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Author Samuels, Jonathan, author

Title Colloquial Tibetan : the complete course for beginners / Jonathan Samuels
Published London : Routledge, 2014
©2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series The colloquial series
Colloquial series
Contents ""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Pronunciation and the alphabet: basic sounds and symbols""; ""1 Syllables, letter combinations and words""; ""2 Hello. Are you well?""; ""3 Where are you from?""; ""4 Where is Tashi?""; ""5 At the guesthouse""; ""6 Likes and dislikes""; ""7 Banter at the teahouse""; ""8 At what time? (Making arrangements)""; ""9 Food and restaurants""; ""10 Shopping""; ""11 Aren't you well?""; ""12 Travel""; ""13 What did he say?""; ""14 Respectfully""
""15 From another perspective . . .""""Grammar section""; ""Key to exercises""; ""Translations of dialogues (Units 8-15)""; ""Tibetan-English glossary""; ""English-Tibetan glossary""; ""Index""
Summary Colloquial Tibetan provides a step-by-step course in Central Tibetan as it is spoken by native speakers. Combining a thorough treatment of the language as it is used in everyday situations with an accurate written representation of this spoken form, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Tibetan in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include:progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skillsphonetic transliteration of the Tibetan script throughout the course to a
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English and Tibetan
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 20, 2015)
Subject Tibetan language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English
Tibetan language -- Grammar
Tibetan language -- Self-instruction
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Southeast Asian Languages.
Tibetan language
Tibetan language -- Grammar
Genre/Form Self-instruction
Textbooks
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013012635
ISBN 9781317305804
1317305809
1306973929
9781306973922
9781317305798
1317305795
9781315650036
1315650037
9781317305781
1317305787
9780415595605
0415595606