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Free Thai learning materials… I’m a Thai language resource junkie so was chuffed when Remi pointed me to the Thai language resources at Everyday Thai Language School. Thanks Remi! I owe. Everyday Thai Language School’s FREE online resources… Everyday Thai Language School’s Free Thai language study aids are in four main groups covering beginner to [...]

e-learning at Sriwittayapaknam… I’ve mentioned the Thai study materials found at e-learning at Sriwittayapaknam School (dekgeng.com) in forums, comments on WLT, and in the Learn Thai for FREE section. But it wasn’t until I sent the url to Josh that I noticed the lack of a dedicated post. And as it’s a fabulous resource for [...]

Word Brain & ClickThai Vocabulary Trainer… I just can’t get enough of free stuff. There’s a lot out there but not all free stuff is good stuff (if you know what I mean). I also have an addiction for the ‘how to learn languages’ type of stuff. Sure, sure, as far as advice goes, there [...]

The Tower of Confusion and Smart.fm… The Tower of Confusion discusses language learning. If you have the time, cruise through Edwin’s Learning Tips or see what he has to say about Stuart Jay Raj. In Edwin’s post, The Most Effective Way to Learn Hiragana, I was reminded once again about Smart.fm. One nice thing about [...]

Expat women in Thailand… If you are an expat women in Thailand, you might feel a bit overwhelmed by the overabundance of expat maleness. When I first arrived, I was. A bit. For a female focus, at that time there was BNOW (Bangkok Network for Women), your bog-standard womens’ groups (but early coffee mornings are [...]

Karn.TV: A FREE education resource for Thai kids… and me… Karn.TV is a fun educational site for Thai kids. It has lessons for English, maths, science, art, music, crafts, sports, pets, and Thai. In the art section you can paint and learn how to draw (funny sounds are included). In the science section you are [...]

12 FREE Manee books online… When you get over your fear of Thai script and start learning to read, the Manee books (sometimes spelt Maanii) are often recommended. Long discontinued, the Manee books were written back in the late ’70′s by รัชนี ศรีไพรวรรณ (Ratchanee Sripaiwan) with a team from the Thai Ministry of Education. And [...]

Google Translate does more than before… Google Translate has added three more items of interest: Translations as you type: Type your text in the main box and the translation appears below. Romanization option: the ability to receive transliteration instead. Text-to-speech: Right now this if for English only. For more, check out the Official Google Blog: [...]

The iPhone and the DEVIL in me… Me: I need some sort of PDA. I’m thinking it would be sort of like a walking dictionary, where I can quickly access new Thai words and phrases. The DEVIL in me: Well, you are not really PC, so how about an iPhone? Me: But I already have [...]

Chiangmai University Open Courseware… TCU’s Open Thai Courseware: What a brilliant find by Kokesat, a member of the ThaiVisa Thai language forum! Quoting SoftWater: I don’t think I’m overstating the case (?) when I say this is the BEST beginners material I have ever seen. This is going to be my first recommendation to anyone [...]

Thai 101 and book learning… There’s a whole market for books on how to learn Thai. A given book might promise you that you’ll learn Thai in 24 hours, that you’ll speak like a native – and that you’ll simultaneously cure cancer and world hunger in the process. Chances are, you own at least one [...]

Google Translation goes Thai… The good news is that Google Translate can translate Thai-English and English-Thai. The bad news is that it’s not terribly good. Not shockingly bad. Not frightfully awful. Just not terribly good. But you can make it better. From Rikker: Notice that after you paste text to be translated, there’s a link [...]

Resources for (mostly) entry-level learners… In the WLT Resources there’s a section dedicated to Learning Thai. Some resources are quite brilliant. Others are focused on smaller windows into Thai learning. Below are my personal favourites. Thai Language Learning sites: ITS4Thai Learn the Thai language with the Bangkok based e-learning company, ITS4Knowledge (free and paid). Langhub.com [...]

I absolutely love research. And with the ease of the Internet, I’m the resource queen. In this section you’ll find lists of dictionaries, books, blogs and websites. All focused on speaking Thai in Thailand, living in Thailand, getting around in Thailand, eating in Thailand. Anything and everything Thailand really. Well to a point (there be [...]