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Originally posted by Nasty Child View PostJust wondering if any one here can speak decent Thai and has having that ability ever gotten you in bother .Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd
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Originally posted by harrymsmarkle View PostI can direct a taxi, order food and greet people. That's as much as I need for daily life as I have no interest in delving any deeper into the local culture. I might add that after years reaching plateaus in French, Spanish, Italian, Amharic, Farsi and Arabic, a tonal language is just too much work.
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Reaching a functional level in the language to include casual conversation in the present, past and future and a vocabulary of, say, 500-1,000 frequently used words and phrases. On the (US) Foreign Service Institute scale of 0-5, I reached a 2 in Amharic. I wasn't tested in the other languages, but self-assessed based on my experience with the FSI model.Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd
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Same. I did learn to speak, read and right Russian as a bet with a friend.
Although my Thai is basic, I think my wife's cousin understood when I yelled down the phone he's an effin' shyte builder and KG student using Lego would have done a better job on the house extension. He knows enough English so all was clear!
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Can do taxis food to most conversation, getting a date, directions, hotels only in banks and complicated places do I fall flat, can get myself in the door but don't know how to talk about documents, finances, taxes etc etcLast edited by Arthur Daley; 12-09-2019, 02:50 PM.
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Originally posted by harrymsmarkle View PostI can direct a taxi, order food and greet people. That's as much as I need for daily life as I have no interest in delving any deeper into the local culture. I might add that after years reaching plateaus in French, Spanish, Italian, Amharic, Farsi and Arabic, a tonal language is just too much work.
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