Kaprao Thai Popup Dictionary

Stop struggling and start reading real Thai content! Hover over any Thai word on a webpage for instant definitions, romanization, and audio pronunciation. Kaprao intelligently segments Thai text into words for you—no more guessing where one word ends and another begins.

Key features
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📖 Smart Word Segmentation
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Thai doesn't use spaces between words, making it challenging even for advanced learners to know where to break sentences. Kaprao uses sophisticated algorithms and a comprehensive dictionary to automatically find word boundaries—just hover and read!

🔤 Comprehensive Dictionary (140,000+ entries)
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- Core dataset: Volubilis dictionary (~110,000 hand-curated entries)
- Supplemented with ~30,000 entries from Wiktionary (English & Thai)
- Rigorously cleaned for consistency and accuracy

🌍 Transliterations of Foreign Words (50,000+ entries)
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An unprecedented dataset of foreign words, personal names, and place names mined from Thai Wikipedia—essential for reading news, social media, and real-world content.

🎨 Multiple Thai Fonts for Better Recognition
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Thai word shapes change dramatically across fonts. Build stronger recognition skills by switching between:
- Loopless (modern, clean)
- Looped (traditional)
- Playful (casual)
- Handwritten (challenging but authentic)

🔊 Audio Pronunciation
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Hear how words are pronounced with built-in text-to-speech support.

✨ Modified AUA-style Romanization
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Clear, learner-friendly phonetic transcription using one of the most popular romanization systems for Thai.

⚡ Lightweight & Fast
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Engineered for speed: Kaprao works seamlessly without slowing down your browser.

How to Use
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1. **Hover** over any Thai word to see the popup
2. Press **Alt+3** to hear pronunciation
3. Change fonts with **Alt+W** to practice recognition
4. Toggle the extension on/off with **Alt+K**

Tips for Best Results
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🔊 Better Thai Voice (Mac users)
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Go to System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → System Voice and select "Narisa (Enhanced)" or "Kanya (Enhanced)" for higher-quality Thai pronunciation.

⌨️ Customize Shortcuts
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Visit chrome://extensions/shortcuts to change keyboard shortcuts to your preference.

📚 Perfect for Reading Practice
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Use Kaprao on Thai news sites, blogs, social media, or any Thai content online. The more you read with instant lookup, the faster you'll build vocabulary!

Works best on: Blog posts, news articles, Wikipedia, and formal writing
May have limitations with: Social media slang, informal abbreviations, and proper names (businesses, people, places) which may cause incorrect word splitting

Romanization Guide (Modified AUA)
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Consonants
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- Voiced: b, d
- Unaspirated: p, t, k, j (AUA: c)
- Aspirated: ph, th, kh, ch
- Other: h, r, l, y, f, m, n, ng (AUA: ŋ)

Vowels
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- Short: a, i, u, e, o, ʉ, ə, ɔ, ɛ
- Long: aa, ii, uu, ee, oo, ʉʉ, əə, ɔɔ, ɛɛ
- Diphthongs: ao, ia, ʉa, ua, iaw, iw, ɛw, ay, əy, ɔy, uay
- Tones: a (mid), á (high), à (low), â (falling), ǎ (rising)