Let's Speak Thai

'- Self-contained; all one needs to get started and get around in Thailand - Includes download access to MP3 audio files with 20 minutes of lessons on getting started and how the language should sound For the new arrival to Thailand, nothing seems more impenetrable than the local language. Phrasebooks abound, but how does one begin to master the unique sounds of the language? Let's Speak Thai is a phrasebook and dictionary with a difference. In addition to tackling all of the needed topics from greetings to shopping, food, drink, accommodation and transport, each copy includes download access to MP3 audio files containing over 20 minutes of carefully structured pronunciation lessons, presented by the author, together with native speakers. Featuring in addition an explanation of basic grammatical structures, all words and phrases in English, phonetic & Thai script and a 140 page dictionary, this is the only tool that the visitor will require to start communicating in Thailand. Contents: Introduction; Pronunciation; Phrasebook (51 subsections); Phrases used in conversation; Phrases for learning Lao; Basic Grammar; English-Thai Dictionary

Author: James Higbie
Publisher: Orchid Press
Published: 10/31/2018
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9789745242098
ISBN10: 9745242098
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Southeast Asian Languages (see also Vietnamese)
- Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous
- Foreign Language Study | Multi-Language Phrasebooks

About the Author
James Higbie has worked in educational programs in Thailand, Laos, Sierra Leone, and Sudan, specializing in primary education and language teaching. He is a graduate of Denison University, Ohio and received an MA in Second Language Acquisition from the University of Hawaii. James is fluent in both Thai and Lao and has written a number of books on the two languages, including the acclaimed Thai Reference Grammar (also published by Orchid Press).