Conversational Thai in 7 Days

by Somsong Buasai, David Smyth, Somsong

Book Overview

Bestselling quick-prep Thai course for travelers, now in CD format! This accessible minicourse provides all the communication skills needed to make the most of a foreign jaunt. In just one week--less... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071432906
• ISBN13: 9780071432900
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Helpful (but imperfect) tool for learning basic Thai.

This helpful tool can assist in slowly mastering a number of basic conversational topics necessary for travelers to Thailand. The dialogues are clear and helpful. The book generally matches the CD, however... I found the best way to use the set (for my learning style at least) is to review the vocabulary then listen to the CD and try to understand the conversation. This forces the ear and mind to listen patiently when only a portion of the conversation can be understood. One might then try to summarize what's being said, review the vocabulary, and then work on slowly understanding more of the dialogues. Since the book and CDs do not appear to be a perfect match, this set might frustrate the absolute beginner who needs everything perfectly matched up between the CD and the book in order to learn. The set is helpful but could provide more opportunity to practice and repeat phrases. 15 mintues per day shoud allow most to slowly progress through the lessons over time. Oh, by the way... You most likely will NOT learn all the material in a week unless you have a good memory and can dedicate every waking hour to learning Thai.