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    12 Selamats and 101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian
    12 Selamats and 101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian
    12 Selamats and 101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian
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    12 Selamats and 101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian

    By Jay Walken

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    Planning to visit Thailand, Indonesia, or Cambodia or already there but feeling bewildered?

    This occasionally playful and humorous, non-politically correct, totally subjective book for non-uptight, open-minded readers, offers the author's phonetic transcriptions of local-language equivalents for 120 English words, at least 101 of which are "vital." It will also help you see connections between words from three of the most exciting, beautiful, and increasingly important languages spoken in three dynamic societies (also, the Malaysian language is 98% similar to Indonesian). This list could also be an intellectually stimulating exercise for connoisseurs of language. Most of these words are carefully chosen so as not to waste your time or compel you to wade through a huge dictionary. Note that there are many Cambodian workers in Thailand, and some Thais from border districts can speak a bit of Cambodian. Occasional comments give context to the words.

    The author has lived for between eighteen months and four years in each of these countries, and understands that learning languages is not an easy task, but it is often important and may be life-saving!

    Search Terms: politically incorrect, Cambodian Language, Indonesian language, Thai Language, Foreign Language Study, Humorous Language Guide, Travel aids

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJay Walken
    Release dateNov 28, 2017
    ISBN9781005988340
    12 Selamats and 101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian

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      12 Selamats and 101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian - Jay Walken

      12 Selamats and 101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian

      Jay Walken

      Copyright © 2014, 2017 Jay Walken

      All Rights Are Reserved.

      No part of this book may be used, reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Limits of Liability / Disclaimer of Warranty:

      The Publisher and Author have used their best efforts in preparing this book. The Publisher and Author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

      Published in the U.S.A. by Jay Walken

      Table of Contents

      Author’s Disclaimer

      Preface

      How to Use This Book: Suggested Strategies

      101 Essential Words of Thai, Indonesian, and Cambodian

      A Brief Pronunciation Key

      Pronouns

      A-Z List of Important or Common Words

      Simple Random Food Words in Three Languages

      Beautiful or Funny Indonesian and Thai Words

      The Twelve Selamats

      Acknowledgments

      Author’s Disclaimer

      Google Translate and other authoritative books are useful tools, however this bookchooses 101 essential words in each of 3 languagesand explains them with occasionalhumor, playfulness, and context.This is anon-authoritative andsupplementaryaidin the process of learning a few useful words one or more of these languages. Thai is a complex, tonal language, and this book cannot substitute for listening to a real speaker or teacher, or even to Google Translate.

      This book is

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