![]() ![]() To download the app in Chrome download the Google Input Tools extension here (and using any browser for Gmail here and Google Drive here). The program is available for the Chrome browser as well as for Gmail and Google Drive in other browsers. Google's new "Thai transliteration keyboard" is now available online to download for use. When the student makes spelling mistakes, the app even suggests correct spellings. Students of Thai can learn the more difficult and uncommon letters in the Thai alphabet as they go along. ![]() The app allows Thai language learners to type the sound of a Thai word and then pick out the right word from the list that the app presents to them. The new app is very helpful for foreigners learning the Thai language. The autocomplete feature could even make typing Thai faster for those who can already type Thai. Google's new keyboard app allows you to type the sounds of a word (phonetically) using English language letters, and then converts these letters into Thai letters and words.Īn autocomplete feature guesses what you are trying to say in Thai, allowing you to choose from a list of possible words, making life easier for the foreigner trying to type Thai (for more on autocomplete see Google here) Luckily, changing karaoke Thai with English lettters into real Thai is something a computer program or "app" can do quickly. Karaoke Thai, however, does not look very professional and Thais themselves might not understand what you are trying to say. This is called "karaoke Thai" as found in karaoke video captions. When non-Thais have to use a Thai word, in a chat app for example, they type the sounds of the Thai word using the English alphabet. Remembering where all the different keys are for the 68 symbols used in the Thai alphabet is difficult for learners, so there are not a lot of foreigners who can type in Thai (tryout an online version of the Thai keyboard here). ![]() The English language has 26 letters but the Thai language has 68 symbols in its alphabet (44 consonants, 19 vowels, a silencer and 4 tone marks). Google has a new app (software) that makes typing in Thai easier for foreigner non-Thais.įirst of all, typing in Thai is more complicated than typing in English (or other languages that use the same so-called "Latin characters" that English uses). TECHNOLOGY & LANGUAGE LEARNING Typing in Thai: Google makes it easy Google has a new Chrome browser app that makes typing Thai easier for foreigners learning Thai. The auto-complete feature on Google's new Thai language keyboard can make typing Thai easy for Thai language students. ![]()
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