Empty Compliments and the Language Learner

Meeting a new Thai person I simply said “Sawadis krap.” Without a second’s hesitation, he said, in English “You Speak Thai very well.” Was I supposed to feel encouraged?

Antonio Graceffo: Linguist, Martial Artist and Prolific Author

About Antonio: Antonio speaks numerous languages (French, German, Italian, Khmer, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Thai), and has used his language...