Instant Thai: How to express 1,000 different ideas with just 100 key words and phrases! (Instant Phrasebook Series) [Paperback]

Stuart Robson Dr. (Author), Prateep Changchit (Author)

Book Description

Series: Instant Phrasebook Series | Publication Date: July 15, 2007

Instant Thai contains 100 key words and over 500 basic sentences necessary for getting around in Thailand. It also has an English-Thai wordlist, arranged alphabetically. At the end of the book are useful appendices for telling the time, kinship terms, some Thai proverbs, and emergency expressions.

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About the Author

Stuart Robson has many years' experience teaching languages in various universities. He has written several books, including Instant Indonesian.

Prateep Changchit is currently teaching Thai to the Australian Federal Police in Melbourne, and has produced teaching kits for English teachers in Bangkok.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Bilingual edition (July 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804833753
• ISBN-13: 978-0804833752
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Southeast Asian
  • #8 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Thai
  • #19 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Southeast Asian

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Conversational Memory, September 22, 2009

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Sabrina Doster "iambri" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Thai: How to express 1,000 different ideas with just 100 key words and phrases! (Instant Phrasebook Series) (Paperback)

Handy little supplement book! We all know that it's easier to remember vocabulary when learned in context. This book takes some of the more widely used conversational words and enables the learner to see them in the context of a variety of sentences. This greatly enhances the learning potential.

While this book is useful, keep in mind that it is only a supplement for learning and you will still need a Thai-English dictionary and other Thai learning materials. However, this is a valuable addition to my Thai language library.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great instructional booklet for learning Thai, February 14, 2010

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This review is from: Instant Thai: How to express 1,000 different ideas with just 100 key words and phrases! (Instant Phrasebook Series) (Paperback)

Instant Thai is less of a phrasebook than a small instruction manual for learning 100 words and putting them together to make coherent sentences. I love learning a country's language prior to traveling there. Phrasebooks are good for memorizing but not good for understanding. This book gives you both. I found the pronounciation guide helpful, but would recommend some sort of listening guide if you intend to pronounce the Thai language correctly. Overall, this book was extremely helpful in communicating with the Thai people and allowed me to ask questions not covered by any simple phrasebook, e.g. for a request from my wife 'Your make-up is excellent. What is it?'

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My new BF is Thai, and this is REALLY helping., February 27, 2009

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In conjunction with the Pimsleur Thai course I bought here, this is a great reminder and prompter when you get stuck on a word. Smart and simple. And worth every baht.