No, There's No Duolingo Thai. Try These Instead.

Duolingo currently doesn’t offer a Thai course, and I’m not aware of any plans to include one.

As one of the most popular free language apps, Duolingo continues to be very popular with the languages it covers, but I wouldn’t get my hopes up about a Thai version any time soon.

You can see read my Duolingo review to learn more about the app.

For Thai, the good news is that despite there being no Thai option yet, there are some even better online alternatives. I’ve listed a few of my favorite ones below, but you can find a more comprehensive list of Thai resources here.

1. ThaiPod101

ThaiPod101 is an excellent online resource for learning Thai (arguably the best available resource). Regardless of your level, you’ll find this to be very useful.

While the audio lessons are similar to podcasts, there are video lessons as well. It’s suitable for beginners through to higher levels. The course content not only includes listening skills but also incorporates essential vocabulary and grammar with loads of other useful features.

2. Pimsleur

Pimsleur’s one of my favorite courses, and a well-established name in language learning (see review).

It offers a Thai course as well.

The lessons focus on practical vocabulary and expressions one might need in various scenarios. This includes greetings, common phrases, and vocabulary you might need when talking to native speakers.

Pimsleur’s an excellent, audio-only course option for Thai, with an online app or the legacy version (same thing really). The Thai course, like all the others, is a good foundation for anyone serious about learning the language.

3. Glossika

Glossika is a unique language learning approach, and in my opinion, it’s one of the very few that uses a natural, research-grounded method.

Glossika focuses on high repetition of lexical chunks – listening over and over to a sequence of Thai sentences and repeating them until they become natural.

It is hands down the most effective trainer for Thai listening comprehension and requires little else but frequent, daily listening/repeating to audio.

You can read my Glossika review for more info.

Despite there being no Thai version of Duolingo, there are some excellent (and in my opinion, better) alternatives

I hope that helps.

I also have to recommend italki for Thai lessons. It’s arguably the best place to find online language teachers from Thailand at extremely low hourly rates.

🎓 Cite article