How Google’s new input tool will finally help me digitally communicate with my mother
Jun15
I moved to America from Thailand when I was 9 years old – old enough to have learned how to read, speak, and write basic Thai words but not advanced enough to write a professional cover letter or blog post. It’s somewhat of a difficult language – Thai has 44 consonants, 22 vowels, diphthongs, and triphthongs, and five tones. The Sanskrit-based language can appear intimidating to those unfamiliar with the alphabet, and even some local Thais have difficulty spelling some words due to all the characters involved. So even though I’m generally able to read Thai, it’s been extremely difficult to type…
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