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Ryan: All about Thai lesson 11 - Top five Tools for learning Thai. Hi, everybody. Welcome back to All About Thai. I'm Ryan, sà-wàt-dii khráp.
Rawinporn: and I’m Rawinporn, sà-wàt-dii khâ.
Ryan: In this lesson, we have a great list of tools to help your Thai studies.
Rawinporn: Yes, we do.
Ryan: These are tools that when put all together, are going to do wonders for your Thai,
Rawinporn: and some of them will save you a lot of time.
Ryan: And what's even better is that they're all free! Free of charge and easily found on the internet.
Rawinporn: What could be better?
Ryan: Okay, so let's start with Google Translate. Google Translate is amazing. Imagine being able to read Thai webpages, blogs, and articles before you can actually read or speak Thai.
Rawinporn: Google Translate makes it possible.
Ryan: You can find this link and all the links we will mention in the accompanying PDF, so make sure to check it out.
Rawinporn: What you need to do is copy and paste the content into Google Translate.
Ryan: So you can probably imagine how helpful this is when you're trying to decipher your way through a page filled with Thai.
Rawinporn: There's also another cool website.
Ryan: Yes, and it's so good that it actually comes in next on our list.
Rawinporn: It is Longdo dictionary.
Ryan: Longdo is an online multiple bilingual dictionary by Longdo.com that translates English to Thai, japanese to Thai, German to Thai, and French to Thai.
Rawinporn: You can use this awesome dictionary for free.
Ryan: Yes, so definitely try the Longdo dictionary out!
Rawinporn: bookmark it. You will properly be using it often.
Ryan: A desktop software application designed to run on Microsoft Window Systems with the microsoft.net framework install.
Rawinporn: The program's main purpose is to help Thai language students to understand spoken Thai and to read written Thai.
Another great thing about it is there are several enhanced features such as online lesson sharing, a new self-testing interface for the student, and the type Thai text process.
That's right, so give it a try.
Ryan: Next we have
Rawinporn: eThaiMusic.com
Ryan: This website is for people who want to learn Thai through music while reading the lyrics In Thai or in Roman letters.
Rawinporn: Exactly. Many of the songs have been translated into English.
Ryan: I think this is cool because learning through music is a fun and interesting way to learn Thai.
Rawinporn: Well, last but not least is
Ryan: watching Thai TV online.
Rawinporn: Yes. I highly recommend that you practice your Thai listening because on TV, you will hear many kinds of accents from all walks of life.
Ryan: That's great.
Rawinporn: Absolutely. You can choose live tv, real on TV or sport TV from this website.
Ryan: Now, when you're studying a language, what's really important for improving?
Rawinporn: Practice.
Ryan: That's right. So we hope you will take advantage of these great tools and all they have to offer.
Rawinporn: We've tried them and we know how good they are, so that's why we are passing them onto you.
Ryan: Remember that the links for all of these sites and programs can be found in the accompanying PDF file.
Rawinporn: Let us know what you think of them too.
Ryan: If you have some other resources you would like to share, you can always stop by ThaiPod101.com and share them with the community. Until next time.
Rawinporn: sà-wàt-dii khâ.
Ryan: sà-wàt-dii khráp.

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