Thai-English/English-Thai Dictionary and Phrasebook (Dictionary and Phrasebooks)

By James Higbie

Book Overview

This book provides basic grammar and the vocabulary and phrases essential to any traveller. All Thai words are spelled in the English alphabet, thus making it an easy reference for people unfamiliar... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781807743
• ISBN13: 9780781807746
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A very good Thai phrasebook

I've used this phrasebook on several trips to Thailand and have found that it was good and easy to use. I disagree with your reviewer who said there were a lot of mistakes in it. I think possibly he didn't understand the pronunciation system, which is actually very easy to use. I haven't found any mistakes in it, and everything I've seen in it is correct according to a short Thai course I took. In fact, I think this book is the easiest to use if you're trying to get correct pronunciation and tones. I would recommend it to anyone going to Thailand or studying Thai.

a good Thai phrasebook

I think this is the best of the small Thai dictionary/phrasebooks I've seen. The tone markers are very easy to read and the words and phrases are useful. I've been studying Thai for over a year and have been to Thailand and found the book extremely helpful for communicating with Thais.

the talented Mr. Higbie

We travelled to Thailand over the summer and found the phrasebook easy to use and very helpful- it's a must if you're headed there, for getting around, ordering food, discovering places off the beaten track, and getting to know local people. Don't leave home without it.

this book is great!

This is definitely the best Thai language aid I've seen. Theunique tone font is very easy to understand, much more so than otherbooks I've tried (and repeatedly failed) to speak Thai with. If you're looking to head at all off the beaten track in Thailand, this is the best $ you'll spend on your trip. END

Speak Thai!

Learning to speak a tonal language is challenging for a native English-speaker. This small book, perfect to pack for a trip to beautiful Thailand, is a great start for the traveller. The book includes important words and phrases as well as information on pronunciation and grammar. Well done!