{"product_id":"the-tibetan-phrasebook-paperback","title":"The Tibetan Phrasebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChaksham Tsering\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRingzin Dorje\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGabzang Tseten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tibetan Phrasebook\u003c\/em\u003e is a phrasebook of colloquial Amdo Tibetan.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is geared towards preparing students of Amdo Tibetan to be conversational in the field of study, allowing students to pronounce and understand the phonemically complex language. The \u003cem\u003ePhrasebook\u003c\/em\u003e should be used with the accompanying audio transcript, available for free on \u003cem\u003eThe Tibetan Phrasebook\u003c\/em\u003e website. Unlike many other manuals of Amdo Tibetan, the emphasis therein is not on the classical didactic grammatical approach, but the practical acquisition of the colloquial language.The \u003cem\u003ePhrasebook\u003c\/em\u003e also allows students to practice reading the two most widely utilized scripts of Tibetan: the \"headed\" script used mostly in print, and the \"headless\" script, typically used in handwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePhrasebook\u003c\/em\u003e has eight different scenarios common to tourists, students, and researchers of Tibetan regions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroducing Oneself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEating and Drinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisiting a Tibetan Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraveling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the Market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the Phone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the Clinic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll eight scenarios are dialogues read out-loud by a native Tibetan speaker, followed by a translation by the author, a native English speaker. For best results: listen carefully to the native Tibetan speaker's phrase and repeat as faithfully as possible. The audio is available for free on \u003cem\u003eThe Tibetan Phrasebook\u003c\/em\u003e website. More advanced users can follow along by reading the Tibetan script in either the print or cursive variations. To date, \u003cem\u003eThe Tibetan Phrasebook\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the only English language tools available to learn to read the \"headless\" (UMed) cursive script of Tibetan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEzDean Fassassi is a long-time student of Colloquial Amdo Tibetan. In pursuing his studies of Tibetan Medical Science on the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau, he devised the Phrasebook with friends, native speakers, and co-authors Tsering, Dorje, and Tseten. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia, he's trained in Classical Literary Tibetan, multiple dialects of spoken Tibetan, as well as Mandarin Chinese. He practices Holistic Health at a private clinic in Maryland, where he lives with his wife and two kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713325436991,"sku":"9781732584907","price":116.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/50b1f3b154dadddb1a3cf75a2e55afe8.webp?v=1765064266","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-tibetan-phrasebook-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}