Thai Without Tears : A Guide to Simple Thai Speaking

By Denis Segaller

10 x 14 cm. 362pp.

Thai without Tears  

This handy little book will enable native English speakers to  learn basic, conversational Thai both quickly and enjoyably.  Written in a light-hearted, easy-to-read style, it begins with a  section on understanding Thais who speak less-than-perfect  English, followed by a section highlighting difficult points  and pitfalls for the Westerner learning to speak Thai. The  guide introduces vowel and consonant sounds for both  American and British speakers and uses a simple and logical  phonetic sign system for indicating Thai tones. Its 1,300-  word English-Thai and Thai-English glossaries will be a  boon to every beginning learner. Cultural details, grammati-  cal features, and useful phrases are all included to aid  communication. 

DENIS SEGALLER is an Englishman who lived in Thailand  from 1965 until his death in 2006. His two books on Thai  customs and folklore, Thai Ways (1981) and More Thai Ways  (1982), are still popular and continue to be reprinted.