Thailand Guide: Language

Learning a foreign language is difficult for everyone - but it becomes a lot easier if you do it in an efficient way. Read our guide on language schools, courses and books, language exchanges and tricks to get the language basics.

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  Introduction

  The Thai language

  Standard Thai, also known as Central Thai or Siamese, is the official language of Thailand, and is spoken by more than 65 million people. Thai belongs to the Tai-Kadai language family and can trace its roots to South China.

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  Learning Thai

  How to learn the Thai language

  Learning the Thai language is the key to opening doors in Thai culture. Expatriates who do not learn the Thai language will probably never get a deep insight into the Thai way of life.

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