! | #23MEDIUM |
| 25 | 8 OCT | Is Da Vinci interested in business? | #24MEDIUM |
| 26 | 15 OCT | TRIVIA NIGHT : World Events Timeline | |
| 27 | 22 OCT | I'll be back in July! | #21.2MEDIUM |
| 28 | 29 OCT | Do you believe in ghost? | MEDIUM |
| 29 | 5 NOV | Tickets for 2 please! | #37MEDIUM |
| 30 | 12 NOV | Doctor, I hurt my back! | #30EASY |
| 31 | 19 NOV | How is she like? | #29EASY |
| 32 | 26 NOV | Do you have it in grey? | #20HARD |
| 33 | 3 DEC | You look better! | #32MEDIUM |
| 34 | 10 DEC | She's my boss | #34MEDIUM |
| 35 | 17 DEC | TRIVIA NIGHT : World Capital Cities | |
| 36 | 24 DEC | TRIVIA NIGHT : Christmas Movies |
| No. | Date | Topic lesson | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 JAN | Doctor, I hurt my back! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 2 | 14 JAN | Have you tried the aspirin? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 3 | 21 JAN | At a Tailor shop | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 4 | 28 JAN | Going to a barber shop | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 5 | 4 FEB | Nutrition facts | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 6 | 11 FEB | Do you like southern food? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 7 | 18 FEB | What would you like for dinner? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 8 | 25 FEB | Revisation + Free Topic | |
| 9 | 4 MAR | How do you say that in Thai? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 10 | 11 MAR | How far from Bangkok? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 11 | 18 MAR | How can I get to the airport? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 12 | 25 MAR | Revisation + Free Topic | |
| 13 | 1 APR | What are you doing tomorrow? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 14 | 8 APR | Let's go out of town this weekend! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 15 | 15 APR | I'll be back in July! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 16 | 22 APR | Tickets for 2 please! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 17 | 29 APR | Can I have the room with a sea view? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 18 | 6 MAY | At a Customer Service Center | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 19 | 13 MAY | Powerbuy Shopping | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 20 | 20 MAY | Car park validation please! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 21 | 27 MAY | Revisation + Free Topic | |
| 22 | 3 JUN | Do you have it in grey? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 23 | 10 JUN | Haggle Haggle Haggle | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 24 | 17 JUN | A souvenir from Chiangmai | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 25 | 24 JUN | Revisation + Free Topic | |
| 26 | 1 JUL | It's Durian season | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 27 | 8 JUL | My favorite childhood memories | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 28 | 15 JUL | What are you discussing about? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 29 | 22 JUL | I'm majored in Philosophy | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 30 | 29 JUL | Revisation + Free Topic | |
| 31 | 5 AUG | Are you left-handed? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 32 | 12 AUG | Hello landlord! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 33 | 19 AUG | Do not enter! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 34 | 26 AUG | Revisation + Free Topic | |
| 35 | 2 SEP | Did you see my wallet? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 36 | 9 SEP | I broke my phone, can you fix it? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 37 | 16 SEP | What public holiday is it? | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 38 | 23 SEP | Happy Birthday! | MEDIUM - HARD |
| 39 | 30 SEP | Revisation + Free Topic |
Easy
Simple vocabulary + simple pattern(s).
Medium
Simple vocabulary + complex pattern(s), or complex vocabulary + simple pattern(s).
Hard
Complex vocabulary + complex pattern(s).