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Thai Language School Review: Baan Aksorn Thai Language School… School: Baan Aksorn Telephone Number: 02-258-5617 or 02-662-3090 Mobile: 084-769-6449 Address: House #40 Sukhumvit Soi 33, Klongton Nua, Watana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Location: Baan Askorn has a PDF that shows exactly how to get to their school either by walking from Phrom Phong BTS or by [...]

A Guide to Thai Grammar Books… Presented here are short introductions to Thai grammar books, both in the English language for foreign learners and Thai language books for Thai school and university students which are also useful for foreign learners with a good Thai reading ability. As these are reference books, not tutorials, they are [...]

Thai Language School Review: Thai Language Station… School: Thai Language Station (TLS) Bangkok Telephone Number: 02-632-9440 Address: Thai Language Station, 62 Thaniya Building 11th floor, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok Thailand 10500 How to get there on foot: BTS (Sky Train) Sala Daeng Station Gate No.1 or the MRT (Subway) Silom Station Basic Info: Thai Language [...]

Karn.TV Cartoons: Flooding in Thailand… During the past few weeks, Thailand’s 50 Million Blue Whales Flooding Bangkok were a big YouTube hit for Thais and students of the Thai language. Today I found Karn.TV’s cartoon offer… There are three more flood videos (just follow along on YouTube). Note: To keep up with the flood news [...]

Are some languages seriously harder than others… or… According to the graphic below, for English speakers Thai is in the medium range of difficulties at 44 weeks. The hardest languages to learn are double that at 88 weeks. And apparently it takes a mere 23-24 weeks to learn Italian. But seriously, I believe they have [...]

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 [...]

Thai Language School Review: Sumaa Language & Culture Institute… School: Sumaa Language & Culture Institute Telephone Number: Tel. 02-286-0129 Address: Sumaa Language & Culture Institute, 36 Sathorn Soi 1 South Sathorn road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120 Location: Sumaa Language & Culture Institute states that they’re conveniently located not far from the Lumpini MRT Station. But [...]

Giveaway: Reading Thai + Reading Thai Words and Sentences… This giveaway is not going how I’d planned. Apologies, but getting sick right after landing back in Thailand totally messed up my intentions. So I now need to be creative or these free codes will be lost forever. That’s right. Promotional codes have an expiration date [...]

The EIGHT winners of the Thai for Beginners iPad iPhone iPod App… When I announced this draw there were six free apps. And now there are eight. We have Benjawan Becker from Paiboon Publishing to thank for both treats (and more). Thanks Benjawan, I know there will be many happy Thai language learners after this [...]

The Thai for Beginners iPad iPhone iPod App: Six Apps to Win… I just love giving away free apps. This is my second Thai for Beginners app giveaway. You can read about the first giveaway (review included) here: Thai for Beginners iPhone App: Four Apps to Win. As you can see, I was hoping the [...]

Learning Thai via the iPad… Like a gazillion other people I bought an iPad 2 as soon as they reached Thailand. Since my purchase I haven’t had a whole lot of time to play with my new toy. Apologies Scott! But I seriously intend to. Just as soon as I can clear room (which will [...]

Who’s talking about learning Thai… The results for the Top 25 Language Learning Blogs 2011 and the Top 100 Language Lovers 2011 are in. Thank you for your support everyone. I’m surprised where I placed but you won’t hear any quibbling from me! And I promise to keep up the pace. WLT’s generous contributors … [...]

Thai Language School Review: PRO Language… Review: PRO Language Website: PRO Language Telephone Number: 02-250-0072 Address: Times Square Building, 10th Floor, 246 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10110 Location: Exit BTS Asok, take the sky bridge into Times Square and then the lift to floor 10. Basic Info: Unless I’m mistaken, PRO Language is a chain [...]

Slavery and Thailand… Once again, slavery and Thailand are linked in the news. Shocking (to me) US companies have been enslaving Thai workers for years (see Combatting Modern Day Slavery in Hawaii and Mainland U.S.) Thailand in turn has been accused of similar crimes against non Thais (see Burmese Fishermen Are Trafficked and Abused On [...]