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Greetings and wellbeingLearn a short, polite exchange you can use from your first day in Thailand.LessonNames and introductionsSay your name, ask someone else's name and distinguish given names from family names.LessonAsk someone to repeatRepair a conversation politely when you did not hear or understand a name.LessonObjects and yes/no questionsAsk whether someone has an object, answer briefly and identify what you see.LessonOwnership and classifiersAsk whose object it is and recognise the classifiers used with books and people.LessonSocial introductions and leave-takingIntroduce people, ask how someone is and end a short social exchange politely.LessonSpeaking a little ThaiRespond modestly when someone comments on your Thai.LessonGoing to the marketAsk where someone is going and answer with a destination.LessonAirport plansAsk about a destination, an invitation and a reason.LessonTelling time and running errandsAsk the time and sequence two everyday errands.LessonAsking for directionsLocate a service and distinguish left from right.LessonBuying fruitAsk a price, make an offer and agree on a quantity.LessonFirst consonants and long vowelsRead four common consonants and combine them with the long vowels า and อ.LessonMore common consonantsAdd ม, ย, ว, ท and ด and read short words with the vowels you already know.LessonFirst vowels above consonantsRead short /a/ and /i/ and long /ii/ when their marks appear above a consonant.LessonHigh-class consonantsRecognise six regular high-class consonants and read simple live syllables with rising tone.LessonMiddle-class consonantsAdd ต, บ, ป and จ and connect them with the middle-class consonants ก and ด.LessonDead syllables with long vowelsRecognise final /k/, /t/ and /p/, distinguish live and dead syllables, and read long-vowel dead words.LessonDead syllables with short /a/Place ะ after an initial consonant and read short open syllables as dead syllables.LessonLow-class consonants: set oneAdd ล, ค, พ, ฟ and ฮ and compare tone patterns in live and dead syllables.LessonReading foundations review oneReview consonant classes, apply the tone table, and locate boundaries in two-syllable words.LessonAdditional consonants and front vowelsClassify ซ and ถ, then read เ and แ written before their consonant.LessonCommon final soundsRead common Thai endings and separate the written final consonant from its spoken sound.LessonVowel length in real wordsContrast short and long vowel spellings while reading complete Thai words.LessonTone rules in complete wordsCombine consonant class, tone mark, vowel length and ending to analyse a whole word.LessonReading everyday phrasesRead short questions and responses for meaning, then confirm them in an exact-match FSI dialogue.LessonYour first short Thai textRead a connected greeting, introduction and leave-taking based on the complete FSI lesson 5 dialogue.LessonInitial consonant clustersRead selected source words that begin with a permitted consonant cluster.LessonThe unwritten vowel /o/Recognise a bounded closed-syllable pattern where short /o/ is not written.LessonWords with ไ and ใRead high-frequency source words written with the two preposed /ai/ symbols.LessonWrapped vowel familiesScan selected words whose vowel spelling appears before and after the initial.LessonReading fluency reviewRead a mixed set of familiar vowel and syllable patterns, then retrieve meaning without a new rule.LessonBasic Thai word orderNotice topic–comment and subject–verb patterns without adding an English-style copula.LessonPersonal pronouns in contextRecognise common first- and second-person choices in the retained dialogues.LessonPolite sentence particlesDistinguish common polite particles and their position at the end of an utterance.LessonYes/no questions with ไหมForm and answer a bounded set of questions with ไหม.LessonQuestions with อะไร, ใคร and ไหนRecognise three common information-question words in existing dialogue examples.LessonNegation and conversation repairUse ไม่ in a retained correction and ask for repetition politely.LessonPossession and classifiersRead ของ possession and the classifier เล่ม in a bounded book dialogue.LessonSequencing a social exchangeConnect introduction, departure and future meeting phrases in dialogue order.LessonThai Unicode inputEnter short Thai strings and see why exact Unicode storage matters.LessonType middle-class consonantsRecognise and type three middle-class consonants from the Reading course.LessonType high-class consonantsRecognise and type three high-class consonants from the Reading course.LessonType low-class consonantsRecognise and type three low-class consonants from the Reading course.LessonType vowels around consonantsType words with vowel signs before and above their consonant.LessonType words and short phrasesFinish the foundation path by typing three familiar retained expressions.LessonEveryday essentialsRecall eight high-use expressions from retained conversations.LessonNumbers for everyday useRecognise eight numbers used in prices and quantities.LessonTime and sequenceBuild a compact vocabulary for time and sequence.LessonTravel and plansRecall destination and planning words from an airport exchange.LessonPlaces and directionsLocate places with eight direction and position terms.LessonFood and drinkLearn eight food words preserved in the market dialogues.LessonPlaces and servicesRecognise eight useful destinations and service words.LessonShopping and quantitiesUse eight market words for prices, units and negotiation.LessonThai coursesBrowse structured Thai learning paths.ResourcePronouns and polite particlesผม, ดิฉัน, คุณ, ครับ, ค่ะ and คะ in a first conversation.ResourceDictionarySearch terms from the modern lessons.ToolPracticeGuided review, listening and practice tools.ToolTone reading · Level 1Identify mid and low tones in Thai words.ToolResourcesCourses, practice, worksheets and local progress.ResourceFSI-based Spoken ThaiFollow twelve modern dialogue lessons; the original six include local audio.ResourceThai VocabularyEight themed lessons for everyday life, numbers, time, travel and food.Resource