Have been following posts in this group for some months. I have learned a lot from some good advice and shared experiences. As always a group is condescending or and hindsight advice commenters, but why should this group be different?

My question is, how many of you with DTV and Non O/A visa holders and have been staying long term coping with Thai language? I am asking because, I really struggle to even learn the basics. I know it is possible to get around anyway but I would like to be able to do some small talk with strangers without getting a major headache or looked at as a mentally challenged 😇🙏🏼 Would appreciate your thoughts and comments

Has anyone had a good experience with learning Thai online? I'm still planning to take a class when I get to Thailand, but I'd like to get a head start. I have not been thrilled with my experience thus far. I have a bit of a hearing problem, that combined with the challenges of Thai (tone, alphabet, vowels swirling around the consonants...) have made me feel overwhelmed and not certain where to start. Any recommendations? I tried a one-on-one tutor who just read a bunch of random words and expected me to immediately be able to repeat them back. That was NOT helpful. lol. Memrise, my goto platform for language, has not tackled Thai.

Any suggestions?