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Intensive Thai

Best for Beginners

A practical step-by-step course that will teach you how speak daily Thai comfortably and build a solid basic Thai foundation – Simple & Easy!

Beginner+

Levels

2

Volumes

16

Chapters

4 months

Completion time

An online video course that is up-to-date, simple, and with student support

This course is a renewed edition of the Intensive Thai 2019 with numerous student feedback and added values.

It includes the most up-to-date content, topics, and scenarios. Additionally, we strive to offer Thai lessons that align with modern Thai culture and lifestyle.

Besides, this course offers an extensive list of benefits including: 

• Simple and seamless online platform – accessible 24/7
• Systematic teaching methods, just step by step
• Practical topics and real-life Thai scenarios 
• Simplified lessons so it’s easy to digest
• Engaging experience with online games and activities
• Student support to answer your questions and correct your homework 
• Certificate of course completion 

Sounds good? 
Let’s learn more.

The most comprehensive package to speak Thai confidently and effectively

What will you learn in the course?

In this Intensive Thai for Beginners Bundle, you will learn: 

• To converse in daily Thai situations with ease
• To communicate in Thai effectively in proper sentences
• To avoid common mistakes Thai learners make
• To build confidence from various types of exercises
• To enhance listening and comprehension skills from Thai dialogue audio
•To enjoy life in Thailand and travel carefree and happily

This comprehensive Beginner Bundle will help you see the full picture of how Thai language works, start, and learn what is necessary that every beginner MUST know.

Comprehensive skill sets in a single course

We have curated essential Thai topics that will have the most impact, organized into a clear course structure with four elements:

Vocabulary

Learn a list of essential words grouped based on themes. Learn from plenty of examples.

Sentence Structure

Enhance your communication by speaking in proper sentences. Focus on communicating effectively.

Thai Usage

Learn useful language tips and interesting cultural facts to enhance not only your language skills but also your enjoyable life or travel.

Conversation

Build your confidence and learn daily Thai dialogues that you will most likely apply in your everyday life,

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More than thousands of students completed our Thai courses and are satisfied with a great learning experience. You can be one of them. Start today!

Course Curriculum

The intensive Thai Beginner Bundle includes Volume 1 and Volume 2, each consisting of 8 chapters and 32 lessons. The course requires approximately 40 hours of study to complete.

Intensive Thai Volume 1:

Chapters 1-8

Our Intensive Thai Course Volume 1 develop a strong vocabulary and mastering grammar and syntax. You will then be able to easily converse in basic Thai and have a clear overview of how Thai works.

Best for total beginners who just started learning Thai, or those who want to build a strong foundation from the beginning.

Learn personal pronouns and phrases commonly used in your first conversation of introducing yourself, and get to know other people in Thai with ease. 

Grammar: 3 types of sentence structures
Conversation: Self-introduction, Greetings 

Learn situational Thai at a local cafe. You will also learn different levels of Thai based on politeness. 

Grammar: Unit of noun + Basic number
Conversation: Ordering drinks and snacks

Learn basic Thai nouns grouped in things, animals and people. Besides, you will learn possessive adjectives to define your ownership.

Grammar: Verb to be
Conversation: Defining things and people

Lets learn numbers and the names of fruits and vegetables in Thai. You will practice these in a dialogue of buying fruits. Ask, “How much does it cost?”, or, “How many do you want?”

Grammar: Adjectives of quantity (many, a few and more)
Conversation: Buying fruits and vegetables

Learn common Thai dishes and let’s practice conversations at a restaurant from booking a table, to asking for the menu, ordering food and customizing your order. 

Grammar: Unit of nouns for food and drinks
Conversation: Talking about your favourite cuisine and ordering food.

Explore vocabulary about hobbies and activities in the free time. In addition, you will also learn how to explain your ability and enhance the dynamics of your sentences with sentence connector and preposition.

Grammar: Verb can
Conversation: What do you like to do in your free time?

Let’s learn daily routine activities together with days of the week. Time to express your plans from morning until evening.

Grammar: Syntax with time
Conversation: Talking about your day

Learn essential vocabulary for making an appointment and learn to tell time in Thai system. Plus, learning to ask others about their plans on the weekend, or scheduling an appointment. 

Grammar: Syntax with time (Part 2)
Conversation: Making an appointment with friends

Intensive Thai Volume 2

Chapters 9-16

Become more confident in everyday conversation and express your opinions with greater fluency. Our Intensive Thai Volume 2 is specifically designed for those transitioning from the beginner to intermediate level

We will start off the new volume with Thai syntax with tenses. You will learn how to indicate your current action or tasks in the present combined with vocabulary “Weekend Activities”.

Grammar: Presente Continuous Tense
Conversation: What are you up to?

Learn how to indicate direction when taking taxi or asking for instruction of direction to your destination. Besides, learn different means of transportation.

Grammar: Directional Verbs
Conversation: Giving and asking direction 

Learn places in town and explain where you are as well as give direction to the delivery man. 

Grammar: Question word “where?”
Conversation: Explaining your location or places in town

Learn essential vocabulary about clothes, and indicate the colours and sizes. In addition, you will also learn how compare things.

Grammar: Superlative and comparative
Conversation: Shopping and bargaining

Learn adverbs of time and learn to build sentences in the past form. 

Grammar: Past Tense
Conversation: Telling a story in the past

Move to the next Tense Form topics: Perfect Tense to talk about those actions that are already done/completed. Furthermore, you will learn to use the question word “Why?”.

Grammar: Perfect Tense
Conversation:  Have you eaten yet? Why did you learn Thai?

Learn family members in Thai as well as learn essential vocabulary about traveling.

Grammar: Future Tense
Conversation: Talking about traveling plan

Continue explore the topic of traveling by learning vocabulary of attractions and put them together in sentences with “Ever, Once and Never”.

Grammar: Use to
Conversation: Have you ever been to Thailand?

In case you already speak daily Thai comfortably and had a solid foundation, you can check out our intermediate-level programs: Volumes 3 and 4 

Watch Lesson Preview

Chapter 1 – Part 3 (Thai Usage)

What is included in the course?

Pocket Lessons

Our interactive video lessons are about 15 minutes long with great fun guaranteed.

PDF. File Downloads

The worksheets and solution book are available to download to your devices.

Engaging tools​

Packed with fun exercises in various forms such as matching games, drag and drop as well as flashcards.

Student Support

Reach out to us anytime when you have a question. Our teacher team is ready to assist you in the comment session.

Meet Your Teacher

Kru Smuk (Teacher Smuk) is our founder and head teacher of BananaThai. Besides, she is the content creator of BananaThai social media with more than 100K followers. 

She develops BananaThai courses and hosts lessons to help students from around the world learn Thai in a fun and simple way.

Enjoyable experience guaranteed!

Thousands of students joined our school and had a great experience. Hear how they enjoy our Thai courses on Google Reviews and Facebook Reviews.

Steven Presti
Steven Presti
2024-03-15
This class has been great. I found them on YouTube. I started to learn on my own. And it’s been very helpful. I also started doing private lessons. And it was worth every penny. KRU Ying and KRU TUTTU. HAVE BEEN AMAZING.
marcoolinho
marcoolinho
2024-03-09
I dealt with the school and they helped. Professional dealing with clients and very skilled.
DQ Ross
DQ Ross
2024-02-12
The BananaThai online courses I have signed up for are absolutely brilliant. I have almost completed the previous version of the A1 course (they released a new version this year). I like the structure and Kru Smuk's personality makes the course very enjoyable. Everything is very well explained and the course is very well organised. The Quizlet site and app are also really helpful tools to study. I'm now able to build sentences and have a fair amount of vocabulary. I've just started the reading course and I'm really impressed so far. Again, everything is very well explained and organised. I definitely recommend both courses. Remember to sign up for the free 5-day challenge, it's a great way to find out if BananaThai is the course for you.
JChris
JChris
2023-10-16
This weekly online group class is top-notch for those want to master the subtleties of Thai language step-by-step. Teacher Smuk tackles all the fondamentals with efficiency. Attending it for more than a year, it totally worth it.
Richi_fightcoach
Richi_fightcoach
2023-10-02
Banana thai is incredible! 100% recommended. I learn online at my own pace, enjoying every lesson
Michal Zemančík
Michal Zemančík
2023-04-25
Highly recommend this course for anyone who want to improve His language skills , videos are made with a great explanation and easy understanding, will definitely continue to study with another programs which are offered after first course is finished ⭐️ 👍
anil sariki
anil sariki
2023-04-25
The courses and content are so meticulously designed here to learn the best. The teachers are very good too. I learned a great deal here
Brooke Noriega
Brooke Noriega
2023-03-16
So much fun learning Thai with Kru Smuk! Relevant topics, clear and fun explainations. Love the format! Great energy. I learned soooo much in such a short amount of time!!

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Frequently asked questions

In terms of the methodology of the lesson, we focus on the four key skills: vocabulary, grammar, usage, and conversation. We have added more relatable examples and various engaging exercises and practices.

The textbooks are available in two languages: one with both transliteration and Thai scripts, and one with only Thai scripts for those who want to focus on improving their Thai reading and writing simultaneously.

Our transliteration system has been updated to resemble simple English phonetics closely. There is no need to master additional skills like IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). We provide a complete guide to basic pronunciation in the course.

Each lesson is presented in the form of a video with a maximum length of 12 minutes. Our aim is to create a series of pocket lessons that encourage regular learning habits.

Additionally, we have expanded the topics and content to a higher level. The 2019 Edition only covered the beginner level, while the 2023 Edition covers everything from total beginner to upper intermediate level. We have designed a simple path for you to work towards your goals.

The average length of a video lesson is about 20-30 mins. It takes about an hour to complete a lesson including noting time, activities and exercise.

In the nutshell, it takes 60 minute to complete 1 lessons. 

Each Intensive Thai volume includes 8 chapters x4 parts = 32 lessons or 32 hours of studying time.

A student can complete a volume within 2 months if study every other day for 60 minute a day.

Each volume of the Intensive Thai Series includes a package of online materials that can be studied at your own pace. Some of these materials are downloadable, while others can be accessed online through our learning platform as long as you have an internet connection.

The online materials consist of video lessons, Quizlet flashcards, games, and activities that enhance your learning experience.

In addition to the online materials, the course also provides offline materials. These include PDF workbooks, a solution book for reference, and listening audios to practice your listening skills.

With this comprehensive range of materials, both online and offline, you’ll have a well-rounded learning experience to support your Thai language studies.

The Intensive Thai Series (Volume 1-4) primarily focuses on developing conversational and foundational skills. It does not include specific topics or lessons dedicated to building reading and writing skills.

If you have a desire to learn basic Thai reading and writing, we recommend checking out our Ultimate Thai Reading Course.

This course is best taken as early as possible in your language learning journey if you wish to read Thai.

Of course I included both English transliteration and Thai scripts in the video lessons and the book. 

I do not expect you to be able to read Thai as a beginner. (But if you do that’s amazing!)

In case you already be able to read basic Thai, you can download the worksheet in the Thai script version. I also prepared it for you in the downloadable material session.

In each video lesson on our platform, there will be a comment session below. There you can post your questions or upload your homework to get correction from our teacher team. 😇

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