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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>5 Minute Thai</title> <link>http://www.5minutethai.com</link> <description>Thai Lessons and Tips, in About 5 Minutes a Day</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:40:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/5MinuteThai" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="5minutethai" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">5MinuteThai</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>Thailand Days or Daze of the Week</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/thailand-days-or-daze-of-the-week/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/thailand-days-or-daze-of-the-week/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:40:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Days of the Week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Friday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saturday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thursday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tuesday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wednesday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Week]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=474</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[For a lot of people living in Thailand, the days of the week really bear no significance. They don’t work, they don’t go to school, they go to the bars and the beach, and in these places every day is exactly the same. They live their lives in a bit of a daze where they&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/DHY-v5DB0gE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/thailand-days-or-daze-of-the-week/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Lazy, Rainy, Thai Language Days</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/lazy-rainy-thai-language-days/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/lazy-rainy-thai-language-days/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:28:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bathroom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fluid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Liquid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mother]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[River]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Room]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Waterfall]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=469</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[What started out as a hot and sunny day as turned into a very wet and stormy evening here in Phuket. The thunder clouds rolled in without much warning and I am saddened to say that my drying laundry was the first victim of the storm. The good news is, water is on my mind,&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/0JZRQ31j4gQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/lazy-rainy-thai-language-days/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Thai Dog’s and the Theory of Evolution</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-dogs-and-the-theory-of-evolution/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-dogs-and-the-theory-of-evolution/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:20:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bird]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mouse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Snake]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=465</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[I’ve always said that if Charles Darwin had landed in Thailand instead of the Galapagos, he still would have devised his Theory of Evolution based on the dogs here. This may sound like an absurd statement, but if you have ever seen a Thai dog, you will follow my logic. Here I’m not talking about&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/2u9Em_8UtwQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-dogs-and-the-theory-of-evolution/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I’ve Never Met a Monkey That I Liked</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/ive-never-met-a-monkey-that-i-liked/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/ive-never-met-a-monkey-that-i-liked/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:09:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alligator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crocodile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elephant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monkey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tiger]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=460</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[Once you have lived in Thailand for any considerable length of time, those things that were at one time exotic and exciting just become commonplace. Years ago I would have considered it a thrill to jump on my motorcycle and drive up into the jungle and see all varieties of wildlife. Elephants are practically everywhere,&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/vB9H9tOGo2A" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/ive-never-met-a-monkey-that-i-liked/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Being Sick in Thailand</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/being-sick-in-thailand/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/being-sick-in-thailand/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:50:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comfortable]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cough]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Take Medicine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Well]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=454</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[It is only on a rare occasion that I ever get sick in Thailand. I don’t know if it’s the warm weather or the fresh food, but I get sick maybe once a year. Today of course is one of those lucky days where I’m miserable and don’t want to leave the house. Instead of&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/N9_L3Q4YMUQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/being-sick-in-thailand/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learn Thai to Better Understand English</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/learn-thai-to-better-understand-english/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/learn-thai-to-better-understand-english/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:03:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grammar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Come]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Is]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Live]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Will]]></category> <category><![CDATA[With]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=448</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nouns and adjectives are a key component of learning a language, but they are not the only words that we must learn. There are quite a few verbs that are often used in the Thai language which I will present a few today. Also, there are the filler words that make a sentence sound proper.&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/iCz683K4iEA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/learn-thai-to-better-understand-english/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Thai Tonal Tongue Twister</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-tonal-tongue-twister/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-tonal-tongue-twister/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:12:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Speaking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Burn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New]]></category> <category><![CDATA[No]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Not]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Question]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tongue Twister]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=440</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a fun activity that you can try in order to improve your pronunciation and tones. We may also learn a bit of vocabulary as well. This fun Thai tongue twister exists to show you the different tones and how a single set of consonants can mean many different things depending on how you&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/3tQxH5V9140" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-tonal-tongue-twister/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Drinking the Thai Way</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/drinking-the-thai-way/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/drinking-the-thai-way/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:53:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drink]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fluid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Liquid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Wine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Soda Water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[White Wine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=434</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the last couple of days, I have talked a lot about Thai food and words that are useful when ordering in Thai restaurants. Let’s take a bit of a break today and learn a few Thai words for drinks. I am going to let you rest your brains a bit, as these drinks should&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/aoECF_U2ruw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/drinking-the-thai-way/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Red Hot Thai Chili Peppers</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/red-hot-thai-chili-peppers/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/red-hot-thai-chili-peppers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:54:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chili]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chili Pepper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Delicious]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[No]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Not]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pepper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spicy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=429</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[In our last few lessons, we have focused on Thai language words associated with eating and food. Let us continue on that path today with a few more words that you will find useful. Thai cooking comes in a variety of flavors, but the most common is spicy. Thai’s love their spicy food and it&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/5MinuteThai/~4/HU9s0k-YDPg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.5minutethai.com/red-hot-thai-chili-peppers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Thai Style Seafood</title><link>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-style-seafood/</link> <comments>http://www.5minutethai.com/thai-style-seafood/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:42:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Lawrence Michaels</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Vocabulary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deep-Fried]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fish]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pan-Fried]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seafood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shrimp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Squid]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.5minutethai.com/?p=423</guid>  <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday we learned a few words in the Thai language that had to do with eating. Learning these common words will help us to order when we go to our favorite Thai restaurants. Also, since food is such a huge part of the culture and day to day lives of Thai people, it will help&#160;&#160;[ Read More ]<br/>
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