Dict Thai For Mac

Dict Thai is a very useful English - Thai and Thai - English dictionary that features plenty of extra features and language-learning tools. Besides the dictionary, you can check Thai translations of abbreviations, idioms, slang, phrasal verbs, interjections, as well as to check English irregular verb forms and their Thai counterparts.

The application comes with a plain-looking OS X user interface split into 5 different tabs for accessing the dictionary, categories, irregular verbs, bookmarks and settings. From the first tab (Look Up), you can search for English or Thai words and view their Thai and English translation, respectively.

The information is taken from NECTEC Thailand’s Lexitron (www.nectec.or.th). Moreover, the word database includes over 100.000 items that can be accessed in offline mode. What is also great is that the dictionary also displays phrases with words you have searched.

Dict Thai offers a great way to learn English by checking translations of English abbreviations, idioms, slang, phrasal verbs and interjections. All of these can be accessed from the Categories tab. Like many other dictionaries, this one also provides a table with English irregular verbs.

Many non-English speaking students struggle to learn irregular verbs, as they are not usually governed by a formation rule. You must learn them by heart. Dict Thai provides Thai translations of most English irregular verbs, which are organized by difficulty. You can also use built-in Flashcards to learn them more efficiently.

Other aspects of the app include the ability to add words to bookmarks (and organize them into New, Familiar, Learned or All), change the font type and size, and toggle an option to automatically bookmark searched words. In a nutshell, Dict Thai provides a great solution to learning Thai, although the user interface needs more polishing.