Excellent resource - LOVE the premium extras!
USA citizen (Feb 2015 review). I love languages and I love this app. This is an excellent resource! I played around with the free version of Learn Thai off & on for about a year. I had some interaction with Thai speakers and tried learning phrases with them and from the app. This was an effective supplemental tool.
Once I shifted my focus from learning Spanish to a more concerted effort towards Thai, I began to use this app more. One day I decided to "go for it" and paid the $5 for the upgrade. I was thrilled with all the additional categories it unlocked and with the number of words/phrases it made available within categories Id been using.
There are many things I value about the Learn Thai app, but the highest praise I have is for the dedicated male/female mode. In the upper right corner is a girl icon that serves as a toggle switch that, when touched, changes the icon to a boy. In effect, this switches the gender specific pronouns (phom/chan) & polite endings (ka/krap) within each phrase accordingly. This has been extremely helpful.
I normally recommend PIMSLEUR language CDs to people looking for basic-advanced resources. While I still hold Pimsleur in high regard as a highly effective audio learning only method, the gendered parts of speech fail me in Pimsleur. As a basic Thai learner it feels confusing. By contrast, with the Learn Thai app, the gender-correct, polite manner is clearly delineated and is easily grasped.
Very user-friendly, plenty of vocab within each category, and I really enjoy the auto play option--especially when Im learning #s. An overall great resource and worth paying a few dollars to upgrade. Since I used the free version SO much, I considered this money well-spent. But for those who are just dabbling, go for the free one. Theres still plenty there to get you excited.
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