Women Learning Thai… and some men too ;-)

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Stephen Thomas “ไกร” Nationality: British Age range: 40-50 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Actor Web presence: Facebook: Stephen Thomas | Stephen Thomas and People On Wheels What is your Thai level? Intermediate. Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai? Probably more street Thai. Professional Thai [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: James Higbie Nationality: American Age range: 60+ Sex: Male Location: Sierra Leone Profession: Work for NGO in Education Development Thai level: Intermediate to Advanced Website: Thai Language / Lao Language Books: From Orchid Press: Thai Reference Grammar, Essential Thai, Let’s Speak Thai, Let’s Speak Lao; From Hippocrene Books: Dictionary [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Mark Hollow Nationality: British Age: mid-30′s Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Formerly an IT project manager, currently just studying. Twitter: @hmmbug What is your Thai level? I can speak reasonably well, although my ability and confidence varies according to the subject but can usually find my way around most [...]

Jeff Netto’s Thai Challenge… Jeff is a serious language learner. If you remember, he started his Thai language challenge with ziltch Thai. Nada. In addition to the 6 week challenge Jeff set himself 19 months to learn as much Thai as he can. Reason? A friend is learning Thai too, only in Thailand. I’ve seen [...]

Interview: Terry Clayton is getting by in Thai… Name: Terry Clayton Nationality: Canadian Age range: 59 Sex: Male Location: Udon Thani Profession: Science Writer / Teacher / Farmer Web: Red Plough Getting by in Thai… What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ Speaking: probably lower intermediate. Listening: Beginner. Pathetic given [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Marc Spiegel Nationality: American Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Management Website: Linkedin:marcspiegel What is your Thai level? Intermediate. Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai? Professional Thai. What were your reasons for learning Thai? I believe that if you are going to live and work [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Daniel B Fraser Nationality: Canadian Age range: 30-40 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok, Thailand Profession: Travel Company Owner, TV Host Web: Smiling Albino, Facebook: Daniel B Fraser , YouTube: Smiling Albino Interview: Bangkok Podcast Thai Language Series: Daniel Fraser What is your Thai level? Combo of Intermediate and Advanced, with [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Rick Bradford Nationality: Australian Age range: 40-50 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Publishing What is your Thai level? Very unbalanced. At some aspects, especially to do with reading and translating, perhaps Advanced; at others, such as round-table conversations, probably still Basic++. Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, [...]

Interview: Dan Ogilvie is getting by in Thai… Name: Dan Ogilvie Nationality: British Age range: 53 Sex: Male Location: Saraburi, Thailand Profession: Electronic Engineer Web: Dan and Ploy’s website What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ I don’t think I would class myself as intermediate yet. The trouble is being [...]

Interview: Tod Daniels is getting by in Thai… Name: Tod Daniels Nationality: USA Age range: 52 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok, Lower Sukhumvit Profession: Retired Web: Reviewing Thai Language Schools in Bangkok What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ I’d like to think my Thai is at least at an “Intermediate [...]

Interview: Snap is getting by in Thai… Name: Snap Nationality: Australian Age range: 48 Sex: Female Location: Now, Chiang Mai, usually, Brisbane, Australia Profession: Office administration and self-employed chalk sign artist Web: Learning Thai In Chiang Mai | Cooee | twitter: @SnapCooee What is your Thai level? Intermediate / Intermediate + / Intermediate ++ Intermediate, [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Adam Bradshaw Nationality: American Age: 25 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: English Teacher, entrepreneur Web: YouTube: jadambrad and winkwinkenglish | Twitter: @AjarnAdam | Facebook: ajarnadam Interviews: Bangkok Podcast Adam Bradshaw | The Nation: It’s all in the language for Adam and Aj.Adam Bradshaw What is your Thai level? I [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Fabian Blandford (Phra Piyadhammo) Nationality: British/English Age range: 60 next year Sex: Male Location: Wat SriBunRuang, Fang, Chiangmai Profession: Theravada monk (Army retired) What is your Thai level? I would say Good to advanced. I do not consider myself fluent because I know my tones are not always correct [...]

Interview: Talen is getting by with learning Thai… Name: Timothy Bull ( Talen ) Nationality: American Age range: 45-45 soon to be 46-46 Sex: I like …Oh… errr… Male Location: Chonburi, Thailand ( Pattaya ) Profession: Construction Management, currently unemployed and finding my way Web: Thailand, Land of Smiles | Twitter: @landofsmiles What is your [...]