Khruu Shine's Classroom

Reading & writing classes

Read the posts, fill the forms

Four modules that take you from not recognising a single character to reading signs, menus, chat messages and paperwork. Every module comes with its own workbook and practice sheets.

The course

Four modules

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Cover of the Alphabet workbook
1

Alphabet

  • Three classes of Thai consonant
  • All 44 consonants, in several different fonts
  • The original tone of each class
Cover of the Vowel workbook
2

Vowel

  • Three types of Thai vowel
  • Live syllables vs. dead syllables
  • The tone each syllable carries
Cover of the Tone Mark workbook
3

Tone Mark

  • The four tone-mark symbols
  • Consonants that can be used to alter a tone
  • How each one changes the syllable
  • And the number one enemy of tone marks
Cover of the Special Rules workbook
4

Special Rules

  • The exceptions
  • Reading loan words from Pali-Sanskrit
  • Reading loan words from English and Khmer

Keep your skill constant

Home exercises and free video lessons keep the alphabet fresh between classes.