Is Thai a hard language to speak?

The language, with its seemingly curlicue letters may look difficult at first glance, but with language apps, Youtube videos, and lessons via Skype, learning Thai is actually quite easy, and it’s highly recommended and possible to learn the language before setting foot in Southeast Asia.

Is it hard for an English speaker to learn Thai?

So is the Thai language hard to learn? While Thai isn’t the most complicated language grammatically, it’s challenging for most English speakers because of its tonal system and its vast and very foreign vocabulary. Because of these things, Thai might take a while to master.

How hard is it to learn Thai?

The language, with its seemingly curlicue letters may look difficult at first glance, but with language apps, Youtube videos, and lessons via Skype, learning Thai is actually quite easy, and it’s highly recommended and possible to learn the language before setting foot in Southeast Asia.

Why is Thai so difficult for non-Thai speakers to learn?

Scott Earle’s answer is excellent and covers pretty much every reason why a non-Thai speaker may find Thai difficult to learn. When he says “Thai has basically no grammar”, he means ‘grammar’ as understood not by a linguist, but by a layperson like the one who asked this question on Quora. Thai has a grammar, yes, but an exceedingly simple one.

Should you learn Thai before visiting Southeast Asia?

The language, with its seemingly curlicue letters may look difficult at first glance, but with language apps, Youtube videos, and lessons via Skype, learning Thai is actually quite easy, and it’s highly recommended and possible to learn the language before setting foot in Southeast Asia. You’ll make friends with the locals.

Does Thai have a grammar?

Thai has a grammar, yes, but an exceedingly simple one. When I was learning Thai, I was struck by how simple its grammar is compared to English (not to mention French which, by the way, many English speakers find impossibly difficult).