Hello! My name is Layla, and I'm a seasoned language teacher with over 11 years of experience helping students achieve their language learning goals.
As a native speaker of Thai and Mandarin, and with English fluency at a native speaker's level, I bring a deep understanding of language acquisition and cultural nuances to my teaching. In addition, I have full working proficiency in German, which allows me to connect with an even wider range of learners and understand the challenges of multilingual learning first-hand.
My approach is highly effective, tailored to each student's needs, and designed to make learning enjoyable and impactful. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to refine your skills, I’m here to guide you every step of the way.
Here’s how I’ll guide you through learning:
1. Prioritizing Essentials: We’ll start with the most fundamental concepts, focusing on what truly matters for your goals. I’ll ensure you grasp the basics that form the foundation of the language before moving into more advanced topics.
2. Purposeful Learning Stages: Each stage will introduce only what’s essential for you to progress confidently. We’ll avoid unnecessary details, keeping the focus on practical skills that you can apply immediately, ensuring you’re not overwhelmed.
3. Tailored Learning Materials: I’ll use resources that suit all learning styles. For visual learners, I incorporate images and written materials. For auditory learners, we focus on listening exercises and pronunciation. For kinesthetic learners, there are interactive and hands-on activities. This way, everyone finds a way to connect with the material in their own style.
4. Progressive Structure: Every new piece of information builds on what you’ve already learned. Our lessons will follow a logical sequence, allowing each concept to support the next. By reinforcing previous knowledge as we introduce new ideas, I’ll help you steadily build a strong, integrated understanding of the language.
Courses
Start by learning to read Thai or dive straight into speaking. If you're planning to live in Thailand long-term and wish to read street signs and shop names, consider prioritizing reading Thai. On the other hand, if your daily schedule is tight and you're eager to communicate quickly, begin with a conversation course focusing on practical daily phrases.
Basic Thai Conversation
For Beginners
This course is for anyone who wants to speak Thai correctly and be understood. I promise I’ll help you speak all the basic phrases correctly with all the right tones and vowel sounds. You’ll be able to connect with the locals and not be misunderstood by saying something funny or rude you don’t intend to.
This course is for complete beginners. You’ll get all the necessary terms and phrases to use in your daily life right away.
Read And Write Thai In 10 Hours
In this course, you will learn to sound out any Thai word you come across. At the end of the program, you’ll be able to read anything you see. You’ll learn all the Thai consonants, vowels, and everything else relating to how to read Thai. The course will be conducted with good structure, memory techniques, and funny stories.
This course is for complete beginners and for anyone who has been trying to learn Thai but lost motivation. You’ll get a good grasp of Thai in the shortest time possible. :)
What My Students Say
“Kruu Layla makes moving on from just knowing the Thai script to actually reading it feel seamless. The stories she uses gradually increase in difficulty, so it's not too overwhelming. She also uses this class to teach modern font, which is very helpful in the real world! Thank you, Layla!”
— Becky Hanna-Lozano,
Library Assistant