Life is Learning

Life is learning: ชีวิตคือการเรียนรู้ (chii-wít kʉʉ gaan rian-rúu). In this intermediate lesson, you’ll explore how we come to understand the world through the five senses and our own experience.

Everyday examples show how knowledge from others only becomes real once we experience it ourselves: the sour taste of lime, a spicy chilli, the scent of flowers, a cut finger and a barking dog. You’ll also learn the difference between คน (kon) and มนุษย์ (má-nút), how ประเสริฐ (prà-sə̀ət) can be used as praise or as sarcasm, and why rereading a book later in life can change how we understand it.

Thai Vocabulary:
ประสาทสัมผัสทั้ง 5 (prà-sàat sǎm-pàt táng hâa) – The five senses
ประสบการณ์ (prà-sòp-gaan) – Experience
ประชด (prà-chót) – To be sarcastic
เจ็บ / ปวด (jèp / bpùat) – To hurt (sharp pain) / To ache (lasting pain)

Intermediate Animals Body Books Colors Culture Disability Experience Feelings Food Health Learning Life Philosophy Reading Sarcasm Senses Smell Sound Taste

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Life is Learning

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