EDITOR’s NOTE: This article explains why professionals in Thailand should learn Business English vocabulary, not grammar, to transform from hesitant to confident English communicators in the workplace.
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- ECSC Thailand prioritizes vocabulary over grammar in all of our ‘English Plus‘ training.
- English Plus is communications skills plus soft skills, which you can’t get from grammar worksheets.
- Learning English vocabulary multi-words helps you speak AND helps you develop your listening skills.
- In business in Thailand, English-speaking coworkers & customers don’t care if your English isn’t perfect.
- English Plus training is all about successful communication, not perfection. See our services here.
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"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."
A famous philosopher said that, do you agree?
Do you sometimes feel that you have limited ability to communicate clearly in the English language? And therefore there are limits on what you can do in the world (such as at your current job or in your career)?
Is your manager a native English speaker? Are any of your coworkers or customers unable to speak Pasa Thai? Are you ever unable to express yourself to them or feel shy about asking them for help or information?
Or worse, maybe they misunderstand you because you didn’t say the right words or pronounce them correctly… and it causes a problem for your company.
Don’t worry. Learning English vocabulary – especially multi-words vocabulary like phrases, expressions, sentences, and questions – will turn you into a clearer and more confident speaker.
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Words, not rules!
I’m a farang in Thailand, so I understand that I need the right vocabulary words in order to ask Mae Kha for a bowl of noodles, ask my taxi driver to please turn left, or ask a shop how much something costs.
Your speaking need not be perfect.
When you are at work, your English-speaking colleagues and customers don’t care whether your English grammar is correct. They’re probably quite busy like you, so they care whether they can understand your vocabulary. Learning English vocabulary would help you.
Coworkers also care whether you can understand their vocabulary. They will probably speak some corporatese to you – “corporatese” is another name for Business English in the workplace – so it is important for you to improve your speaking ability and your listening ability so you understand other people speaking English, too.
Khun khao jai pasa Angrit mai krub? 🙂
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| Words: | Khun · | khao · | jai · | pa · sa · | An · grit · | mai · | krub? |
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| Syllables (beats): | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4, 5 | 6, 7 | 8 | 9 |
Easy. It is a sentence, but really it is just a multi-words unit of vocabulary that you can memorize.
In order to use the correct units of Business English vocabulary and pronounce them correctly – and for you to understand corporatese when it is spoken to you – you do not need to learn more grammar! You need to learn English vocabulary that applies to your job and career.
All multi-words are not nine syllables; some are just two syllables, some are three, and so on…
| “Feel free” | “Come up with” | “Long time no see!” | “Let’s call it a day.” |
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| 2 syllables | 3 syllables | 4 syllables | 5 syllables |
Do you know the meaning of these four multi-words? Do you understand how and when to use them?
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