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Learning Practical Tibetan Paperback – January 1, 1998

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Whether you are looking for a room, visiting a monastery, or bargaining for a bus seat, Learning Practical Tibetan will make immediate communication with Tibetans easy and fun. This book is designed for anyone wishing to communicate with Tibetans, either in Asia or in the West, and is suitable for beginners as well as for students familiar with the Tibetan language. 

Learning Practical Tibetan begins with a simple but complete grammar so that you can immediately begin to form your own sentences. Using both Tibetan script and an easy-to-understand phonetic system, the book then presents useful vocabulary, phrases, and dialogues related to situations you might encounter with Tibetans: eating in restaurants, shopping, speaking to monks, traveling with pilgrims, or visiting a Tibetan doctor. The appendix provides helpful sections on Tibetan numbers, dates, telling time, festivals, religious terms, and an extensive vocabulary list.

To help you learn how to pronounce Tibetan words correctly, mp3 files of Yanki Tshering reading Tibetan text found in Learning Practical Tibetan are available for download at this link: http://www.shambhala.com/learning-practical-tibetan.html
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    202 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Snow Lion
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1998
  5. Dimensions
    5.99 x 0.6 x 8.93 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1559390980
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1559390989
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Yanki Tshering studied modern Tibetan at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal, and taught at the Experiment in International Living. -- Tshering, Yanki

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A revised version of Tibetan Phrasebook. Many students have expressed that this book and tapes are a wonderful language tool and much more than a phrasebook. So we expanded the Tibetan Phrasebook into a larger format and included the Tibetan script in addition to the phonetic system to make it useful as a practical Tibetan language study tool. It begins by introducing both a phonetic system and a simple yet complete grammar. In addition to containing phrases and dialogues, each chapter is preceded by useful information, vocabulary, and some pointers about Tibetan customs and etiquette. The appendices include these helpful sections: numbers, dates, days and time, dates of festivals, religious and monastic vocabulary and a general vocabulary.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Snow Lion; Revised and Expanded Edition (January 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1559390980
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1559390989
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.99 x 0.6 x 8.93 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 42 ratings

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Roseanne Freese
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Guide to Basic Tibetan
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I am using some 6 different books to teach myself Tibetan and this is the best all around practical one. The authors have a very good understanding of what are the most important things people want to communicate, from greeting people and enjoying food to visiting temples and seeing the doctor. The grammar explanations are very clear, the fonts and layouts easy to read, and there are lots of great practice examples. While it is correct the book doesn't cover tones, Tibetans will get what you mean if you get the consonants and vowels right. I have travelled all over outer Tibet and speak 2 tonal languages (Mandarin and Vietnamese) and this book does the job. Other works focus on grammar, or writing, or religious terminology and should be used to supplement. That said, the writers did the best job of explaining Tibetan spelling rules (harder than English) of all the books I've used. And the book is easy to carry and inexpensive. Depo! Be well!
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Alvin Truthfinder
5.0 out of 5 stars this book is easy to understand and to work with
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
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Clear and concise. Whether it is the grammar, or the phrases, this book is easy to understand and to work with. Bloomfield gives you the information you need, without making you learn the writing system first, and he tells you what you must know about honorifics and customs in order to not offend anyone.

A thoughtfully written book by someone who cares about the Tibetan people.
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Rowan
5.0 out of 5 stars Tibetan learning
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Extremely helpful and learning is made fun
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fine.
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Fine.
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April Joines
5.0 out of 5 stars Learning Practical Tibetan
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I like this book, it is practical like the name says and very easy to understand, I enjoyed reading this book and learning Tibetan and like it's simplicity and easy to understand!
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Johanna M. Lane
5.0 out of 5 stars Great service. This book is in wonderful condition
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2015
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Great service. This book is in wonderful condition. Thanks!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Good great awesome
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good book
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Danh Nguyen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 2, 2015
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It's a great book to start with!
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Pascale S.
5.0 out of 5 stars So far the best book to learn Tibetan
Reviewed in France on March 30, 2016
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Well structured. Easy to understand. Student friendly book. I looked at several others, which were far more expensive, and this one is truly IT!
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3.0 out of 5 stars I must be lazy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2010
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well, I got going with it, and the going got tough, so I left it
just remembered a few of the key words, so decided I must be a lazy sod
that I couldnt keep it up...
its to be hoped I never go to tibet because Id not be able to keep up with the language.... maybe Id take the book with me and give it to some tourist that would have the staying power I lack
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