- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 2nd New edition of Revised edition edition (May 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1740592336
- ISBN-13: 978-1740592338
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 9.4 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,242,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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National Geographic Traveler, September 2006
'Lonely Planet Phrasebooks. Portable, pocket-size, cheap, and available for almost any country you might want to visit...'
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
'Lonely Planet Phrasebooks. Portable, pocket-size, cheap, and available for almost any country you might want to visit...'
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Book Description
A useful guide for travellers in this region; get a handle on Tibetan grammar and pronunciation, find your way around by train, pedicab, taxi or bus, understand local gestures and body language, and read up on festival rites and rituals.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Tibetan Phrasebook (Paperback)
My main objective was learning to speak some Tibetan on a conversational level, and not just a traveler's level. The book teaches the writitng system and enough grammar to be able to correctly speak Tibetan as we speak everyday English. Nothing too deep and technical, but nothing too brief. The small book is absolutely jam-packed with words and phrases. It suits the need of both the traveler and one who wants a basic conversational ability in Tibetan. It's value exceeds the price greatly!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very useful!,
By Jeroen Benda (Culemborg, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Tibetan Phrasebook (Paperback)
I bought this book to get a little understanding of the Tibetan language. I got more than I expected. The phrasebook not only contains the most common phrases, but also a quick overview of the grammar and the alphabet. Since most of the Tibetans don't speak any English (expect cheapy cheapy and last price) I found this book very useful (and the Tibetans who saw me use it thought it was very amusing).In short, it's definitely worth the $...
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tibetan Phrasebook,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Tibetan Phrasebook (Paperback)
Like most of the books in this series, Lonely Planet attempts to offer the best of all worlds and does a fairly consistent job of it. This phrasebook provides some basic background information on the language and its grammar but I have never found their transliteration schemes to be very accurate for the average American English speaker. Within its covers, you will find just about every essential phrase the average traveler could ever hope for. Its compact size and price make it the cheapest foray available into the Tibetan language. The Tibetan script is included throughout for those who are interested in seeing the written word or just want to point out phrases instead of attempting to pronounce them correctly. At less than $6 USD on average, every Tibetan language enthusiast should have a copy of this phrasebook.
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