If you want to avoid the beaten path while staying on top of things you'll need to be able to say more than 'yes', 'no' and 'how much?'. This book will help you talk your way to where you want to go while filling you in on those points in between. Whether relaxing on a beach, partying or sampling the food you'll be able to spark up conversations with ease. <ul>
extensive food section will ensure you'll never have to ask for the same dish twice </li></ul>
Customer Reviews:
Don't bother buying this one.......2004-04-29
After traveling using a Berlitz phrasebook in Italy, I went to Thailand, and bought the only one available -- Lonely Planet. It is terrible.
The tone markers don't make much sense. They are not intuitive.
The Food section has something advertised as a "menu decoder" when it is really just the same section all over again. Compared to Berlitz's food section for Italy, the LP guide is rather lacking.
The Dictionary section is very lacking. It doesn't even have all the words listed elsewhere. The index is the same way. It makes finding information in the phrasebook next to impossible.
Unfortunately, this phrasebook has just been whipped out as a companion to LP's monopoly on guide books. Try to find something else.
Not complete.......2003-12-11
I bought this book for my trip to Thailand next winter, so I have not put it into practice yet.
However, Thai is a tonal language, and this book does not indicate what tones one is to use when pronouncing a word.
don't go to Thailand without it.......2003-07-09
My husband and I found this small book to be a huge help as we attempted communication in the marketplaces of Thailand. I prefer to use books like this as a reference, pointing to the Thai phrase next to the English phrase I want to communicate. Conversely, my husband actually studied the book from the beginning. He was able to learn to pronounce and understand many useful phrases in addition to numbers (which came in very handy while bargaining). We enjoyed this book so much that I am already ordering the Mandarin version for our trip to China in 2005.
HELPFULL.......2002-12-09
This phrase-book was very helpful in my last travel to thailand. I kept it always in my pocket and thanks to the thai writings, you can just point the word and the friendly locals teach you how to pronunciate it properly. I gave this book MANY uses, even in the most unexpected situations. USEFUL !
Helpful, Easy to Carry; Phonetics could be better.......2002-08-08
This is a small book with contextual topics that are easy to find in the table of contents. Some basic grammar rules are included and can help someone use past, present, future, ability, and the classifiers if they want to learn the basics of using them. It can be carried in your pocket, and I think that is the best asset. It's a small book you can take anywhere. The phonetical pronunciation was incorrect in one area. The beginning consonant "G"is pronounced more as a hard "g" sound, but it is listed in the book at a "k." This caused miscommunication for it changes the entire word and meaning. The beauty salon context, i.e., "getting a haircut" is a section that is not in this book but could be very useful. This book is very affordable and helpful...just keep in mind some of the phonetic transcriptions, which already difficult in Thai to English, could have been more accurate.
Average customer rating:
- a wonderful, eye-opening little book
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Trekking in the hills of South-East Asia - whether Vietnam or China, Laos through to Thailand, and beyond - will never be a complete experience if you can't meet and communicate with the locals, and they with you. <ul>
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