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Talking Thai <> English Dictionary
Talking Thai <> English Dictionary
for Windows PCs
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for Windows PCs
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Features Questions:
Phrasebook vs. Dictionary Questions:
Requirements/Compatibility Questions:
Purchase Questions:
Reinstall, Upgrade, Transfer Questions:
Windows Installation Questions:
Using the Dictionary Questions:
Keyboard Questions:
Reference Questions:
Companion Material Questions:
Features Questions and Answers:
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Wow! How do I use this?
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This Talking Thai <> English Dictionary
is an app that runs on laptops and desktop PC computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This dictionary is also available for
To use the dictionary, you simply run it and start typing
letters of the word or phrase you are looking for. As you enter each
letter, the dictionary jumps closer and closer to your
desired word or phrase, and typically after only a few letters, you
have found your word or phrase.
Each entry contains English, Thai written using
Thai Script, and Thai written using a convenient
English-like Thai Sound
pronunciation guide.
So you can read and search for Thai words even
if you don't read Thai Script.
We have lots more information about the dictionary on our
overview page. Also see the exact
requirements for
your device.
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Can I look up both English and Thai words?
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Yes. Most dictionaries and phrasebooks let you look up English words,
and some also let you look up Thai words using
Thai script. But Paiboon's revolutionary three-way design
bridges the gap for English speakers by introducing a third method
where you can look up Thai words that you hear by their
sound, using an easy-to-read, English-like Thai Sound
pronunciation guide:

Search-by-Sound™ has been a hallmark of all Paiboon dictionaries
since 2002.
For more information on Search-by-Sound™ and why it's so useful for
Thai, see this section.
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Will I see actual Thai characters?
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Will I see actual Thai script?
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Will I see the Thai alphabet?
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Yes you will. Our dictionary comes with highly readable
Thai fonts and allows you to set the font size as big as
you want. You don't need any extra software to display Thai Script
or even to search for Thai words. We provide a handy
on-screen keyboard to help
you type Thai words by their sound, or you can use your
favorite third-party keyboard.
If you don't read Thai script, our dictionary
is still just as useful! Every time a Thai word
appears, it's written in Thai Script, but also in an
easy-to-use, English-like Thai Sound pronunciation
guide, so you can read and sound out Thai words without
needing to read Thai script. And thanks to our
indispensable
Search-by-Sound™
feature, you can even find Thai words by their
sound!.
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Do I have to read Thai script to use this app?
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No. Our dictionary is equally useful to casual travelers who
don't read Thai and serious students who do, because every
time a Thai word appears, it is written both in
Thai Script and in an easy-to-use, English-like Thai Sound
pronunciation guide. So you can read and sound out Thai
words without needing to read Thai script. And thanks to
our indispensable
Search-by-Sound™
feature, you can even find Thai words by their sound!
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Do I have to be on the Internet to use the app?
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No. When you purchase our app and download it from the app store, you
have everything you need right on your device. All the dictionary
entries and sounds are built-in, so you can look up words and play all
the high-quality
sound recordings
of each Thai word without being connected to
the internet or incurring any data charges. Works on a plane or on
the train.
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Does the dictionary talk?
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Yes. You can tap on any Thai word, phrase, or
complete sentence in the dictionary to hear a high-quality sound
recording of a native Thai speaker.
Tap the
buttons to hear some sample sounds:
Say goodbye to robot voices and limited sound sets: our comprehensive
sounds set a new standard in the industry.
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Can I speak to the dictionary?
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Yes.
You
can speak English
words right into the software to search the
dictionary
(see dictation requirements).
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Can I translate whole sentences or paragraphs at once?
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Can I translate web pages automatically?
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No. At this time, our app contains
150,000+
words, phrases, and complete sentences, but it does not attempt to
translate complete sentences (that are not already in the
dictionary), paragraphs or whole webpages.
Currently, for translating sentences or paragraphs from Thai to
English or English to Thai, the only tool available is Google
Translate, but as many people have noticed, it's really not so good.
The output is so full of errors that it is often impossible to
understand, or easy to misunderstand. Translation of complete
sentences is a very difficult problem because the computer has to
understand the text in order to choose the right translation
(e.g. "glass" pane vs. drinking "glass") and in all but a few
isolated subject areas, that is beyond the ability of modern software.
Other language pairs, such as English-Spanish Google Translate,
work much better than English-Thai because in those more
closely related languages, multiple meanings tend to be shared
across the two languages more often. So Google Translate's
guesses are correct a much greater percentage of the time.
Having said that, we are thinking of implementing a feature where you
can paste a bunch of text, or perhaps specify a website URL, and our
app will find and show all the words in your text that are in
our dictionary, with an easy way to see the definitions. Contact us if this
interests you.
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Can I have a look at the product's manual?
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You can find a detailed explanation of all app features on our
overview page.
Our product manual, which includes both detailed instructions on using
every app feature and a comprehensive
guide to speaking and understanding Thai, is built into
the program. It's even interactive, with icons you can tap to hear
sounds.
To see the Windows product manual now, you can download our
free, limited trial version
right now to get full information on using the program and its features.
You can buy the product with full confidence knowing we offer a 100%
money-back guarantee.
If you have a specific feature question, you can
contact us and ask.
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Phrasebook vs. Dictionary Questions and Answers:
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How can I decide whether to buy phrasebook or the dictionary?
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How are the phrasebook and dictionary different?
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Are all features of the phrasebook also in the dictionary?
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Can I upgrade from phrasebook to dictionary?
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Can I add phrasebook features to my dictionary?
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All these questions are answered on our
Thai phrasebook and dictionary app product comparison page.
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Requirements/Compatibility Questions and Answers:
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What kind of device or computer do I need?
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What kind of operating system (e.g. iOS, Android, Windows) do I need?
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What platforms does this run on?
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This Talking Thai <> English Dictionary is an app that runs on
laptops and desktop PC computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
For all the important details on requirements, see the
requirements page.
This dictionary is also available for
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How much space do I need on my device or computer?
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Because our app includes
more than 19 hours
of high-quality sound recordings, we require about
350 megabytes (350 MB, or 0.35GB) of free space on your device or computer.
For more details, see our
requirements page.
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Does this work on iOS?
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Will this run on my iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?
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Yes. See our overview page
for purchase info and also see
requirements for
your device/computer.
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Does this work on Android?
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Will this run on my Android phone or tablet?
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Yes. See our overview page
for purchase info and also see
requirements for
your device/computer.
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Does this work on Windows?
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Will this run on my Windows laptop or desktop PC?
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Yes. See our overview page
for purchase info and also see
requirements for
your device/computer.
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Will this run on my Mac?
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We do not plan to develop a Mac version of this dictionary software
at this time.
However, we have many customers who use our Windows product on a Mac via
CrossOver Mac,
Parallels and
VMWare Fusion.
See our
overview
page for more info on the Windows product.
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Will the dictionary run on Windows Phone?
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Will the dictionary run on PocketPC / Windows CE / Windows Mobile?
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No. This Talking Thai <> English Dictionary is an app that runs on laptops and desktop PC computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This dictionary is also available for
We have heard there might be demand for a PocketPC/Windows
Mobile/Windows Phone port. If you are interested, send us mail at windowsphone@word-in-the-hand.com.
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Purchase Questions and Answers:
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How can I purchase the dictionary for my Windows laptop or desktop PC?
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Simply click here:
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Can I purchase the Windows product using a credit card?
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Can I purchase the Windows product without a PayPal account?
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Here at word-in-the-hand.com, we use PayPal as our payment processor
for Windows purchases, but in most cases you do not need a PayPal
account in order to purchase our product.
You can always purchase our product using a credit card
(Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Discover/etc.).
If your computer is physically located in the USA, Europe, or most
other countries at the time that you purchase our product, then you
will be able to directly enter your credit card number and complete
your purchase immediately, without needing to provide or create
a PayPal account.
However, due to restrictions placed on all vendors by PayPal, if your
computer is physically located in Thailand at the time
that you purchase our product, then PayPal might require you to
create a PayPal account first, and add your credit card to that PayPal
account, before you can purchase our product. This is true regardless
of whether your credit card was issued by a Thai bank or a
non-Thai bank: the key factor is where your computer is
physically located at the time of purchase.
Fortunately, it costs you nothing to create and maintain a PayPal
account, and once you have created the PayPal account, you can add any
credit card or debit account you want to your PayPal account to use
for payment.
We apologize for this inconvenience for some users based in
Thailand: PayPal claims that this is necessary for
"fraud prevention," but we fail to see how this is relevant and we
feel that PayPal is just taking advantage of the situation in order to
get more customers. We have made multiple pleas to PayPal to relax
this restriction, but PayPal is adamant. We are currently
investigating alternate payment providers who will not impose this
restriction on users located in Thailand, but it will
take several months to set up alternate systems.
So, if you are in Thailand and you wish to purchase,
here are some options that you have:
- Use PayPal, if you already have a PayPal account.
- Create a PayPal account and add your credit card to it. You can then
pay with your credit card.
- Ask a trusted friend who is based outside of Thailand to visit our
website and enter the credit card number and other purchase info for
you. PayPal will not require a PayPal account since the purchase is
coming from a computer outside of Thailand.
- If you work for a company/organization based outside of Thailand
and you have the ability to log into their network (e.g. via VPN or
other corporate firewall), then make the purchase through their network.
PayPal will see this as a purchase coming from outside Thailand,
and offer you the choice to enter your credit card number directly.
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Can I try the dictionary before I buy?
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For all of our products on all platforms, we offer a 100%
money-back guarantee,
so you can buy the product with full confidence.
See our support page
to find out how the guarantee works on each platform.
For our Windows product, we additionally offer a
free, limited trial version
of the dictionary that allows you to experience the look and feel of the
program: its fonts, features, and sound quality. The limited trial
version has around 150 words per section.
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What is the return policy?
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Is there a money-back guarantee?
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For all of our products on all platforms, we offer a 100%
money-back guarantee,
so you can buy the product with full confidence.
See our support page
to find out how the guarantee works on each platform.
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Reinstall, Upgrade, Transfer Questions and Answers:
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Do I get free lifetime upgrades to later versions on the same platform?
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If I bought on iOS, do I get free upgrades to later iOS versions?
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If I bought on Android, do I get free upgrades to later Android versions?
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If I bought on Windows, do I get free upgrades to later Windows versions?
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Yes! We are constantly improving the dictionary by adding new
features and adding more vocabulary. By purchasing the dictionary
now, you will be entitled to download free upgrades on the same
platform (e.g. Apple iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows) as new
features and vocabulary become available.
Existing Windows customers can download the latest Windows release
free here.
Each platform is sold separately, so
upgrades do not apply across platforms.
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Is one purchase good for multiple devices/computers?
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If you purchased for Microsoft Windows PC (laptop/desktop):
No. A single purchase of our Windows product entitles you to install
and use the dictionary software on one Windows computer. If you
uninstall the software from one computer and then install on another,
that is ok. If you wish to use the software on more than one computer
at a time, we kindly request you to purchase another copy and you will
receive additional Purchase Codes which you should use on those other
computers.
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How do I install the app on additional devices/computers?
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If you purchased for Microsoft Windows PC (laptop/desktop):
A single purchase of our Windows product entitles you to install and
use the dictionary software on one Windows computer. If you want to
install on two or more computers at once, you will need to purchase
again so that you have a separate Purchase Code for each computer.
If you uninstall the software from one computer first and then install
on another, that is ok.
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Do I get free lifetime upgrades to other platforms?
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Can I get a discount for upgrades to other platforms?
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Can I trade in my older version on another platform for this platform?
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No. When your purchase our product on one platform (e.g. Apple iOS,
Google Android, Microsoft Windows), you get free lifetime upgrades on
that platform but you must purchase again if you change platforms.
Currently there is no way to transfer a purchase or get a discount for
a new purchase across platforms.
One reason why we cannot do transfers or discounts is that Apple,
Google, and PayPal are mortal enemies and they don't give us any way
to transfer the licensing permission. Apple and Google also do not
give us any way to offer discounts for individual customer
purchases.
But there is another, more fundamental reason why we do not offer free
license transfers or discounts: each time we have moved to a new
platform (from Palm OS to Windows desktop to Apple iOS to Google
Android) we had to completely re-write the app from scratch, because
each platform uses a software development system that is completely
incompatible with the previous platform. In some cases, we even had
to rewrite our app in a completely different computer language!
Unfortunately, platform designers like Microsoft and Apple and Google
do this on purpose in a futile and counter-productive attempt at
locking developers onto their platform, and this trend is almost
certain to continue as new platforms emerge.
The net effect of this reality is that each time we move to a new
platform, it incurs massive development costs (at least 3 and often 6
months of full-time software engineer labor).
The simple financial reality is that we need to recover those
development costs so that we can continue to provide free upgrades for
everyone on every platform, both existing and new! Because we have a
large base of customers who also upgrade their devices to each new
platform, we cannot fund continued development of all our supported
platforms using only the purchases of new users on the new platforms.
The numbers simply do not add up, and we would not be able to continue
to support you if we did not charge across platforms.
You may have noticed that some app vendors do offer free upgrades
across platforms (by making most app features exclusively available
through in-app purchases, on which Apple and Google place fewer
restrictions). In those cases, the vendor has factored the large
additional cost of new platform development into initial purchase
price of their app, making the app more expensive for you if you do
not happen to jump to every new platform. We do not want to incur
cost for all customers when only some customers switch between
platforms. Also, nobody can predict when and how often new platforms
will become popular, so we feel it is both more fair and more safe to
price each platform separately.
We understand that from your point of view, you can only use one
platform/device at a time, so it seems like you should only pay once.
We hope you will understand that from our point of view, we need to pay
for our programming time so we can continue to develop the app and add
new features and new vocabulary for you and all our other users on all
platforms.
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How often do you update the app?
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What is added in updates?
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Although we have no fixed schedule for updates, we typically update
apps on all our platforms about once a year to add a large batch of
new entries (for our Thai dictionary product, we started at 42,000
entries in 2009, increased to 100,000 in 2010, increased to 150,000
entries in 2012, increased to 195,000 in 2016, and we are continuing
to add more year after year) and then we occasionally release
additional updates to add new features or address issues with new
devices.
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Do you offer an academic discount?
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Not at this time.
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Can I get a discount for bulk purchases in our business/school/institution?
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Our dictionary is a dream come true for large institutions who
employ large numbers of expat workers. With a single easy centralized
purchase, you could have the world's leading Thai-English
dictionary for English speakers on every employee's device,
smoothing their transition to Thailand and saving you
both work and training costs. If your business, school, or
institution is interested in purchase of a large number of units (say,
3000-5000 units over the multi-year course of our business
relationship), please contact us and we can
discuss creating a customized version of our software that is easy to
deploy across your entire institution.
For those who wish to make smaller bulk purchases, we would love to be
able to offer bulk purchase discounts, unfortunately at this time,
both Google and Apple control pricing and does not give us the
opportunity to offer different prices for different quantities.
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What changed in each version of the software?
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To see a list of all software versions so you can find out what
changed, visit this page.
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Windows Installation Questions and Answers:
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How do I install the dictionary on my PC?
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We give you step-by-step guidance on downloading and installating the
dictionary in our pages about the
free, limited trial version
and also in the final page you reach when you purchase the dictionary.
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Where do I go to upgrade the dictionary on my PC?
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Where is the download site?
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Existing customers can download their free app upgrades on our
Download Page. You will need the Purchase
Code you received when you first bought and activated the app.
You can download the free, limited trial version of our app on
this page.
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Does my PC have to be on the Internet during activation?
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Yes. After installation, our software requires one-time activation
over the internet, which means that the computer running the software
must be on the internet for a few seconds.
After that initial activation is complete, all the dictionary entries
and sounds are stored on your computer, so you can look up words
even when you are not connected to the internet.
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Do I ever have to activate again?
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Once you have installed and activated your software once, the only
cases where you would have to activate your dictionary again is if:
- you switch PCs,
- you reinstall your operating system (for example, after
a disk crash or OS upgrade), or
- you perform a major hardware upgrade to your computer.
If reactivation is necessary, you will see a window pop up when you
run your dictionary, asking you for your Purchase Code. As long as
you are using the dictionary on only one PC at a time, you will be
able to complete the activation smoothly and at no additional cost to
you.
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What happens when I switch to a new PC?
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Your license agreement entitles you to run one copy of the full
dictionary on one Windows PC at a time.
When you switch PCs (for example, when you buy a new one), you need to
uninstall the dictionary from our old PC, and then install the
dictionary on your new PC.
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Can I Order the Software on CD-ROM?
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No, we no longer order a CD-ROM version. Instead, a few hours after
you purchase online, you will get a Purchase Code by email that lets
you immediately download the latest version of the software to your
computer. Your Purchase Code also lets you get free upgrades by
download each time we update the app.
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How is the "Free Limited Trial" different from the full product?
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The free, limited trial version allows you to experience the look and
feel of the program: its fonts, features, and sound quality. The
limited trial version has around 150 words per section. The
limited trial version comes with a complete set of Help pages on using
the program, and on pronunciation guide systems, but does not include
the detailed introduction to the Thai language that is
found in the full product.
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Can I install the software on more than one PC at a time?
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No. Your purchase of our software entitles you to run the software on
one PC (one Microsoft Windows laptop, desktop, netbook, or tablet) at
a time. If you uninstall the software from one computer and install
on another, that is ok. If you have two computers (e.g. a desktop
and a notebook), you will need to purchase two licenses so that
you have two different Purchase Codes that you enter at
installation time.
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What if I upgrade my computer?
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What if my PC dies?
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If your computer dies or if you purchase a new computer, you are
welcome to install the software on the new computer provided you are
no longer using it on the old computer.
If you want to use the software on more than one computer, you will
need to purchase two licenses so that you have two different Purchase
Codes that you enter at installation time.
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Can I Back Up the Program In Case I Have to Reinstall My Computer?
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If you like, you certainly can take the installer file that you
downloaded from our website, and either burn that file to a CD-ROM or
save that file on any type of removable storage device (such as a USB
flash drive) for safe keeping.
But you don't have to. If your computer crashes or otherwise needs to
be reinstalled, you can always return to our website and download the
installer again on this page,
free of charge.
Important: In order to reactivate the software on your new (or
newly reinstalled) computer, you must still have your original
Purchase Code that we emailed to you at the time of purchase. If you
haven't already, write down and save your Purchase Code today (outside
your computer!). Your Purchase Code is what entitles you to activate
the software. It also entitles you to free upgrades to later Windows
versions. Without your Purchase Code, you will need to purchase a new
copy in order to get the software working again.
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Help! I can't download the software from your website.
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During download I get a "corrupt file" error. What is this?
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During download I get a "file could not be saved" error. What is this?
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During download I get a "lost connection" error. What is this?
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During download I get a "incomplete download" error. What is this?
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If you have a slow or unreliable Internet connection, especially in
Thailand (and especially if you use mobile connections
such as EDGE, GPRS, CDMA, 3G, LTE, or 4G) it is possible that you may
experience "corrupt file," "lost connection," "file could not be
saved" or "incomplete download" problems that prevent you from getting
the complete file.
You might see this when downloading our small
free, limited trial version
(which is
around 7 MB in size), or our
full version (which is around
350 megabytes (350 MB, or 0.35GB) in size).
When downloading the full version of our software from a computer
located in Thailand, you might find that choosing
our Singapore server gives you a faster and more reliable
download. However, often the problem is with your local Internet
provider so you will see problems no matter which server you
choose.
Unfortunately, such problems often happen when downloading any large
file on the internet, including our installers, over slow or
unreliable connections.
Your connection may work just fine for doing email and viewing normal
web pages (which consist primarily of small files), yet you may
experience this problem when downloading larger files.
These problems are caused by severe, willful incompetence in the way
that many of the world's internet service providers (ISPs) deal with
internet traffic that goes beyond their planning or expectation.
These incompetent providers have decided to intentionally terminate
any connection that's been open for "too long" (which they decide
themselves, without your permission). They usually use euphemisms
like "traffic shaping" to describe how they abruptly and randomly cut
off your connections, preventing you from downloading a complete file.
In some countries, this "traffic shaping" is actually illegal, but the
providers do it anyway as a last-ditch workaround for their own lack
of proper provisioning. In the long term, internet providers who do
"traffic shaping" need to be penalized in the market and eventually
pushed out of business. Please help this effort if you can.
In the short term, however, you want your dictionary! So here are
our tips on how to get a complete and correct download with unreliable
connections:
- The simplest method, if possible, is to download the file from a
more reliable connection. Find a friend or internet cafe that has a
reliable, land-based connection such as a DSL, ADSL, cable modem, or
fiber optic connection. It's even okay to use Wi-Fi wireless
internet, as long as the station transmitting the Wi-Fi signal is
connected to the internet by a reliable connection such as one
of the above.
- The next easiest thing to try is to download our installer using
the Firefox web browser, instead
of the inferior Internet Explorer web browser that comes with Windows.
If your download stops in the middle due to connection problems, or if
you need to turn off your computer for a while, you will generally be
able to re-start the download where you left off by using the Pause,
Cancel and Retry buttons in Firefox's Downloads window
(Tools...Downloads):
The retry feature doesn't always work properly in Firefox, but it
works more often than other web browsers.
If using Firefox alone doesn't help, here is a simple but cool idea
from one of our users. If you use the Firefox buttons shown above to
intentionally pause and restart the download a couple of times
at evenly-spaced intervals during the download (say, pause for 5
seconds every 20 minutes or so), this may bring you victory over the
incompetent ISPs and deliver a complete file. This trick works
because you are effectively splitting your long file request into
three or four shorter requests, and the ISP traffic shaping misfeature
is more likely to cause problems with long requests.
- Finally, if not even Firefox works for you, and you must use an
unreliable internet connection, then your only resort is to use a
"download manager," also known as a "download accelerator." These are
third-party software packages that you install on your computer that
can reliably re-start any failed download where you left off, and
generally increase your download speed as well.
Warning: the legitimate download managers are safe and work
well, but there are hundreds, if not thousands, of so-called "download
managers" on the internet which contain malware that will secretly
install viruses and spyware on your computer, violating your privacy
and potentially putting your data at risk. Some download managers are
free and some cost money. Obviously, the free ones are more likely to
contain malware, but this is not always so. When choosing a download
manager, you must seek out a recent recommendation from a source
that you trust. Not only are there lots of malware-infested
download managers, but there are also fake download manager review
websites pushing malware-infested download managers to unsuspecting
users. Only trust a review from a source that you recognize, and be
sure to check the user comments on more than one site, remembering
that the Bad Guys will also place (usually very obviously) fake user
comments on review sites.
Here at Word in the Hand we have had good experiences with one package
called Internet
Download Manager (this product is free for 30 days and then costs
USD $25-$30 as of March 2010). We have no affiliate relationship
with or financial gain from this company whatsoever.
We have also had a very good experience making extensive use of the
free, open-source Firefox browser extension called DownThemAll and have not yet
heard any accounts of it containing malware of any kind, as of January
2012. Again we have no affiliate relationship with or financial gain
from DownThemAll whatsoever (it's free!).
We believe there are other, completely free download managers that are
effective and also malware-free, but we have not yet evaluated any of
them ourselves.
And if you are reading this long after the dates of our reviews,
remember that good, honest software tools sometimes get bought out by
unscrupulous businesspeople who essentially hump their good name into
the dirt by adding malware and taking advantage of your trust in their
formerly trustworthy name. So even with the software we mention
above, be sure to find a recent review that you trust.
- If you are more technical and are comfortable with command lines,
you can also use the free command-line tool called wget, because
wget is able to reliably re-start a failed download where it left off.
The command-line to use is:
wget --continue [URL]
Where you replace [URL] with the URL of the file to be
downloaded, and you run the command as many times as are needed to get
the complete file.
We at Word in the Hand apologize for the hassle involved in downloading
over the internet but sadly this is our current state-of-the-art as the
internet evolves faster than internet service providers can handle it.
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Why does my anti-virus program report malware in our software?
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Why does ESET (2012), AVG (2011), or Avira (2010) report a virus?
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How can I verify my download of your app is correct and unmodified?
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In the rare event where we receive notification from customers of
viruses reported in our software or its installation files, we always
take such notifications very seriously and we double-check the
integrity of files on our servers (in addition to the regular virus
checks that we always perform in our build and distribution
process).
We receive such a notification about once a year, and in each case it
turns out to be a "false positive:" a case where the virus checker
thinks it founds a virus but none is there. In these cases, the
anti-virus vendors typically update their virus databases in a few
days to correct the false positive.
For example, in 2010 there was one report with Avira, in 2011 there
was one with AVG, and in 2012 there was one with ESET.
If you are at all suspicious that the copy of our dictionary installer
that you downloaded is corrupt, we recommend that you check the
integrity of the file on your computer by computing its checksum.
Here are the correct checksums for our latest version installer, using
several different checksum systems:
(regular UNIX checksum)
% sum ThaiDict_1_6_full.exe
28962 359383
(MD5 checksum)
% md5sum ThaiDict_1_6_full.exe
1155c2280e40ac76bd4b5c13cd9f17fe ThaiDict_1_6_full.exe
(SHA1 checksum)
% sha1sum ThaiDict_1_6_full.exe
7ed0a6b06a2bda8fc74cb0041ffcafab6110fe6f ThaiDict_1_6_full.exe
Unfortunately, Microsoft Windows does not come with a checksum utility
built-in (it should). Fortunately, there are a large number of free
programs you can download, or websites you can use, to compute
checksums for any file. Be sure to choose a tool or website that you
trust.
The exact size of the file ThaiDict_1_6_full.exe should be:
368,007,849, but be aware that viruses often infect
your .exe files while keeping their file size the same, so using the
checksums above is a much stronger method of checking the file.
For the sake of completeness, we should mention another more sinister
possible source of your virus report, though keep in mind this is
extremely unlikely. You may have malware on your computer that your
virus checker is not able to detect, but which is infecting other
files on your computer (including our dictionary or its installer)
whose infection your virus checker can detect. Viruses like to infect
installer programs because when you install any piece of software
(including ours), the installer also copies an uninstaller program
that you will later run if you uninstall the software. That is a
perfect opportunity for a virus to hide out and reappear at an
unexpected later time (when you uninstall some software). So if ours
is the only software you recently installed, that would explain why
the virus report seems to single out our software. Again this
scenario is unlikely (your problem is almost always a false positive)
but if you suspect your computer is infected you could try installing
an alternate anti-virus program to get a second opinion (typically you
can only have one anti-virus program installed at once).
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Using the Dictionary Questions and Answers:
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Can I have a look at the product's manual?
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You can find a detailed explanation of all app features on our
overview page.
Our product manual, which includes both detailed instructions on using
every app feature and a comprehensive
guide to speaking and understanding Thai, is built into
the program. It's even interactive, with icons you can tap to hear
sounds.
To see the Windows product manual now, you can download our
free, limited trial version
right now to get full information on using the program and its features.
You can buy the product with full confidence knowing we offer a 100%
money-back guarantee.
If you have a specific feature question, you can
contact us and ask.
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How do I run the dictionary?
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Just double-click on the ThaiDict icon, which you can find
on your desktop and in your start menu:
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What are the basic steps to look up a word?
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Our visual tour shows how
you can look up a word, usually with just a few keystrokes.
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How do I choose my dictionary section (English, Phonetic, Thai)?
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Use the menu at the top right to choose
your dictionary section (English, Thai Sound, or Thai Script):

See our visual tour for
more info.
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How do I enter all of the Thai letters?
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You can easily type Thai (and the special letters used by
pronunciation guides) by bringing up our handy on-screen
keyboard:

You can use the on-screen keyboard in two ways:
- You can click directly on the "keys" of the keyboard with
your mouse.
- You can use your keyboard, and as you press keys, the corresponding
"keys" of the on-screen keyboard will flash. Using this tool you can
rapidly teach your hands to touch-type the right keys.
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How exactly do I need to enter my word?
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In general, you can skip upper/lower case, spaces, punctuation, and
(for Thai) you can skip tone marks. For all the details on how to
enter words, download our
free, limited trial version
and check out the Help pages on "Finding
Entries."
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How do I change the font, font size, or colors?
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You can make the Thai or English text use any font, any font size, and
any colors, using our Settings window. For all the details, download
our free, limited trial version
and check out the Help pages on "Choosing Fonts" and "Choosing
Colors."
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Keyboard Questions and Answers:
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What keyboards can I use in the app?
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Can I use the system keyboards?
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Can I use third-party keyboards?
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Do you support Swype?
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Yes! Our app works with all other system and third-party keyboards
just like any other app. Plus we offer a custom-designed Paiboon
Keyboard that gives you many advantages when using our app. For more
detail, see the product overview.
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Why do I have problems searching for the Thai letters ฃ ฅ ข ช ซ ค ด ต?
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How can I type the Thai letters ฃ ฅ?
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You have fallen victim to one of the craziest idiosyncracies of the Thai
language: there are several obsolete letters
ฃ ฅ that are not used for any word in the
dictionary at all, but that look nearly identical to the common
letters ข ช ซ ค ด ต. The difference is so small you need a
magnifying glass to see it:
Obsolete |
ฃ ฅ |
Common |
ข ช ซ ค ด ต |
These decoy letters appear on most Thai keyboards and they
are always fooling people into typing them, causing people not
to find the words they are looking for.
The letters ฃ ฅ are so obsolete that arguably, there are no longer any
words in the Thai language that use these letters, including proper
names and place names (which have all been changed to use the more
modern letters), though occasionally you will see street signs for
"old fashioned" festivals using the old letters in order to give an
"old" feeling as in English "ye olde shoppee" in fake old-fashioned
shopping areas (and like "ye olde shopee," the usage of the archaic
Thai letters is often wrong historically!).
Our app includes a custom-made Paiboon Thai Script keyboard frees you
from this nightmare by leaving out the useless letters and using the
new space to make the keys for common letters bigger and more readable.
For more, see the product overview.
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Reference Questions and Answers:
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What pronunciation guide systems does the dictionary support?
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In addition to our signature Paiboon+ pronunciation guide system, the
same system used in all Thai learning materials from Paiboon Publishing, this
software lets you choose from 11 other pronunciation guide systems:

With a single tap in our Settings screen, all pronunciation guides
transform into your chosen system, including those in our comprehensive, interactive guide to
Thai. You can even look up Thai words by sound
using your chosen system.
You can find all the details on each system, including where it comes
from and exactly what symbols it uses, in our comprehensive app Help
screens under "Pronunciation Guides." If you have a specific question
about a supported system you can
contact us.
For our Windows product, you can download our
free, limited trial version
right now and look under "Pronunciation Guides" in Help.
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What are the parts of speech / symbols / abbreviations used in the dictionary?
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All of these details are documented in our app's comprehensive
Help screens under "Speaking and Listening." Pay particular attention
to the sections called "Register" and "Parts of Speech."
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What's up with that app icon?
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To learn the story of our dictionary/phrasebook app icons, see
this page.
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Companion Material Questions and Answers:
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What other Thai learning materials are available?
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What else does Paiboon Publishing produce?
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Which Thai books work best with the dictionary?
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The
Talking Thai <> English Dictionary was developed by
Paiboon Publishing
and Word in the Hand™ Inc.
Paiboon
Publishing is the world's leading producer of South-East Asian
language learning materials, including the famous Thai for Beginners and the Thai for Beginners App. There's even an audio
companion to the learning books, a guide to pronunciation, and a multi-volume series on how to
Speak Like a Thai. Paiboon Publishing also
created leading offerings for the Burmese, Vietnamese, Lao, and
Cambodian languages.
Paiboon Publishing has recently expanded into the Chinese language
learning space with disruptive apps full of industry-first
innovations, such as the
Talking Chinese–English–Chinese Phrasebook and
Survival Chinese for English Speakers.
The Talking Thai <> English Dictionary and Paiboon's other
Thai
language materials, both printed and electronic, work perfectly
together because they share a common teaching method and a common set
of pronunciation guide systems (for more detail on pronunciation guide
systems, see
Search-by-Sound™).
If you have a mobile device, don't miss out on this indispensable
Thai learning app from Paiboon Publishing:
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Thai for Beginners App
Thai for Beginners App
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by Benjawan Poomsan Becker
and Dominique Mayrand
Buy Now for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch from the Apple iTunes App Store
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Learn Thai from Thai language expert Benjawan Becker
Version 2.0 features include: Increase text size: small, medium,
large; autoplay an entire lesson; show or hide English text; added
English voice, which can be turned on or off. Teaches speaking,
listening and reading Thai with a native speaker and over 3,000
clearly recorded words and phrases. Follows the format of the best
selling Thai for Beginners book. Provides examples of the five tones
in Thai. Test your knowledge with build in exercises. Detailed Help
section within the app. After downloading it works without an Internet
connection: no data charges.
For more info on Paiboon Publishing products, see www.paiboonpublishing.com. Here are just some of
the titles:
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