Grammar basics
Proper nouns
A proper noun is the name of one special person, place or thing, like John, Bangkok or Python. It always starts with a capital letter.
What is a proper noun?
| Kind | Examples |
|---|---|
| People | John, Sarah |
| Places | Bangkok, Thailand, Chiang Mai |
| Days and months | Monday, July |
| Languages and nationalities | English, Thai, Japanese |
| Products and programming languages | Python, Django, Next.js |
Every proper noun has a general partner. The general word is a common noun: Bangkok is a city.
Thai has no capital letters
Thai doesn't use capital letters, so this rule is easy to forget. In English, days, months and languages also start with a capital letter. Write I speak English on Monday, not I speak english on monday.
Thailand
A country in Southeast Asia.
I was born in Thailand.
Bangkok
The capital city of Thailand.
The traffic in Bangkok is terrible in the evening.
English
The language people speak in the USA, the UK and many other countries.
I practice English every day.
Monday
The day after Sunday. Many people start work on this day.
Our team meeting is on Monday morning.
July
The seventh month of the year.
It rains a lot in Thailand in July.
Python
A popular programming language. Django is written in it.
Python is a good first programming language.