I love languages. I loved studying Spanish, and I loved studying Hebrew, and I loved studying Mandarin. But I am having a tough with Thai. Ok, granted I’ve only been in the country a week, and today is only my 5th day in class. But can you imagine--- a language with 44 consonants, (many with no English equivalent)? And 32 vowels (yes, really, that's 32 vowels, think about it). Not to mention five tones which change frequently for mysterious reasons, (as opposed to Chinese tones which were very consistent). I’m fortunate that Lek (owner of my guesthouse) said to me, “Ok Leelahnut, as of tomorrow, it’s Thai only for you.” Yeah, right. In any case, here’s Ajahn Sompop, my Thai language teacher.
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