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by hackerboos 4196 days ago
Thai is tonal and they mostly keep the tones when singing. Music is a recommended way of learning Thai.
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Ah good point. I'm not very familiar with Thai. I'll also say that many Chinese songs try to retain the tones as much as possible, but they're generally a lot harder to make out in music, so it's usually not the most useful learning tool. I do think listening to music is important for cultural immersion in any language, though.