Thaipod101 features audio lessons in a podcast format. Lessons are great for grammar and vocabulary. Each lesson is designed around a Thai conversation between native speakers, and the teachers do a great job of keeping things engaging. 

The podcast lessons are available with full transcripts in English as well as Thai. There's even a slow playback feature that lets you listen to individual words in phrases at a slower pace so you can pinpoint correct intonation and pronunciation.

 Thaipod101l a substantial Thai learning tool (which is hard to come by). The site provides transcripts, an in-site flashcard system, and many other useful features.

An intro video from one of Italki's Thai teachers. 

Italki is an online market place that connects language learners with language teachers for one-on-one language classes via video or audio chat. There are over 40+ Thai teachers on Italki.

In addition to paid lessons Italki supplies some cool free features. You can also connect with language speakers from around the world and practice your speaking skills, as well as ask questions and submit written journal entries to native Thai speakers for correction.

The app works seamlessly on mobile and allows you to schedule lessons and take advantage of all of the sites free features. The video lessons themselves are usally done over Skype.

*with a purchase of $20 or more. After your first purchased lesson is completed a credit of $10 will be added to your account

As the name implies this app is a bonafide phrasebook for your smart phone. Phrases are sorted by category, and center around basic conversations, that a beginning student or travel is likely to have.

Each word or phase is accompanied by audio as well as an english translation.

 This is a free resource for anyone learning Thai (though beginners stand the most to gain from it). It's great place to start if you're new to the language!

Nemo Thai is an English to Thai phrasebook that allows you to record yourself and compare your accent to the recorded audio of a native speaker. The app includes English translations as well as English transliterations with accent marks.

Phrases on Nemo are sorted by how often you're likely to use them in everyday speech. The app puts emphasis on learning vocabulary that is applicable to daily business and travel conversations.

Thaipod101 uses podcast-style audio and video lessons on a wide range of different topics to help you learn Thai. You can follow a set curriculum plan to map your way through the lessons, or simply pick and choose lessons on subjects that seem interesting to you.

One great thing about the audio and video lessons is that you can select an option for a line-by-line breakdown, to get subtitle translations on screen as you go. You can even record yourself and compare your recording to the in-app recording, to test your pronunciation.

The brief lessons come with interactive activities to help you review new vocabulary and grammar concepts. These include flashcards and word lists within the app. 

One of the remarkable things about this course is that it offers over 1600 brief lessons to choose from. You can search for lessons on a topic you want, or browse thematic groupings of lessons on topics like family, numbers, and much more.

If you subscribe to the app as a Premium Plus member, you can even sign up for lessons with a live tutor. This can help give you real time feedback on your current work, or give you a chance to practice conversation.

Pimsleur features a remarkable 51 languages to date, including a full beginner-level course on Thai. Two things set Pimsleur’s Thai course apart from many other programs.

First, every lesson starts with a solid 30-minute audio lesson presented by a narrator and native Thai speakers. The narrator encourages you to use active listening skills and stay involved in the ongoing conversation. This helps build your listening comprehension and pronunciation skills, besides keeping your mind actively involved in the lesson.

Second, all Pimsleur courses use a principle called Spaced Repetition Theory. This means that the program will cycle back through content to help you experience it enough times to remember it permanently.

Besides the audio lessons, the Pimsleur app does use speech recognition software and also offers some more visual activities within each lesson as well.

But the main focus is to help you build a library of core Thai vocabulary, learn a little bit about reading Thai script, and develop your conversational skills.

The program does not focus much on grammar, though the narrator will offer some helpful explanations within the audio lessons. Going through the full Pimsleur Thai course also takes a real time commitment, unlike a gamified program like Duolingo that offers to teach you a language in five minutes a day That said, it is one of the best ways to prepare yourself for real-life conversations in Thai.

If you love the fun, gamified style of Duolingo, you will enjoy the Ling app’s lighthearted approach to learning Thai. Ling, with its cute monkey mascot, has done a great job providing beginner-level courses for the “less popular” languages around the world. To date, the app offers courses in over 60 different languages!

Ling has several features that make it a perfect introduction to Thai. First, it features native Thai speakers in dialogues, with the option for you to slow down the audio and hear each word clearly. 

Second, at the end of every lesson you test yourself with a speaking activity, and rate your pronunciation compared to the native speaker's audio. This is great, as it helps you master the tonal aspect of Thai.

Third, you get to use an interactive tracing program to learn how to form Thai characters on the screen of your phone or tablet. This will help you remember a lot better than just watching a video or reading a text about the Thai alphabet!

Ling also uses fun animations, easy ways to track your progress, and brief lessons and activities to make learning more fun. Despite this, the program offers a lot of material. It could easily take you six months to a year to work through the full Thai course.

Mondly has a sleek interface and offers an additional VR app to help you feel fully immersed in learning the Thai language. A few years back the learning company Pearson bought Mondly and it has grown even more since then, with over a million users across 41 different language programs.

Like many language apps, Mondly gives you a variety of learning opportunities like short video lessons and many different kinds of activities, such as matching, spelling, or speaking. Its primary focus is on helping you learn through conversation and experience, rather than learning a grammar rule and then trying to form a conversation based on that.

In many ways, Mondly is like a better version of Rosetta Stone. It does use image and word pairing to help you intuitively understand and remember the word, but it also uses lessons and explanations in English to keep you grounded and help you understand a language that is very different from English.

You can also choose to embark on a linear program through the Mondly Thai course by using the “Daily Lessons” feature, or you can explore at your own pace by using the map-like dashboard featuring many different lesson themes, like Around The House or Core Vocabulary. 

An intro video from one of Italki's Thai teachers. 

Unlike the other alternatives to Rosetta Stone listed here, Italki is not a language learning course, Instead, it is an online and app-based forum to connect you with a personal Thai tutor.

Italki hosts over 8,000 tutors. Each has a unique background and level of experience, and most promote themselves as native speakers of the language they teach.

Besides narrowing down your search to just tutors teaching Thai, you can also search for teachers based on their level of experience, their schedule availability, or their price point.

Italki teachers set their own rates, which means you will find varying levels of cost for thirty-minute or one-hour lessons. Higher cost does not necessarily mean a better tutor--you should check the teacher reviews to find out what other students thought of a tutor before committing!

While your might sync better with some tutors than others, a personal tutoring experience is one of the most valuable options available to learn Thai if you can afford it. The tutor can tailor content to your specific interests and learning level. Plus, you can practice real-time conversation in Thai in a safe and educational environment.

*with a purchase of $20 or more. After your first purchased lesson a credit of $10 will be added to your account

An intro video from one of Italki's Thai teachers. 

*with a purchase of $20 or more. After your first purchased lesson is completed a credit of $10 will be added to your account

Thaipod101 features audio lessons in a podcast format. Lessons are great for grammar and vocabulary. Each lesson is built around a Thai conversation between native speakers. There are also two teachers  featured in each episode and they do an excellent job of keeping things engaging.

Because the course is built around audio recordings of native speakers, it's a great way to get familiar with the tonal system. There's even a slow playback feature which allows you to slow down the pronunciation of words. 

The site also provides transcripts, an in-site flashcard system, and many other useful features, so it's more than just a simple audio course. With this course you will read, write, and listen with the Thai language.

Pimsleur is probably the second most popular language course behind Rosetta Stone. Pimsleur is an entirely audio based program and is specifically designed to develop your conversational skills.

They use a unique and effective question/recall/respond technique to get you on your feet in your new foreign language. With Pimsleur You'll learn a limited but functional vocabulary and have a good sense of pronunciation.

In fact pronunciation is one of the areas where Pimsleur really shines. Each word is broken down syllable by syllable, so that you here the individual sounds that make up each Thai word. The course will also draw your attention to the different tones and how they're produced.

No other audio course has the thorough focus on pronunciation that Pimsleur does. 

The main drawback of the course is that little to no attention is given to reading or writing in Thai. 

What better way to learn a foreign language than with your own personal native teacher? If you have any experience with online learning, then the odds are that you've heard of Udemy: the site that allows qualified teachers to create online courses for everything from gardening to computer programing. 

Well it turns out the site also hosts a great foundational Thai course created by Thai teacher Jantawee Supha. She does a great job of introducing students to the foundations of Thai pronunciation (think tones), grammar, and the alphabet. 

Jantawee works hard to help you lay a firm foundation in the language. The course also includes exercises, flashcards, and other materials to help you on your learning journey. 

An intro video from one of Italki's Thai teachers. 

Italki is an online market place that connects language learners with language teachers for one-on-one language classes via video or audio chat.

You can connect with language speakers from around the world and practice your speaking skills. Italki is one of the few sites that offers one on one lessons with professional Thai teachers.

*with a purchase of $20 or more. After your first purchased lesson a credit of $10 will be added to your account