Understand real Thai
in 30 days
Thirty short stories, one every morning, spoken the way Thai people actually speak. Everyone starts the same Monday.
Launch price 3,490 THB
Your teacher
Kru NarissThirty mornings
of real Thai
Textbook Thai is slow and polite. The Thai you hear at the noodle stall swallows half its syllables. This challenge trains your ear on the second kind, one short story at a time.
The 30-Day Thai Listening Challenge is a dated online cohort by Kru Nariss, a native Thai teacher in Koh Samui. Each morning at 07:00 Bangkok time a new story unlocks: one video in three speeds, a three-layer script, a three-question quiz and twenty words added to your flashcards. Cohort 1 starts 2 November 2026.
One story a day, three speeds
A short video by Nariss, first slow, then natural, then fast. Thirty stories from the market to the motorbike taxi, easiest first.
A three-layer script
Thai script, phonetics and English, shown one layer at a time so you check what you heard instead of reading along.
Three questions and twenty words
A quick quiz to validate the day, then the twenty new words go to your flashcards with her audio. Six hundred words by day 30.
A cohort space with Nariss
Everyone starts the same Monday. One discussion thread per story, and a recap video from Nariss every Sunday.
One price,
40 seats, one start day
Launch price, cohort 1
3,490 THB
Thirty stories, six hundred words with audio, the cohort space and the Sunday recaps. Full refund before story 5 if it is not for you.
Calendar
- 19 October: places open to the list first, at the launch price
- 21 October: public enrollment, 40 seats in total
- 27 October: enrollment closes
- Monday 2 November: story 1 at 07:00 Bangkok time
- 1 December: story 30 and your certificate
Places go to the list first, two days before everyone else.
Try one story
before you decide
Every story comes with a script in three layers. The first full sample story, slow speed and script included, goes to the list by email.
Sample story
Nariss is recording it. Join the list and it lands in your inbox three days after you sign up, video and script included.
Layer 1
Thai script
What she actually said, in Thai letters. Reading practice for free.
Layer 2
Phonetics
Nariss's own romanization with tone marks, the same system as her courses.
Layer 3
English
The meaning, line by line. Reveal it last, after you have guessed.
Fifteen minutes,
every morning
07:00, the story lands
An email at seven in the morning Bangkok time with the link. Open it on your phone over coffee or on the way to work.
Watch it twice
Once slow, once at natural speed. Two to four minutes. Try to get the gist before you touch the script.
Reveal the script, layer by layer
Thai first, then the phonetics, then the English. You see exactly where your ear dropped a word.
Answer three questions
A short quiz validates the day and keeps your streak going. Wrong answers show you the line to listen to again.
Keep twenty words
The new words from the story go straight to your flashcards, with Nariss saying each one. Review them whenever you have two minutes.
Questions about a story go in its thread. Nariss answers there during the week and gathers the best ones in her Sunday recap video.
Made for the
stuck-in-the-middle learner
Not sure where you stand? The two-minute listening test gives you a straight answer.
This is for you if
- You know a few hundred words and can follow slow, clear Thai
- You freeze when a Thai person answers at normal speed
- You want a fixed daily habit with other learners, not another course to finish someday
- You can give it fifteen minutes a day for thirty days
Not the right fit yet if
- You are starting from zero: build the base first with the Speaking Thai A1 course and the free cheat sheet
- You already follow Thai TV and podcasts: private lessons will push you further than this challenge
Beginners: Speaking Thai A1 and the free cheat sheet. Advanced: private lessons.
What her students say
about learning with Nariss
I have moved to Thailand and will be living here for the next 5 years. Nariss is the most patient teacher. She smiles when I get things wrong and is constantly supporting and helping. She picks up on the bits I'm finding hard and unpicks it with me so that I nail it. If you want to learn Thai, choose Nariss.
Deb
Before you
join the list
Still unsure about your level? Book a free 15-minute call with Nariss.
Get on the list
for 2 November
Your listening result, one full sample story, then first pick of the 40 seats on 19 October.