Does Duolingo have Thai? The 60-second answer

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1. 0:00 Does Duolingo have a Thai course?
2. 0:02 No. It doesn't, and none is announced as of August 2026.
3. 0:07 Duolingo did launch in Thailand back in 2017, but only as a free English course for Thai speakers.
4. 0:13 The only Thai on Duolingo runs the other way: Thai speakers learning English, not English speakers learning Thai.
5. 0:22 Read Thai teaches Thai directly: the actual script, not romanization. Start with a single consonant,
6. 0:28 ก (kaw kai)
7. 0:30 a K sound, and its consonant class: mid.
8. 0:35 Add a vowel and it's a real word:
9. 0:38 กา (kaa)
10. 0:39 You're reading the syllable from its parts, not memorizing a chart.
11. 0:45 One more word, same method.
12. 0:47 ดี (dii)
13. 0:49 That's how the course works: real Thai script from the first lesson, with the tone rules taught step by step.
14. 0:56 The first three modules are free, no card.
15. 0:59 Try the 60-second demo yourself. The link's below, no account needed.