Thailand.

[zabado]

Does anyone know of a site that will show me how to say the Thai words not how they are written in Thailand.

[webbo3]

is this the sort of thing, type in the word and click on the little speaker thing in the bottom lefthand corner.

https://translate.google.co.uk/#auto/en/bonjour



Dave.

[zabado]

Thanks Webbo, but I could do with a site that prints the word the way it's spoken. Such as Tel-i-graf, (telegraph) or Dik-shuh-ner-ee, (dictionary).

[Buenchico]

This Lonely Planet thread suggests a purely phonetic approach to saying Thai words isn't enough, since there's a tonal system which needs to overlaid on top of it:
". . . phonetics won't help unless you also understand the tonal system. You really don't want to say you like eating dog poo when you mean that you're fond of horse riding - the only difference is the tone ascribed to the words"
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/asia-thailand/thailand/does-anyone-know-of-an-online-phonetic-thai-translator?page=1#post_20897617

[zabado]

Thanks for the info Buenchico. I thought I might try and learn a few phrases for my hols, but there could be a change of plan and I might go to Bridlington instead.

[stocksman]

You just need to speak English, but shout louder.

[zabado]

THANK YOU STOCKSMAN ! . . . . sorry for shouting but you made me laugh.