Spawned from the writer’s teaching experience of more than twenty years, this set of Thai textbooks is prepared for foreigners who are interested in the Thai language as well as for those Thai teachers who endeavor to train foreigners to speak Thai and to foster their insight into Thai culture.   

            The full set of publications for the basic speaking level consists of two volumes comprising ten chapters each. The contents and exercises are designed to encourage learners to communicate using the natural style of words and phrases like that used by Thai natives. The learners will be inspired to create their own sentences from the structures provided in each chapter. A cornucopia of exercises provides them with listening drills and so allows them to communicate with greater confidence.  Nevertheless, an instructor is highly recommended in order for them to achieve the greatest extent of effective learning. 

            This textbook set aims to enable those who have never learned to speak Thai before to communicate in everyday life within a short period of time.

            The textbooks use the IPA phonetic symbols to represent the sounds of consonants, vowels, and tones in Thai.

              The I CAN SPEAK THAI, BOOK II contains a vocabulary of 323 words, including the long list of days, months, directions, illness and family terms, along with a total of 48 sentence structures. The book also addresses numerous cultural issues. It is the author’s hope that both learners and instructors will benefit from the book.