Update: The Expat Woman’s Guide to Living in Thailand
The expat woman’s guide to living in Thailand… The Expat Woman’s Guide to Living in Thailand is the only guidebook for foreign women living in Thailand. It is a book based on my experiences with...
View ArticleThai Language Thai Culture: The Do-Be-Do-Be-Do System of Learning Thai Tones
The Do-Be-Do-Be-Do system of learning Thai tones… (Apologies to Frank Sinatra) If language were like a song, then the vocabulary and grammar of the language would be the words. The vowels, consonants,...
View ArticleTeach Yourself Thai Complete: The Winner… Again
The Teach Yourself Thai Complete draw… again… Well, this is a fun outcome (as well as a fabulous selling point for David Smyth’s new TYT). Last week I wrote a review and announced a draw: Complete...
View ArticleHow to Learn Thai via Skype: The Series
The series: Learning Thai via Skype… Welcome to the first post on learning Thai via Skype. At this point I’m not sure how many posts will be in this series. Originally, I’d planned on just a handful:...
View ArticleInterview with Thai Skype Teacher Khun Narisa Naropakorn
Interviewing a Thai Skype teacher… When I got stuck into the research for this series, the basic benefits of learning Thai via Skype weren’t that difficult to suss. Especially for a hermit such as...
View ArticleThe Polyglot Project: In Their Own Words
The Polyglot Project: In Their Own Words… I’m a slooooow mover in the mornings. I flop out of bed, stagger stiff-legged and mostly blind to the kitchen, turn on the kettle, and then fix my breakfast...
View ArticleGuest Post: Study Thai Online via Skype
Study Thai Online… I am a long-time user of Skype and for many years used Skype-out credit to call friends and relations back in the UK. On the Skype website one day I came across a case study for...
View ArticleMy Skype Thai Language Learning Experience
The magic of learning Thai via Skype… Disclaimer: Having a series about learning Thai via Skype wouldn’t be complete unless I jumped in as well. I know that. But I was a bit leery about sharing my...
View ArticleLearn Thai via Skype: Locating Teachers and Schools
Where to find Skype teachers… Teaching Thai via Skype is a growing industry. And learning languages via Skype is ideal because the students don’t need to be in the same exact location as their...
View ArticleTodd Bryant and Mixxer, the Language Exchange Community
Learning Thai with Skype language exchange partners… For the past two weeks I’ve been writing about Skype and learning Thai. How to learn Thai via Skype was a brief introduction. I then interviewed my...
View ArticleReview: Thai Language Schools in Pattaya
Sourcing a Thai language school in Pattaya… On moving to Pattaya one of my first orders of business was to find a decent Thai language school that could fulfill my two main requirements: provide me...
View ArticleBaby Steps to Fluency on Skype Language Exchange Partners
Fiona from Baby Steps to Fluency… This is the seventh post in the Learn Thai via Skype series. If you’ve just arrived, feel free to start at the beginning with How to Learn Thai via Skype and work...
View ArticleStu Jay Raj is Back in Bangkok with Cracking Thai Fundamentals
Stu Jay Raj is back with Cracking Thai Fundamentals… As I mentioned earlier this year – Stuart (Stu) Jay Raj: Interview Part One – I met polyglot Stu Jay Raj right after landing in Bangkok. I took...
View ArticleAUA Thai Videos on YouTube
AUA’s ALG (Automatic Language Growth) method… Are you aware that there are over one hundred FREE AUA Thai videos on YouTube? Backing up… do you know about AUA’s teaching method, ALG (Automatic...
View ArticleHandBreak Thai Language Videos for the iPhone
Download AUA Thai language videos… In my last post, AUA Thai Videos on YouTube, I shared where to view the over one hundred FREE AUA Thai videos. And while that’s all well and good, there is a slow...
View ArticleCracking Thai Fundamentals: Interview With Scott Eddy
Talking about Stu Jay Raj’s Cracking Thai Fundamentals… Stu is back in Bangkok with Cracking Thai Fundamentals. You already know my experiences with Stu’s workshop, so to give you another opinion I...
View ArticleKrungthepkaki: Inaki’s Thai TV YouTube Channel
Watching Educational Thai TV on YouTube… The many ways to learn Thai thrills me. On top of course books and online Thai lessons, there is YouTube, iTunes and all the iProducts (iPhone, iPod, iPod...
View ArticleSuccessful Thai Language Learner: Joe Cummings
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Joe Cummings Nationality: American Sex: Male Location: Bangkok and Chiang Mai Profession: Editor/writer/musician Website: www.joecummings.com What...
View ArticleLearn Thai via Skype: Online Language Exchange Partners
Skyping with online language exchange partners… In my interview with Fiona from Baby Steps to Fluency, Fiona explained how she uses language exchange partners to fast forward her studies. When I asked...
View ArticleAUA’s ALG Thai YouTube Videos at AUAthai.com
AUA’s ALG videos now at AUAthai.com… Welcome to Monday everyone. This is just a short post to point you to a new location for AUA’s videos. Formerly, AUA’s ALG Thai videos were only found on their...
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