Podcasts by Pod Thai - Maanii II

Lesson 23 from 2006-09-20T05:22

You will meet a new character, Weera, in this lesson. Three pronouns "ฉัน" (I), " ,มัน" (it), " เขา" (he/she/they), a new consonant ฮ /h/, a new vowel - ึ, and the rising tone mark / -๋ / are...

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Lesson 24 from 2006-09-20T05:22

This lesson introduces more cluster words using s as an initial consonant. A new character, a monkey named Jao Jaw, is also introduced.

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Lesson 25 from 2006-09-20T05:22

This chapter introduces a few more possessive forms, and more meanings for the same words you've already known.

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Lesson 26 from 2006-09-20T05:22

This lesson provides samples of how to make suggestion. In addition a connecting word แต่ (but) is also introduced.

Maanii Lesson 26 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 27 from 2006-09-20T05:22

Maanii is excited since she's going to school soon. New words about schools and school uniforms are introduced. These include some new cluster with ร.

Maanii Lesson 27 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 28 from 2006-09-20T05:22

Today is the first day at school for the three children: Maanii, Choojai, and Piti. New words about school supplies are introduced including a greeting manner, “ไห้ว”

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Lesson 29 from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson, the three children, Maanii, Choojai, and Piti meet with the school's principal and their teacher, Kroo Pailin. The Thai way of greeting, "Wai" is repeated in the chapter, and is no...

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Lesson 30 from 2006-09-20T05:22

New words about daily routine in order to be in good health are introduced in this lesson. Notice that children are taught to obey teachers.

Maanii Lesson 30 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 31 from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson, you will learn more about Thai culture. Before going to school and after coming back from school, children will "wai" their parents and other elder people in the family. Parents, t...

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Lesson 32 from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson, you will experience a daily routine of Thai schoolchildren. What students do every morning before classes start? New words are also introduced.

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Lesson 33 from 2006-09-20T05:22

This lesson is narrated in a form of poem. A pattern of this kind of poem is discussed in the "Structure" part.

Maanii Lesson 33 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 34 from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson, you should pay close attention to the following:

1) two "heart words" - ตั้งใจ...

Maanii Lesson 34 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 35 from 2006-09-20T05:22

This lesson teaches the days of the week. Note the spoken word for week is อาทิตย์; here the formal, usually ...

Maanii Lesson 35 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 36 from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson the "repeat symbol" ๆ is used to show that the word or phrase it follows is spoken twice (notice its similarity in shape to the Thai numeral "two" ๒ ), indicating plurality, inten...

Maanii Lesson 36 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 38 from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson the word อย่าง can be used as a noun/measure classifier for "things" or to change an adjective to an adverb as in อย่างระวัง "carefully."

Notice the contrast in the us...

Maanii Lesson 38 PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 39 a from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson, one sees that the discontinuous construction of บอกกับนักเรียนว่า "telling someone that" is similar to English structure:

The expressions กำลังจะ "about to" and ใ...

Maanii Lesson 39 a PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 39 b from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson Teacher Pailin continues to instill virtues of being a good citizen and ensuring that "our country must be clean" บ้านเมืองของเราต้องสะอาด.

A contrast between the ...

Maanii Lesson 39 b PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 40 a from 2006-09-20T05:22

In this lesson the important cultural notion of "group" is in play with the expressions "our group" พวกเรา and your group พวกเธอ.

Teacher Pailin reinforces Thai cultural values by ...

Maanii Lesson 40 a PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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Lesson 40 b from 2006-09-20T05:22

This last lesson ends with Maanii writing on the blackboard a list of ten items that sum up what it is to be a good Thai citizen:

1. Love the country, religion, and the monarchy.
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Maanii Lesson 40 b PDF File from 2006-09-20T05:22

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