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Summary: Seems excellent so far
Review: I got the tape set before I got the book, and so I decided to listen to it just out of curiosity, and it seems great! It starts out with some nice Thai pop music which will instantly transport you to the Land of Smiles, and the young man speaking most of the lines is someone the author must have found through auditions: a truly wonderful... voice. I really enjoyed hearing that voice and it brought back many wonderful memories. From what I have heard, the book is designed to teach you Thai from scratch. It starts at the beginning, so no other introductory text is needed. (Of course, if you are really going to learn a foreign language, you should surround yourself with materials in that language and use them all!)
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Summary: A very enjoyable and useful book
Review: I have already "mastered" beginning Thai, so I can't judge how helpful this book would be for a complete beginner, but I suspect it would be very helpful. There's a lot of very useful vocabulary for daily conversation that I wish I had learned much earlier, words that you hear dozens of times a day: "`nueay" "`jep 'thooeng" "~naow" "'rooen" and so on. In addition, the romantic terms are great to know, and the terms sometimes needed in the bedroom are well chosen (although these do not always match the terms I have heard most frequently).In sum, if you are a gay man who is planning to visit Thailand, I would regard this book (plus the tape set) as indispensable. Highly recommended, and fun too!
Rating:
Summary: A very enjoyable and useful book
Review: I have already "mastered" beginning Thai, so I can't judge how helpful this book would be for a complete beginner, but I suspect it would be very helpful. There's a lot of very useful vocabulary for daily conversation that I wish I had learned much earlier, words that you hear dozens of times a day: "`nueay" "`jep 'thooeng" "~naow" "'rooen" and so on. In addition, the romantic terms are great to know, and the terms sometimes needed in the bedroom are well chosen (although these do not always match the terms I have heard most frequently). In sum, if you are a gay man who is planning to visit Thailand, I would regard this book (plus the tape set) as indispensable. Highly recommended, and fun too!
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