Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, Colloquial Thai provides a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Thai. No prior knowledge of the language is required. The best choice in personal language learning, key features include: * a wide range of interactive exercises for regular practice * clear, concise grammar notes * a useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide * an answer key and reference section. An easy to follow and rewarding course, Colloquial Thai enables those who ...
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Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, Colloquial Thai provides a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Thai. No prior knowledge of the language is required. The best choice in personal language learning, key features include: * a wide range of interactive exercises for regular practice * clear, concise grammar notes * a useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide * an answer key and reference section. An easy to follow and rewarding course, Colloquial Thai enables those who follow it to communicate confidently and effectively in Thai in a broad range of everyday situations. Helping to develop listening and pronunciation skills, 120 minutes of audio material recorded by native speakers are also available to accompany the text on both cassettes and CDs.
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Add this copy of Colloquial Thai (Colloquial Series) to cart. $10.74, good condition, Sold by Archives Books, inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Edmond, OK, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Routledge.
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Very Good. 325p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Owner's stamps inside, but otherwise clean and tight. Book only; does NOT include the cassettes or CDs.
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Very Good. Slight edgewear. This book is part of a practical course in everyday Thai requiring no prior knowledge of the language. It is ideal for anyone seeking to develop a sound command of contemporary Thai whether studying independently or with a teacher. It is divided into lessons which introduce the core functions needed for communicating effectively in Thai. The book includes: a pronunciation guide; useful and up-to-date vocabulary; situation-based conversations; aspects of Thai culture and customs; clear, concise grammar; notes; special reference to idiomatic expressions; a wide variety of exercises with answer key; a Thai-English and English-Thai glossary; and a grammar index. Two 60-minute cassettes, recorded by native Thai speakers, are also available to complement and reinforce the material covered in the book. The cassettes should help develop pronunciation and listening comprehension skills. Cassettes not available from Ageless Pages.
Add this copy of Colloquial Thai: A Complete Language Course to cart. $18.96, like new condition, Sold by Books of the World rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Routledge.
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Fine. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. New York: Routledge, September 1994. Trade Paperback. vi + 325. New York: Routledge, September 1994. Trade Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. vi + 325. This book is part of a practical course in everyday Thai requiring no prior knowledge of the language. It is ideal for anyone seeking to develop a sound command of contemporary Thai whether studying independently or with a teacher. It is divided into lessons which introduce the core functions needed for communicating effectively in Thai. The book includes: a pronunciation guide; useful and up-to-date vocabulary; situation-based conversations; aspects of Thai culture and customs; clear, concise grammar; notes; special reference to idiomatic expressions; a wide variety of exercises with answer key; a Thai-English and English-Thai glossary; and a grammar index. Two 60-minute optional cassettes, not included, were published under a separate ISBN.
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This is a very good book/set that focuses on the spoken language rather than the written. Therefore it is not a good book to use if you want to learn how to read/write Thai, but that is not its purpose either. Language snobs tend to critique books written in romanization eventhough they could actually help alot of people speak better Thai or continue learning Thai instead of giving up because they can't manage script, grammar and pronunciation at the same time. This book is the best by far for developing good grammar and spoken skills because it has such an abundance of exercises, more than Becker's Thai and Teach Yourself combined ! ! Each chapter has three longer dialogues with audio and there are usually one or two audio exercises as well in each chapter, this is alot more audio material than in both Becker's Thai and Teach Yourself. If you want to speak Thai with confidence then you should get Colloquial Thai, afterwards you should get a cheap 2nd-hand editon of Becker's 'Thai for Beginner's' or Smyth's 'Teach Yourself Thai' and learn the script from them, at the same time you will revise your grammar and learn a few new words. As in any other country there are different dialects in Thailand so no romanization or pronunciation will be 100% correct all of the time. Just follow the audio to your best abilities and you'll be fine, Thais are very forgiving when it comes to foreigners learning their language. [I do recommend you get the 2nd edition (2005) rather than this edition because there are typos in this first edition, which have been corrected in the 2nd ed.] Finally: make sure you get the audio too !!