Making Out in Thai

By John Clewley, Michael Golding, Benjawan Jai-Ua

Making Out in Thai is a fun, accessible and thorough Thai phrase book and guide to the Thai language as it's really spoken.

Dichan long nai tua khun Ca phop kan iik muearai?--(I'm crazy about you When can I see you again?) Answer this correctly in Thai and you may be going on a hot date. Incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap Thai classes and textbooks tend to spend a lot of time rehearsing for the same fictitious scenarios but chances are while in Thailand you will spend a lot more time trying to make new friends or start new romances--something you may not be prepared for.

If you are a student, businessman or tourist traveling to Thailand and would like to have an authentic and meaningful experience, the key is being able to speak like a local. This friendly and easy-to-use Thai phrasebook makes this possible. Making Out in Thai has been revised and redesigned to act as a guide to modern colloquial Thai for use in everyday informal interactions--giving access to the sort of catchy Thai expressions that aren't covered in traditional language materials. As well as the Romanized forms, each expression is given in authentic Thai script (akson thai), so that in the case of difficulties the book can be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with.

This Thai phrasebook includes: A guide to pronouncing Thai words correctly. Explanations of basic Thai grammar, such as, word order and polite vs. impolite forms. A guide to male and female usage. Romanized forms of words and phrases with tonal markings. Complete translations including Thai script (akson thai). Useful and interesting notes on Thai language and culture. Lots of colorful, fun and useful expressions not covered in other phrasebooks.
Titles in this unique series of bestselling phrase books include: Making Out in Chinese, Making Out in Indonesian, Making Out in Thai, Making Out in Korean, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Japanese, Making Out in Vietnamese, Making Out in Burmese, Making Out in Tagalog, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Arabic, Making Out in English, More Making Out in Korean, and More Making Out in Japanese.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804835551
• ISBN13: 9780804835558
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Learn to Speak as a Thai

Most Thai programs completely neglect slang. The phrases and terms in this book are not useful on their own, but when added to a comprehensive program, they are indispensable. If you think the title indicates that this product will help you get lucky, you are missing the point altogether.

READ BETWEEN THE SHEETS

This is a phrase book for people who go to Thailand to do what most people go to Thailand to do. It covers a wide range of social situations from "What's up?" to "Do you have a condom?" Please do not think this a just a bunch of crude and rude phrases tell to Mr. or Mrs. Right now. It is more than that. It shares with us the those special sweet nothings that Thais tell the people they love. While it does contain some off color remarks, this is not the focal point of the phrase book. Moreover, those comments (when it is not obvious) are clearly marked as being vulgar-- so you won't accidentally use it with the wrong company. Whether you are making small talk, telling time, making friends, going out, or just spending time with the one you love-- this book will come in handy to fill in the voids left by other phrase books. P.S. The revised version has the phrases written in Romanized Thai with tone marks and real Thai fonts, so the Thais can read what you are trying to say. 3.5 stars

Making Out In Thai

This book is very handy in getting a smile from Thai's. The ladies appreciate that you try to speak the language! I wouldn't reccommend this for a person seriously attempting to learn the language...afterall it is not a coursebook, but it is a good supplemental to have. This is a great communication starter and will teach you some interesting things to help during a vacation (nightlife, foods, shopping, etc.) This book can help you learn those words that most liberal coursebooks see as Taboo. Overall a decent book. Glad I bought it.

Simple, powerful Thai missing in many normal phrase books

I have been learning Thai from numerous books and Tape sources for over two years (with limited success). Without living there it is difficult to pickup direct slang, colourful or romantic language, however this book provides many of the missing words and phrases that the young at heart really need. Although lack of tone marks is a major handicap... once corrected by locals the book provides more than enough to deal with all aspects of daily life. In fact my young Thai friend just kept my copy so she could obtain the English wording!