Work and studyTutoring in Thai
“Tutoring” in Thai is เรียนพิเศษrian pí-sèet; you'll also hear กวดวิชาgùat wí-chaa (cram school).
to take extra classes, private tutoring verb
- rian mid
- pí high
- sèet low
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
cram school; exam tutoring noun
- gùat low
- wí high
- chaa mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
เรียนพิเศษrian pí-sèet, "special study", is part of growing up in Thailand: after school and at weekends pupils go to extra classes, and before the university entrance exams to a โรงเรียนกวดวิชาroong-rian gùat wí-chaa, a cram school; Bangkok's Siam Square is famous for them. Giving private lessons is สอนพิเศษsǎwn pí-sèet, a common side job for students and teachers.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- rian phiset
- rean pi set
- kuat wicha
- guat wi cha
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