Rikker Dockum

Rikker Dockum is a linguist and Fulbright grantee researching the ancient Thai language. A mere slip of a lad, to expats Rikker is known as the Old Man of Thai Learning.

The Thai 101 Learners Series was originally penned for the Phuket Gazette (hardcopy), but we received permission to share it here. When Rikker is not too busy, he will top up the series with this and that.

For more about Rikker: Successful Thai Language Learners: Rikker Dockum.

You can also find Rikker at Thai 101: Thoughts on Thai language, media, and culture.

And if you’d like to know what he’s having for lunch… Rikker Dockum (thai101) on Twitter.

• Announcing the Thai 101 Learners Series
• Thai 101 Learners Series: No Need to be Tongue-Thai’d Anymore
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Building a Private Library
• Thai 101 Learners Series: When in Rome, Thai Doesn’t Sound the Same
• Thai 101 Learners Series: A Breath of Fresh Air
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Finding Your Voice
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Thanks for the Loan, We’ll Keep Our Word
• Thai 101 Learners Series: The Long and Short of Thai Vowels
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Everything to all Men
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Pigs and Bombs Go Hand in Hand
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Don’t Speak it, Think it
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Getting Personal
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Bringing Abstract into Real Life
• Thai 101 Learners Series: More on Titles
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Vocabulary Acquisition
• Thai 101 Learners Series: A Few Facts about Farang
• Thai 101 Learners Series: Bumper-to-bumper Language Lessons
• Thai 101 Learners Series: A Trusted Native Speaker is Essential