Hi guys

I think this may be a common problem in learning the language but wonder how you got through it. I have been ‘learning Thai’ for quite a few years but I live in the UK and don’t have any Thai friends here. I can read and write quite well but my understanding when someone speaks to me is pretty poor. I tried having lessons over the internet with two different teachers from preply.com but it made no difference. I have a friend in Bangkok who I speak with most weeks for an hour and we practice Thai and English but it doesn’t get much better.

I notice that when I speak out in Thai, I understand but when I go to Thailand or speak to my friend, they could say the same thing or something basic and I just don’t understand.

I thought what would be good is an app where you can copy/paste Thai phrases into it and it speaks them back to me with an authentic Thai accent. Google translate just sounds really poor and it doesn’t sound like a Thai person is speaking to me.

Any tips or ideas - I know keep on going is one of them 😂

Thanks!