Hi

I am Back in the States,(need to make some money) and excepted a job driving a tractor trailer truck. I will be driving across the county , and will be away from home a couple of weeks at the time. I would like to put the long hours behind the wheel to good use, and aside from entertaining my self with music, audio books an audio courses in subjects I am interested in, I would like to learn Thai.

At this point my Thai consist of a few common words, and a few sentences. I did search the internet for available Audio Thai language courses, but I am not sure which course would best meet my needs ( not much time for reading. plenty of time for listening).

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

A friend here in bangkok has a course that they sent him with the MP 3 player so all he has to do is turn it on and use the headphones. I think there is also a book with it. He is in Cambodia now, if you send me a private message with your email I can ask him the name when he returns. Or look for one similar on the internet for beginners.

I recommend Thai for beginners and then thai for intermediate by Becker.

I found pimsleur hard at the start. I think they don't enunciate as clearly.

I agree Pimsleur can be somewhat unclear in the pronunciation and it also uses slightly over formal language.

But in terms of the OPs requirements for something he can use while driving it's probably a reasonable option.

Edited May 16, 201016 yr by JamieP

The advantage with Pimsleur is that it's very well structured. It makes sure you learn the words, and it constantly refers back to them later on, so you keep using them. It involves you in questions and conversations as well, so you're being active while learning. It's also fairly easy to do, doesn't bombard you with hundreds of words at once.

But, yeah, on the downside it does mean you're learning very formal Thai, but that's still a decent enough starting point. I'd definitely recommend it.

Thank you all for you thoughtful replies.

I did a search for" Pimsleur" audio Thai language system , and it look like it is what I need. I already placed an order for it.

only a few months back in the US and already missing Thailand, cant wait to come back.