Talking Thai <> English Dictionary+Phrasebook App Reviews

Spent a lot of money for this app. Thought it was good. But there have been 0 updates and it no longer works correctly with iOS 8. DO NOT BUY IT.

With iOS 8 fixes now released, this is back to the easiest 5-star app review Ive ever given. The promised free 2.0 upgrade on the horizon will also negate all my minor negative points below. If youre learning to read Thai, or perhaps even a native speaker learning English, this app is worth every penny and then some. This is without question the dictionary to buy for the serious Thai student—I bought it when it was released, and it obsoleted every other dictionary app I had previously tried (phrase books excepted). You would spend the same on Paiboons printed dictionary, and this has the advantage of portability, audio, the real-world fonts, excellent "Find Words Inside" feature, etc. The latter, if youve not seen it in comprehensive feature descriptions of the app, lets you find root words that compound words are composed of. I find this to be a very useful way of approaching vocabulary study. The one missing feature that Ive considered glaring since first purchase is, as other reviewers have mentioned, favorites or custom word groups. When I learn a new word on-the-go or ask a Thai friend to explain the right word for a situation, I want to go home and add it to an Anki flashcard deck. If I forget to do that while the apps lookup history is still reasonably navigable for the words, theyre as good as gone.

I have studied and speak four languages (Thai being the fourth), and this is BY FAR the best tool I have ever used. The title doesnt do it justice as it is so much more than a dictionary…even much more than a talking dictionary. The program includes helpful features like "Find Words Inside" (to quickly break down Thai compounds to roots), and an entire instruction book is included in the Help section explaining everything about Thai including pronunciation, spelling, grammar, and even the dreaded Thai classifier. And they even offer icons to help understand which words are "spoken" (colloquial), "formal," "used for or by royalty," "used for or by monks," and even "obscene" (e.g. the "bad words" are all included). Before I bought this, I was a little put off by the price tag, but having owned it for many months I think it is the best Thai tool available! I wish they would make this for Spanish and French, too!!! UPDATE: THANK YOU FOR THE LONG AWAITED UPDATE … VERY NICE!

Not only has this multi-functional dictionary app been tremendously helpful in my study of Thai, it has also been crucial to my work teaching English to several Thai people. There is no other tool that comes close!

Updated for v1.8 This update brings support for ios8 and iPhone 6/6+. Looks good. Really looking forward to the 2.0 upgrade! -- Excellent app for beginner and seasoned speakers. But this app desperately needs word lists with the following options: * time stamp of date word added * option to add an annotation * maybe a counter to see how often the word has been accessed * search / display options for the lists (nouns, verbs, date added, etc) * even a single global list would be great if it had appropriate searching

Im learning Thai and this is the best app Ive seen for really learning the language. This app is for learning the language not just phrases. The option to look at real examples of print scripts is a real help to reading.

I use this app nearly everyday but it was really starting to show its age with its iOS 6 styling and pre-iPhone 5 screen size. I had begun to worry the app had become abandoned. This latest update (v1.8) has fixed all of those issues and most excitingly, show that the device is still under active development. Not only that, with the slew of new features coming in version 2.0 the future is looking bright for on of my most used apps!

This is hands down the best Thai Dictionary in the App Store. Worth the price and it is now updated for iPhone 5 and iOS 8!

This is a fantastic app. It beats google translate hands down. The best part is the ability to break a word down and search for definitions of the component words. This is phenomenally helpful for those learning new words. Its fast, and also contains audio of all the words read by a native speaker. Well worth the price! Update: the new version that fixed the things IOS 8 broke make this app perfect again!

Ive used this app for a long time and it is invaluable. Ive used it to communicate with my wife, to clarify something when Im shopping, getting somewhere, etc. It is frequently updated for function and seems to stay up with iOS changes. Its probably not for a tourist as it is rather expensive and more extensive than required. However, I would recommend it to any long term resident of Thailand.

I have four different Thai dictionary apps on my iPad and this is the one I bought last because it was most expensive. Save yourself the trouble and buy this one FIRST. Its so far above-and-beyond the competition its not even in the same league. I cannot imagine studying Thai without this app. The fact that it clearly marks which words are "formal", which words are "common" and which words are rude is invaluable. The "Find words inside" feature is also extremely helpful for understanding compound words and remembering what they mean. I could go on and on. If you want top of the line, this is it.

Incredible value for the money. Especially useful if you want to study written Thai.

Ok this is an excellent app. I just want to point out a couple of things in hopes the programmers are listening. As others have noted, the inability to mark words for later reference is the apps biggest, most glaring weakness. As all language learners know, this is a huge help and a necessary function of a dictionary app that even free basic apps have. Ideally, one should be able to create and name (for organizing by theme or category) multiple lists. Take a clue from Pleco Chinese dictionary, where you can create lists and even several layers of sub-lists. I will happily come back and update to 5 stars when that happens. PLEASE! All that said, this is a very intelligent and well designed app with lots of thoughtful functions for learners. Makes me excited to study!

Simply put the best foreign language app. Can help you learn or just get along on a trip. Helped me so much when I was in Thailand for two months. By the time Id left the kingdom I was comfortable ordering food, directing basic cabs and doing things like adding money to my bts card and thats all without studying

Great interface and full of helpful features

This is by far my favorite Thai dictionary app! My favorite part is the "Find Words Inside", Ive learned a lot just with that really neat little feature.