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18 Jul 2017
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Thai
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Hi everyone. I have seen lots of Thai series and I have noticed that people usually don't stick to the correct pronunciation or tone of the words. My question is: Is it so important the tone of the words knowing that you can pretty much infer the exact meaning of a word just by the context?
Hi everyone. I have seen lots of Thai series and I have noticed that people usually don't stick to the correct pronunciation or tone of the words. My question is: Is it so important the tone of the words knowing that you can pretty much infer the exact meaning of a word just by the context?
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- Country or region Thailand
I dont know what tv shows you are talking about. from what I've seen most Thai TV shows use the correct tones. but yes people will still understand you if you use the incorrect tone.
- Country or region Israel
This is something that I think is noticeable to a lot of beginners (i.e. spoken language is very different from written language, especially colloquial Thai). The tones are correct (though they often sound subtle for a beginner who's unfamiliar with tonal languages), but a lot of letters are pronounced differently (for example, R sounding like an L)
I recommend this youtube channel if you'd like to see these differences pointed out:
https://www.youtube.com/user/alifshinobi/videos
Hope that helps!
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