Information on the Thai language (Thailand) and Lao language (Lao PDR and Thailand) including facts, phonetics and tones, reading Lao, Buddhism in English and Thai, and language books by James Higbie and Snea Thinsan.

 

• general facts
• pronunciation: phonetics
• pronunciation: tones



BUDDHISM - Explanation of concepts in English, Terms and sample sentences in Thai
• Types of Buddhism/Scripture
• The Buddha/The Three Gems
• Monks & Lay People/Being Ordained
• Temple Activities/Language a Monk Uses
• Dharma/Impermanance/Four Noble Truths
• Path to Enlightenment/Precepts
• Karma/Hindrances
• Merit/Rebirth/The Four Principles

• general facts
• pronunciation: phonetics
• pronunciation: tones



READING LAO:
• the Lao alphabet: consonants
• the Lao alphabet: vowels
• tone chart
• reading sentences

Let's Speak Thai / Let's Speak Lao

These books follow the same format and can be used to compare the grammar, phrases, and vocabulary of the two languages.

• two pocket-sized books
• include pronunciation, phrasebook, basic grammar
• 150-page dictionary with all commonly-used words
• mini-sized CD with pronunciation and basic phrases
• all phrases and words are both romanized and in Thai/Lao script
• correct, relevant, and up-to-date

           

FOR SALE THROUGHOUT THAILAND AND ON THE INTERNET

Order from Orchid Press

Thai—for Beginners

ESSENTIAL THAI

published by Post Publishing Co.
Bangkok

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Post Publishing discontinued its book division in 2004 so this book is now out of print, but copies are still available in Thailand and on the internet.

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• Now in its fourth printing!
• Praised as the most complete and use-friendly book on advanced Thai.

Thai Dictionary/Phrasebook

THAI-ENGLISH
ENGLISH-THAI
DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK

published by Hippocrene Books
New York

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