Using an iPhone & iPad in Thailand Tips, App Reviews and News for the iPhone and iPad by Richard Barrow

Easy Thai Script for the iPad

Learn to read and write the Thai alphabet the easy way with this app for the iPad. It is especially helpful for people learning the Thai language at beginner or intermediate level.

Easy Thai Script for the iPad is a useful app to help you practice writing the Thai alphabet. I have used one before for the iPhone called TH-Write but the small screen is not so good for you to write the letters with your finger. On the iPad you get a bigger surface for you to practice writing. Above this you can see the letter you need to draw and it also has arrows and numbers to show you where to start writing and in which direction. Once you get used to it, you can turn off the arrows.  The app will automatically save your work but there is an option to either clear for one letter or for all the letters. When writing the letter, it is advisable to say aloud the Thai word for it. Luckily there is a button to press so that you can hear a native Thai speaker reading the letter. One feature missing here, that the iPhone app has, is an outline of each letter that will help guide you as you write on top of it. Would be nice to have this and also the option for it to be removed. The present price for Easy Thai Script is $1.99 (about 6o baht) and can be purchased now in iTunes.

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