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I had a great experience learning my first tonal language at Mind Your Language school in Koh Samui. The whole process from emailing and getting the course information till my last class went so smooth. When I knew my exact dates for a 1-month trip in Thailand, I sent an email to the school with an information request. Sharon replied almost momentarily with a very detailed explanation of dates, courses and availability. I decided to take a conversational Thai course. I also took an Intermediate level of Italian to practice it before my trip to Italy this summer.

My first day at school was filled with lots of joy and loooots of new information :) I was given a book that was written specifically for the course. It was easy to understand and follow. Our Thai teacher, Sheeda, was super friendly, very articulate and knowledgable. It was easy and fun learning with her! The group itself seemed private with only 7 people in it.

Even though Italian wasn't new to me, the course with Chiara and Marco was amazing! I got to practice my favorite language with 2 wonderful teachers. Every class was filled with culture learning, games and constant interaction between the teachers and the students.

I really feel like I should have stayed in Thailand for another month only to be able to continue my classes at the Mind Your Language School :) I'd like to thank the school team for my great experience!

I always start my day at school with a nice cup of coffee that they offer in the kitchen and join the class of people that became more then comrades, now they are friends. I enjoy going to school since it is a stress-free environment and the teachers always make you giggle.
I am Realizing that it’s already been three month when I write this review. I have three more months left to go and I would have never thought the class and I would get so good in that short period. Our Thai is on point and I can go around in my life much easier now that I can communicate. Even if I still don’t know many words I understand the phrase structures and keywords making it possible for easy understanding, all thanks to MYL. I’m so happy that I chose this school.
This is not a school that does it for the money, you can tell that the teachers and the staff are passionate people and this is what I was looking for.
See you next class!

I found the methods used by the team at Mind Your Language to be easy to understand, great fun and I have had incredible results. I not only am learning to speak Thai but I'm also learning to read and write. The teachers present the learning process in a way that makes perfect sense with the focus being on repetition, combining words to form sentences, turning questions into answers etc. I found all the teachers to have an incredible energy, passion along with a little humour which adds a relaxed atmosphere to the learning process thus making it all very easy to absorb. All the teachers are Thai and the class sizes are kept small, so everyone is able to practice in speaking, reading and writing which helps everyone progress as a team. The class is constantly learning on a daily basis and moving forward although the teachers do focus on revision to be sure everyone is understanding what has been taught.
I highly recommend Mind Your Language as its not only given me confidence it has also helped me to understand Thai culture by being able to immerse myself in the language.

I’m a mature aged student from Australia and have been learning Thai at Mind Your Language for four months now. I’ve found having some basic language skills has both enriched my experience living on Koh Samui, and encouraged me in my future plans for living in Thailand.

As a yoga teacher I have also been able to introduce a few Thai instructions to my yoga class, and hope to be able to teach full classes in Thai language some day. I have a long way to go to be able to speak fluently, but the course structure at Mind Your Language is very effective. Already I am able to introduce myself, order at a restaurant or at the market, give and understand directions, get a bargain while shopping and even make a few jokes! From my experience I find Thai people have a great sense of humour, and the teachers at Mind Your Language make the classes fun and enjoyable.

At first I thought reading and writing in Thai would be beyond me, but found these classes to be valuable in developing a deeper appreciation and love for Thai language. The use of the famous ‘Manee Mana’ children’s book is very helpful. It has a nice way of introducing concepts for reading and writing in Thai. So look out for my next review for this great school written in Thai language!

For now I can recommend (in my native English tongue) Mind Your Language to anyone planning an extended stay on beautiful Koh Samui.