Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary

for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

I can’t live without my iPod Touch,it’s the one piece of gear I own that is completely indispensable. It carries over 4000 songs. notes on various trips and posts I am working on, it can connect me to the internet in a pinch and it can use Apple Apps. Many of the Apps make life easier but none compare to the Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary App from Paiboon Publishing.

I was first introduced to the Thai–English–Thai Dictionary from Benjawan Poomsan Becker in paperback form which I purchased before my first trip to Thailand. While the small pocket edition book has served me well over the years it has nothing on the iPhone App which boasts over 100,000 entries with a further 30,000 entries being introduced in an upgrade to be released later this year.

From Benjawan:

People will love our new upgrade. There will be at least 30,000 more useful words, including medical, legal and other technical terms. We are also adding lots of new slang, internet/Facebook/chat terminology. I will start recording the new words in June.

I will tell you more later when we are ready to launch it around October. People who buy it now will get a life time free upgrade at this price.

The Beauty of the Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary is the multitude of ways in which it can be used. You can search for words in English, Thai script or my favorite Thai sound. There are often times when I am in a conversation and a Thai word is used that I haven’t heard before And I don’t know enough Thai script to look it up, type in the word as it sounds and the majority of the time the dictionary finds what I’m looking for in an instant. Other times my ears are way off.

Another great feature of the Thai–English–Thai Dictionary is the clear precise sound recordings that accompany each word. There is no doubt as to how the word is pronounced as it is spoken by a native speaker, Benjawan herself, and the dictionary has over 14 hours of professional sound recordings.

This has become the go to app for me, when it comes to Thai language Apps nothing else can compare. The Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary iPhone App is a bit expensive with a price tag of $24.99 but it is well worth the price when you see all the cool stuff packed into the app and the knowledge that when you buy the Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary iPhone App at this price it will be upgraded free for life.

A much more comprehensive look at the software behind the Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary  Can be found on Women Learning Thai and Some Men Too in the post entitled: Review: Three-Way Talking Thai Dictionary: Mac and PC. Also you can get more details from Word in Hand and Paiboon Publishing at Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary.

Now for the fun stuff…

Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary App Giveaway

for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

Just recently Paiboon Publishing along with Word in Hand have become sponsors of Thailand, Land of Smiles and Benjawan graciously gave me 3 copies of the Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to give away to my readers. Contest rules are very simple, all you have to do is comment on this post and on Sunday May 1st, 2011 I will pick 3 winners to receive the 3 free download coupons. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain with this great Thai software.

Good Luck!

Disclaimer: This review of the Talking Thai–English–Thai Dictionary iPhone App is my honest opinion and I am not being paid for this review, nor am I an affiliate of Paiboon Publishing or Word in Hand.