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May 19, 2023
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What is best translation device you have used for Thai/English?
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The discussion revolves around various translation tools and methods used for Thai/English communication. Many participants recommend Google Translate for its effectiveness, though some criticize its accuracy, especially with longer texts or dialects. Others highlight personal translators, like their Thai spouses or children, as the most reliable. ChatGPT is also mentioned as an almost perfect tool. Additionally, several apps, including Paiboon and the Thai2English website, receive positive feedback for their user-friendly interfaces and translation accuracy.
Neil ********
My wife.
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Mark *******
Are you serious? Google translate dude.
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Polo *********
With no help from somebody I think Google translate is ok.

But best are your own language skills after learning the language - what admittedly needs some efforts but then will be unbeatable!
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Alex *******
Personally the bulk translation tool here
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I’m at the point where if I don’t understand a sentence it’s because of one word or phrase. This tool lets me zoom on those words and provides many alternative translations for each one.
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Daniel *********
Google translate works well.
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Allen **************
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Rossana ******
Charades
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Bill ********
Thai baht
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Michael ******
@Bill *******
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Keith *********
Speak English they are more clever than you are I have been going to Thailand 30 years and still learning hopefully you will be the clever one good luck enjoy
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Michael ******
My brain!
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Andy ********
3 bottles of Sang Som...... I had a 2 hour conversation with a thai guy who had absolutely no English after drinking this 🤓
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Brett *********
Learn the lingo
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Brett *********
Who cares
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Steph *************
ChatGPT
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Bob ********
Paul Coulton
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Howard ***********
The best is thai2english.com it really breaks it down word by word.

I forgot to mention it’s free.
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Duncan *******
Google Translate for casual use to get the gist, but ChatGPT 4 for a proper translation.
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Steve **********
Tongue.

just not very good.
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Brad ********
chat.openai.com
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Sam **********
Google translate
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Nick *********
My girlfriend
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Thomas *********
Siam International Translation & Visa Services

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Gray ******
My daughter. Both languages are her first.
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Andy *******
@Gray *****
 great .. can I download her from the playstore 😆😆
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อเล็กซ์ ********
USD to THB : the best way for them to understand you here
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Andrew ***************
Chatgpt
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Han ********
Google Translate
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Michael ********
My own brain
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Frank ********
Kostenlose App SayHi von Amazon.
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Stephen **********
Thai tweets are now well translated in Twitter.
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Aybek ***********
Line translation
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Carl *********
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and android / ios app Paiboon Thai dictionary
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Phillip *********
Translate Now is good but for a fee
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Jack *********
Google translate is the best for me but I haven't tried many others. I love the camera feature
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Peterjames **********
Google translate is the most effective and the camera to photo the word, but not perfect .
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Lyndon ************
Lens
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Dean ********
Phone 📱
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Nagendra *******
Google translate
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Brian *******
Wife. . .
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Ken ********
On Google English to Thai is good but if they're speaking different dialects like Issan Thai it's okay but not grreat
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David *****
chat gpt
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Erik ************
Long haired translator.
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Michael ***********
My wife :-)
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AxMdob *******
@Michael **********
 probably the most expensive
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Michael ***********
@Karma *******
 true but has other uses too 🙂
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AxMdob *******
@Michael **********
 sure Can make you headhashes and Can turn bad mood for nothing important.

Can eat 6 time a day too...
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Michael ***********
@Karma *******
 if you buy the slim model only needs food 2 times
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AxMdob *******
@Michael **********
 slim model unvalable in thailand yet!

Junk food -and high carbs , Every where
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Michael ***********
@Karma *******
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Steven **********
I used Thai English translation best apps
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Si ***********
My Daughters
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Harry **********
Chat gpt is almost perfect. Google is 50% accurate
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Hal *******
My wife
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Alexander **********
Google translator
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Hans ******
Google
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Sunghwan *****
this one so far
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Keef ********
@Sunghwan ****
 iOS ONLY.
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Sunghwan *****
@Keef *******
 it’s on IOS.
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Keef ********
@Sunghwan ****
 yes we get that.
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Johan *****************
I can read thai reasonably and I use Google but must say a lot of the times the translation isn't accurate. Specially when it's a lot of text. I think it would be a lot better if they start using spaces in thai between the words then the translation would be a bit better. But I guess that's wishful thinking.
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Aki ************
Nothing good for sure !!
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Michael *******
They are all pretty bad but it usually gets the gist across.
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David *********
ATM
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Kru *****************
Google tranlate app
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Matteo ***********
Google translate:
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Marcus ***********
เรียนภาษาไทย
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Anthony *********
Timekettle
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@Anthony ********
 how's that working ? I bought it and yet to use it ?
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Billy *******
Line
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Mark ******
Horizontal dictionary
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Louis ***********
Hahaha, some great answers 😂
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Brian *********
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Glyn **********
Mostly my hands...
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Cory **********
@Glyn *********
 people under estimate the hands. I am so use to talking with my hands now lol.
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Steve *******
My mind.
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Brett **********
Talk loud and slowlyi
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Sam ******
@Brett *********
 Works even better when you're speaking Thai to English speakers
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Brook ********
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William *******
Paiboon apps
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Phil ********
My Thai wife. 😀
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Martin ********
Same same
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Kevin *******
ATM
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Nicholas *********
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Nicholas *********
Great App
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Whitey ******
a bar girl
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Av **********
Beer
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Pornrat ***********
Money
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Joe ******
My son 😜
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Victor ***********
Mostly my wife... however if I ask the wrong thing....
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@Victor **********
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James **************
@Victor **********
 mai mee quam sook
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Marc *********
Google translate is ok
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Kim *********
@Marc ****
 really?? it is terrible SayHi from Amazon is much better
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Marc *********
@Kim ********
 i find its ok for what i do
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Will ************
Wife
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Victor ***********
@Will ***********
 diitto!
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Marianne ********
ChatGPT.
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