Here are the resources I consider essential to learn how to speak Thai.
Favourite Courses & Apps to Give Your Thai a Boost
ThaiPod101
This is my favourite Thai audio cause. It represents excellent value for money and goes all the way from complete beginner to advanced level.
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Glossika Thai
Learn through sentences and repetition. Glossika uses the “mass sentence method” combined with an advanced spaced repetition system to teach you Thai in context. Best for upper-beginner to intermediate learners.
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Speak from day one is my approach to any new language. I have one tool I recommend for this:
preply
The best way to learn a language is to speak from day one. That’s why I love Preply — because it means you can find an affordable Thai tutor for on-to-one lessons, and start speaking right away.
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Read Thai in 10 Days
an excellent book by Arthit Juyaso on how to quickly master the Thai alphabet.
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I asked the Fluent in 3 Months team about their favourite Thai courses, and here is the book they recommended:
Teach Yourself Thai Complete
This course book is an easy-going intro to the Thai language. It uses great examples and slowly introduces you to only-essential grammar.
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Pickup Thai
This site has six Thai audio conversations recorded by a professional Thai teacher, with transcripts in English, Latin alphabet transliteration and Thai script, side-by-side.
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Genki Thai
Genki Thai covers all the basics, including greetings, colours, body parts, directions, and much more. There is no reading or writing Thai required to play.
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You’ll return to these resources again and again in your Thai study sessions.
Forvo
find out how any Thai word is pronounced. Just type the word you’re looking for into the search bar in Thai!
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Longdo Dict
Simply the best dictionary for Thai. Upon entering your search query (whether in Thai or English), Longdo Dict looks it up in several dictionaries: Thai-English, English-Thai, Thai-Thai, Thai-English-French, and Japanese-Thai.
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Thai2English
Another great dictionary suitable for long sentence searches. Once entered, it breaks the sentences up into individual words, giving you both the meaning and the pronunciation.
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Need help getting started? I designed this course to guide you through your first week:
Conversation Countdown
Have your first conversation in Thai in just seven days. This is one of our most popular courses, and with good reason, because you’ll get results fast.
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