manarak Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I got myself one of those small learning computers where a voice says the thai letter and the usual associated word when the button is pressed. I figured this would be a great help - not. The lady is not always speaking correctly, too fast and often not clearly/articulated enough for me to hear the sounds. Might be related to the low quality of the loudspeaker, but I suspect the lady's diction + loudspeakers are rubbish. Does anyone know where I can get one of these devices with a good quality loudspeaker AND crystal clear diction of the voice? The letters and words I have problems hearing are: snake - I know it is ngoo, but the lady says "ja - whoo" elephant - I hear "chaao" I hear no L in "pla" for the boat, I hear "ga ruea" but I know it should be "ra ruea" the kite, the lady says "adjulaa" but it should be "ja juraa" etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Does anyone know where I can get one of these devices with a good quality loudspeaker AND crystal clear diction of the voice? You don't need any 'device'. You need a teacher or a decent "Self Teaching" type of book. There are several around such as 'Teach Yourself Thai by David Smyth', 'Thai for Beginners by Benjawan Poomsan Becker' etc . Check them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) I found books very unhelpful in learning Thai sounds Also, I would like to learn many words and phrases from a speaker with perfect central Thai pronounciation, preferrably from a device. Another option would be a device where I can connect good headphones. Edited April 9, 2013 by manarak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Shouldn't it be rod rewer and ju lah ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Shouldn't it be rod rewer and ju lah ? that's exactly why a speaking device is better - phonetic transcriptions can be so different between languages and even between boks in the same language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I got it now you are learning the letters. It is loh ju lah as it's an 'L' sound and roh rewer. While sort of on the subject does anyone else hear 'iggrah' instead of 'dee grah' for better said by people ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) I got it now you are learning the letters. It is loh ju lah as it's an 'L' sound and roh rewer. While sort of on the subject does anyone else hear 'iggrah' instead of 'dee grah' for better said by people ? hmmm... my Isaan source is adamant it's ja juraa with an R, LOL! Now I want a better device for sure, 555 but now I checked in another book, and you are right, it's an L and my speaking device says very cleary LueSii for the ermit, yet it's RueSii... I'll throw that to the bin and get a better one. No wonder many Thais are speaking wrong. Edited April 9, 2013 by manarak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrisoPee Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 If you own a tablet there are some great apps which will do exactly what you ask for. Use it everyday. All of these apps are free including huge dictionaries for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Try here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/201 and here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/204 Sounds ok on my computer, and pronounced the same way I was taught central Thai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Try here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/201 and here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/204 Sounds ok on my computer, and pronounced the same way I was taught central Thai. hmm... firefox 20.0 can't hear anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 http://bit.ly/11NTA8u Try here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/201 and here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/204 Sounds ok on my computer, and pronounced the same way I was taught central Thai. hmm... firefox 20.0 can't hear anything I've got FF 20.0 - takes a while for the sound file to be downloaded and played, but it's OK. Try Google Translate: http://bit.ly/11NTA8u Click on the speaker icon in the left hand pane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashleychan Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Try here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/201 and here, http://www.thai-language.com/let/204 Sounds ok on my computer, and pronounced the same way I was taught central Thai. i am using this one also ...your writer seems a foreigner。。。 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Not sure whether this can be downloaded to a device, but it's free and on the computer I found it quite useful http://www.byki.com/fls/free-thai-software-download.html Also a bit of fun once you get into it, and according to my wife, the pronunciation is accurate. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifftastic Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I used to have this video (and the one with the vowels) on my phone. Might be easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 thank you for all the tips! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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