Learning Thai Script Prgram Wanted

[SoloFlyer]

Hi guys,

I'm looking for some software to help me memorise the constinant classes of the Thai alphabet. Something similar to the ANU Learning Thai Script software (which someone here was kind enough to send me, but I cant get it working on XP).

All it needs to do is divide the letterss into classes and ask you to identify/categorise them through games or card matching - or something similar. It can be an online version, ... there must be something like it out there, but i couldn't find searching last week (thailanguage . com is the closest i could find) .... the ANU disc must be 10 yrs old now....

[chrgrims]

U dont like the one on thai-language.com?

[SoloFlyer]

Yes, I do, but 'Classes of All 44 Thai Consonants' doesn't have sound, which would help re-inforce a little I think. (yeah, i know I'm getting picky on this - just that I picked up the main alphabet real quick with the ANU disc many years ago, and now I'm learning to write I need to learn the classes...

On the 'consonants' page there seem to be two errors - ie 2 are listed as low class when they should be middle class?????? either that or my teacher is wrong....

Edited April 5, 2010 by SoloFlyer

[aussiebebe]

I'm looking for some software to help me memorise the constinant classes of the Thai alphabet. Something similar to the ANU Learning Thai Script software (which someone here was kind enough to send me, but I cant get it working on XP).

Why not make and use flash-cards? That's how I learnt; learning consonant classes doesn't take forever and you'll probably finish before you find a decent program. Think of all the time you've wasted getting the ANU software to work? Could have finshed by now. Actually you are still wasting time by running XP but that's a side-issue.

As an example. When I was learning the alphabet I went to the time and expense of photocopying 800 handwriting sheets. Each A4 sheet had the entire alphabet in dotted-line writing. I was determinded to wake daily at 5am and complete 6 sheets, then test myself writing unaided on the back of the sixth sheet to guage how many I could really remember. In the end it only took under 400 to learn them all and I ended up recycling the rest. What a waste.

With real flash-cards you can practise anytime, anywhere. Just write the Thai script on one side and HC, MC and LC on the back. Look, say, check, repeat.

[HappyInCM]

Yes, I do, but 'Classes of All 44 Thai Consonants' doesn't have sound, which would help re-inforce a little I think. (yeah, i know I'm getting picky on this - just that I picked up the main alphabet real quick with the ANU disc many years ago, and now I'm learning to write I need to learn the classes...

On the 'consonants' page there seem to be two errors - ie 2 are listed as low class when they should be middle class?????? either that or my teacher is wrong....

courage software interactive. And as you asked, it's great because it re-inforces not only the shape of a letter, but the actual sound. And it's for both the consonants and the vowels. You learn by clicking on a letter and hearing its name/sound and then it tests you by randomly playing the sounds and asking you to click on the appropriate letter.

of course, this is only half the battle with reading. I recommend becker's thai for beginners for basic reading rules as well as the tone rules and to get some basic written word's memorized.

[SoloFlyer]

EJ2, that looks very very close to what I'm looking for; pitty its out of stock, so the search continues.

[kokesaat]

soloflyer:

Try the flashcards and tests at http://www.seasite.niu.edu:85/thai/

There's no sound associated with the flash cards, but if you're just reviewing/learning the class of consonant, this is a good site.

[Richard W]

On the 'consonants' page there seem to be two errors - ie 2 are listed as low class when they should be middle class?????? either that or my teacher is wrong....

Which two? The setting of the variable bds on the page looks right except for the lack of a final sound for so so. (The site is down and www.archive.org is acting up, so I can't check the page's execution.)

[SoloFlyer]

... and I still haven't found what i'm looking for. Seems strange that there was heaps of software available 10 years ago and very little available now.

[desi]

... and I still haven't found what i'm looking for. Seems strange that there was heaps of software available 10 years ago and very little available now.

Why don't you create your own in Byki?