Talking Dictionary

[sfbandung]

Hi,

I'm looking for a talking dictionary for windows for my wife. All the software I see on the internet seems designed for English speakers learning Thai, not the other way round.

Does anyone know of a piece of software that is readily available for this? I'm not looking for freeware, happy to pay for a quality product.

Cheers,

Steve

Edited March 23, 2012 by sfbandung

[mackes]

Google translate app released the talking feature for Thai last week, don't know about Windows...

English speaking been there for long

Edited March 23, 2012 by mackes

[craigt3365]

Let's try this over in the technology forum.

Topic Moved.

[BB1950]

Check out ThaiSoftware Dictionary.

http://www.thaidicti...x.php?tpid=0033

Price is about 250 Baht.

I've seen it at Thai bookstores.

Voice is in English and Thai.

Menus are in Thai.

[Pib]

How about Paiboon Publishing Talking Dictionary. Thai to English and English to Thai in one. I've been using it for years. Below is a cut and paste of an email I got last month annoucing various upgrades.

***************************************

From: Paiboon Publishing [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 9:43 AM

Subject: It's Here! New Talking Thai-English-Thai Dictionary for Android, 150,000+ Entries for iOS and Windows

Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand are proud to make two major announcements:

ANNOUNCEMENT 1: New Talking Dictionary app for Android

Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand are proud to announce that our best-selling dictionary app is now available for Android smartphones and tablets, supporting all the same mind-blowing features and packed with a newly expanded 150,000+ entries! That brings our industry-leading language learning tool to hundreds of models from device manufacturers including Samsung, HTC, LG, ViewSonic, Toshiba, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Acer, Dell, Huawei, Lenovo, Creative, and others.

Whether you're on a short trip to Thailand or studying the Thai language in-depth, this is the one dictionary you can really use. 150,000+ entries, crisp clear sounds for every Thai word, look up words offline without data charges, includes both pronunciation guides (12 different systems) and Thai Script with the Thai and English text as big as you want, includes a guide to speaking and writing Thai and other mind-blowing features for exploring the Thai language—nothing else even comes close!

Go directly to Google's Android Market to buy it now:

http://market.android.com/details?id=com.wordinthehand.thaidict

or touch "Market" on your device's home screen and search for "paiboon." You will find our app under "Talking Thai-English-Thai Dict" by "Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand."

Scroll down to read more about the product's key features, or visit our website for full details and a visual tour:

http://word-in-the-hand.com/thaidictandroid

------------------------------------------------------------------------

ANNOUNCEMENT 2: Huge 50,000+ Entry Update for iOS and Windows Talking Dictionary

We have just released a massive upgrade to our Thai-English-Thai Dictionaries for Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and for Microsoft Windows PCs. The new update adds 50,000+ new bold entries for a total of more than 150,000 entries (and more than 220,000 translations), plus (not included in count above) more than 28,000 place name entries which help you to pinpoint geographical locations in Thailand. As always, there is a high-quality recording of a native Thai speaking every single Thai word in the dictionary. The new upgrade, available free to all existing customers, also provides many improvements to our thorough Thai Language Guide, including a lot more sample sentences with sound recordings and a handy Quick Click Chart of Thai vowels and consonants. Finally, we add handy speaker icons on iOS that let you play any Thai word with one touch.

Go directly to Apple's iTunes Store to buy our iOS app now:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id411632067?mt=8

or visit our iOS app website for full details:

http://word-in-the-hand.com/thaidictiphone

Visit our Windows website to find out more and purchase our Windows software now:

http://word-in-the-hand.com/thaidictwin

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Key features of our exciting new Talking Thai-English-Thai Dictionary for Android:

LISTEN TO ANY THAI WORD: Touch any Thai word in any of our 150,000+ entries to hear a high-quality sound recording of a native speaker, not a toneless gravelly robot as found in other software. More than 18 hours of studio-recorded sound included with the software!

LOOK UP WORDS OFFLINE---NO DATA CHARGES: Works even when you're in a taxi or a countryside street market and not connected to the internet: all entries and sounds are stored right on your Android device, and you will incur no data charges when you look up words in the app. See our website for detailed requirements.

BIG TEXT, SENSIBLE LAYOUT: You can make the Thai and English text as big as you want—no more reading glasses! Simply touch with your finger to scroll through multiple, complete definitions on the screen at once with a clean layout that avoids click fatigue.

THAI BUILT-IN: The app comes with everything you need to read and type English, Thai Script and Thai Sound. There's no need to purchase third-party keyboards or "Thai Enabler" software. Use our custom built-in keyboards or use your favorite third-party keyboard.

CRAFTED FOR THOSE LEARNING THAI: Unlike typical dictionaries based on low-quality, free internet data meant for Thai natives, our superb dictionary entries are hand-crafted by Paiboon Publishing with your needs in mind: if you're not familiar with the Thai alphabet, you can even look up Thai words by their sound using an easy-to-read pronunciation guide system (12 popular systems are supported). Hear somebody say "sanuk?" Type "s-a-n-u-k" to find out what it means. All Thai words in every section are written using both Thai Script and your chosen pronunciation guide system(s). Unlike dictionaries meant for Thais, we list crucial Thai classifiers for more than 15,000 noun entries, we notate syllable stress, and we clarify subtle shades of meaning and formality using English explanations.

USEFUL VOCABULARY: Whether you are visiting Thailand for a short while or living there, you will find most of the vocabulary used in everyday life, including basic medical, cultural, political and scientific terms. 150,000+ bold entries: more than five times as many as Paiboon Publishing's 2009 printed volume. Plus, over and above the 150,000 figure, we now include more than 28,000 place name entries which help you to pinpoint geographical locations in Thailand.

FIND WORDS INSIDE: Touch any Thai word to see all the other dictionary words contained inside it. This fun and innovative feature is great for learning how complex ideas are expressed in Thai, and learning new words too!

INTRODUCTION TO THAI INCLUDED: More than just a dictionary, our software includes a comprehensive, interactive introduction to the Thai language, including a "Speaking and Understanding" section with clickable sounds, and a "Reading and Writing" section with all the consonants and vowels in multiple, real-world fonts.

LEARN REAL-WORLD THAI SCRIPT: You've probably noticed that the Thai letters appearing on signs and menus in Thailand often look nothing like those in textbooks. Touch any Thai word to see it written in a set of real-world fonts that you are likely to see on signs, menus, documents, and even in Thai handwriting.

EXPLAIN SPELLING: With our ground-breaking "Explain Spelling" feature, you can touch any Thai word and call up a visual explanation of its Thai Script spelling that shows you how the vowels and consonants of each syllable fit together, and how to determine each syllable's tone. Nothing like this has ever appeared in any dictionary software on any platform.

BUY IT NOW: Don't go another day without this indispensable tool! Enjoy free lifetime upgrades as we add more vocabulary and more features. Go directly to Google's Android Market to buy it now:

http://market.android.com/details?id=com.wordinthehand.thaidict

or touch "Market" on your device's home screen and search for "paiboon." You will find our app under "Talking Thai-English-Thai Dict" by "Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand."

- Publishers: Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand

- Space: about 380MB (0.38GB) of free space

- Requirements: Android Version 2.2 or higher; for important details, see http://word-in-the-hand.com/thaidictandroid_ov.html#requirements

- Money-Back Guarantee if the product does not operate as advertised: see http://word-in-the-hand.com/thaidictandroid_support.html#guarantee

- Buy Now at: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.wordinthehand.thaidict

=== Also Available Now

Thai-Western Relationships (More Thailand Fever) [Kindle Edition]

by Benjawan Poomsan Becker, Available on Amazon.com at $0.99

=== New Titles Coming Soon

Thai for Beginners App for Android

Thai-English Talking Phrasebook App for iOS

If you do not want to receive future news from Paiboon Publishing, please send us an email with the subject - “Unsubscribe.”

--

Paiboon Publishing, Inc.

1442A Walnut Street #256

Berkeley, California 94709 USA

Tel: 1-800-837-2979, 1-510-848-7086

Fax: 1-866-800-1840

Thailand Office

Paiboon Publishing

582 Amarinniwate Village 2

Nawamin 90, Bungkum

Bangkok 10230 Thailand

Tel: 66-2-509-8632

Fax: 66-2-519-5437

www.paiboonpublishing.com

[email protected]

[sfbandung]

Check out ThaiSoftware Dictionary.

http://www.thaidicti...x.php?tpid=0033

Price is about 250 Baht.

I've seen it at Thai bookstores.

Voice is in English and Thai.

Menus are in Thai.

Thanks BB, hopefully I can download it.

[sfbandung]

How about Paiboon Publishing Talking Dictionary. Thai to English and English to Thai in one. I've been using it for years. Below is a cut and paste of an email I got last month annoucing various upgrades.

***************************************

From: Paiboon Publishing [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 9:43 AM

Subject: It's Here! New Talking Thai-English-Thai Dictionary for Android, 150,000+ Entries for iOS and Windows

Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand are proud to make two major announcements:

ANNOUNCEMENT 1: New Talking Dictionary app for Android

Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand are proud to announce that our best-selling dictionary app is now available for Android smartphones and tablets, supporting all the same mind-blowing features and packed with a newly expanded 150,000+ entries! That brings our industry-leading language learning tool to hundreds of models from device manufacturers including Samsung, HTC, LG, ViewSonic, Toshiba, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Acer, Dell, Huawei, Lenovo, Creative, and others.

Whether you're on a short trip to Thailand or studying the Thai language in-depth, this is the one dictionary you can really use. 150,000+ entries, crisp clear sounds for every Thai word, look up words offline without data charges, includes both pronunciation guides (12 different systems) and Thai Script with the Thai and English text as big as you want, includes a guide to speaking and writing Thai and other mind-blowing features for exploring the Thai language—nothing else even comes close!

Go directly to Google's Android Market to buy it now:

http://market.androi...hehand.thaidict

or touch "Market" on your device's home screen and search for "paiboon." You will find our app under "Talking Thai-English-Thai Dict" by "Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand."

Scroll down to read more about the product's key features, or visit our website for full details and a visual tour:

http://word-in-the-h...thaidictandroid

------------------------------------------------------------------------

ANNOUNCEMENT 2: Huge 50,000+ Entry Update for iOS and Windows Talking Dictionary

We have just released a massive upgrade to our Thai-English-Thai Dictionaries for Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and for Microsoft Windows PCs. The new update adds 50,000+ new bold entries for a total of more than 150,000 entries (and more than 220,000 translations), plus (not included in count above) more than 28,000 place name entries which help you to pinpoint geographical locations in Thailand. As always, there is a high-quality recording of a native Thai speaking every single Thai word in the dictionary. The new upgrade, available free to all existing customers, also provides many improvements to our thorough Thai Language Guide, including a lot more sample sentences with sound recordings and a handy Quick Click Chart of Thai vowels and consonants. Finally, we add handy speaker icons on iOS that let you play any Thai word with one touch.

Go directly to Apple's iTunes Store to buy our iOS app now:

http://itunes.apple....d411632067?mt=8

or visit our iOS app website for full details:

http://word-in-the-h.../thaidictiphone

Visit our Windows website to find out more and purchase our Windows software now:

http://word-in-the-h...com/thaidictwin

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Key features of our exciting new Talking Thai-English-Thai Dictionary for Android:

LISTEN TO ANY THAI WORD: Touch any Thai word in any of our 150,000+ entries to hear a high-quality sound recording of a native speaker, not a toneless gravelly robot as found in other software. More than 18 hours of studio-recorded sound included with the software!

LOOK UP WORDS OFFLINE---NO DATA CHARGES: Works even when you're in a taxi or a countryside street market and not connected to the internet: all entries and sounds are stored right on your Android device, and you will incur no data charges when you look up words in the app. See our website for detailed requirements.

BIG TEXT, SENSIBLE LAYOUT: You can make the Thai and English text as big as you want—no more reading glasses! Simply touch with your finger to scroll through multiple, complete definitions on the screen at once with a clean layout that avoids click fatigue.

THAI BUILT-IN: The app comes with everything you need to read and type English, Thai Script and Thai Sound. There's no need to purchase third-party keyboards or "Thai Enabler" software. Use our custom built-in keyboards or use your favorite third-party keyboard.

CRAFTED FOR THOSE LEARNING THAI: Unlike typical dictionaries based on low-quality, free internet data meant for Thai natives, our superb dictionary entries are hand-crafted by Paiboon Publishing with your needs in mind: if you're not familiar with the Thai alphabet, you can even look up Thai words by their sound using an easy-to-read pronunciation guide system (12 popular systems are supported). Hear somebody say "sanuk?" Type "s-a-n-u-k" to find out what it means. All Thai words in every section are written using both Thai Script and your chosen pronunciation guide system(s). Unlike dictionaries meant for Thais, we list crucial Thai classifiers for more than 15,000 noun entries, we notate syllable stress, and we clarify subtle shades of meaning and formality using English explanations.

USEFUL VOCABULARY: Whether you are visiting Thailand for a short while or living there, you will find most of the vocabulary used in everyday life, including basic medical, cultural, political and scientific terms. 150,000+ bold entries: more than five times as many as Paiboon Publishing's 2009 printed volume. Plus, over and above the 150,000 figure, we now include more than 28,000 place name entries which help you to pinpoint geographical locations in Thailand.

FIND WORDS INSIDE: Touch any Thai word to see all the other dictionary words contained inside it. This fun and innovative feature is great for learning how complex ideas are expressed in Thai, and learning new words too!

INTRODUCTION TO THAI INCLUDED: More than just a dictionary, our software includes a comprehensive, interactive introduction to the Thai language, including a "Speaking and Understanding" section with clickable sounds, and a "Reading and Writing" section with all the consonants and vowels in multiple, real-world fonts.

LEARN REAL-WORLD THAI SCRIPT: You've probably noticed that the Thai letters appearing on signs and menus in Thailand often look nothing like those in textbooks. Touch any Thai word to see it written in a set of real-world fonts that you are likely to see on signs, menus, documents, and even in Thai handwriting.

EXPLAIN SPELLING: With our ground-breaking "Explain Spelling" feature, you can touch any Thai word and call up a visual explanation of its Thai Script spelling that shows you how the vowels and consonants of each syllable fit together, and how to determine each syllable's tone. Nothing like this has ever appeared in any dictionary software on any platform.

BUY IT NOW: Don't go another day without this indispensable tool! Enjoy free lifetime upgrades as we add more vocabulary and more features. Go directly to Google's Android Market to buy it now:

http://market.androi...hehand.thaidict

or touch "Market" on your device's home screen and search for "paiboon." You will find our app under "Talking Thai-English-Thai Dict" by "Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand."

- Publishers: Paiboon Publishing and Word in the Hand

- Space: about 380MB (0.38GB) of free space

- Requirements: Android Version 2.2 or higher; for important details, see http://word-in-the-h...ml#requirements

- Money-Back Guarantee if the product does not operate as advertised: see http://word-in-the-h....html#guarantee

- Buy Now at: http://market.androi...hehand.thaidict

=== Also Available Now

Thai-Western Relationships (More Thailand Fever) [Kindle Edition]

by Benjawan Poomsan Becker, Available on Amazon.com at $0.99

=== New Titles Coming Soon

Thai for Beginners App for Android

Thai-English Talking Phrasebook App for iOS

If you do not want to receive future news from Paiboon Publishing, please send us an email with the subject - “Unsubscribe.”

--

Paiboon Publishing, Inc.

1442A Walnut Street #256

Berkeley, California 94709 USA

Tel: 1-800-837-2979, 1-510-848-7086

Fax: 1-866-800-1840

Thailand Office

Paiboon Publishing

582 Amarinniwate Village 2

Nawamin 90, Bungkum

Bangkok 10230 Thailand

Tel: 66-2-509-8632

Fax: 66-2-519-5437

www.paiboonpublishing.com

[email protected]

Bought this on the weekend! So far, so good. I'm also going to try BB's suggestion though.