Rapid Method
The ‘Rapid’ approach to learning Thai
Although it sounds incredible, you can learn to read Thai in about 24 hours using the ‘Rapid Method’. Most people take 5-6 months to learn the traditional way, and still struggle to read accurately.
This is because of the minimalistic ‘need to know’ philosophy underpinning the Rapid method: focus on as little amount of material as possible – using Accelerated Learning and other brain-based techniques to internalize and automate the material quickly and easily.
The Rapid strategy is essentially as follows: learn to read, then develop an understanding through reading (and listening to the text being read out aloud), and practice speaking as a physical – not ‘linguistic’ – skill. Don’t bother with writing, it isn’t necessary.
It sounds like marketing hype, doesn’t it? But don’t take my word for it…
This is what participants (real people) have said recently about the ‘Rapid’ course:
“I wanted to thank you for an excellent weekend. I asked my Thai teacher today if she thought it possible that someone with no prior knowledge could learn to read Thai in two days. She said no. When I read some Thai to her she said, “It’s a miracle!!!” This morning I was behind a minibus and was able to read that its route was Krungthep to Baan Beung!!!! I was still smiling when I arrived in Pattaya.” Simon Gunn, Managing Director, Channah Thailand.
“[It] was excellent, I learnt and retained more information [in one day] than I had in the previous 3 months by conventional teaching methods.” Mark Pirie, Triumph Motorcyles.
“I was [astounded] at how I absorbed your material and was able to apply it. […] Well done mate – your depraved teaching methods really work.” Jeff Lafaro, Uhde Shedden.
The ‘Rapid’ Method is based on quirky, bizarre and obscene pictures and stories. So you don’t need to memorize anything. Taking what you already know naturally in English, we apply it to the Thai language. So-called “rising tones” are exactly the same as asking a question in English: “Why?” And we always use the “high tone” when we feel uncertain or skeptical: “Are you OK?” etc.
The ‘Rapid Method’ simplifies the language to only what you need to know, so no learning the Thai alphabet, Ko Kai, Do Dek, etc. You will learn to ‘see’ the shapes and ‘solve the puzzle’ for each word.
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The “D” sound looks like an Indian fakir “B” sound looks like |
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Each letter has a personality based on its ‘sex’, which is either boy, girl or ladyboy! This only matters much later, when you learn how to work out the tones for each word. This bizarre way identifying the letters actually makes tones a doddle.
