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Tuttle Pocket Thai Dictionary is the most up-to-date Thai pocket dictionary available. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Thai words and expressions, including the latest Internet and social media vocabulary.
This dictionary is specifically designed to meet the needs of English speakers who are studying or using Thai on a daily basis. It contains over 15,000 entries including all the vocabulary (in both directions) needed for everyday...
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Essential Mandarin Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Mandarin grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students.
Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sentences and exercises with an answer key, this book provides a detailed introduction to the unique grammar structures of the Mandarin language.
Ideal for any student who is interested in taking their skills to the next level, this book makes...
2903) Opening Your Presence
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Is the first impression you make the best impression you can make? We all deliver presentations every day. Whether it's a formal presentation, like representing your company at a conference, or an informal one, like ordering a café latte from the barista, you are presenting yourself for others to see, hear, and hopefully, accept. In each setting, you have a sincere desire to be seen and heard. With candor, grace and humor, Greta Muller taps into...
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"The Japanese government may someday recognize-as it ought to-Tuttle's contribution to creating an intelligent interest in Japan among the English-reading public, and deepening understanding of Japanese overseas-STRONG>Hokubei Mainichi (San Francisco)
Awarded the 1969 Prize for the Society of the Promotion of International Cultural Relations, this is the most comprehensive Japanese book of its kind. Containing Japanese-English and English-Japanese...
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Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook is a new beginner Mandarin Chinese course which enables you to quickly learn the basics of the language. The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week of class instruction over one academic year. Students will need another 2-3 hours of outside practice and review for every hour of class time, using the materials in the accompanying Elementary Mandarin Chinese Workbook.
These books can also...
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This handy Thai Dictionary allows you to look up words quickly and easily-and be understood while speaking. The Periplus Pocket Thai Dictionary is a handy pocket-sized dictionary designed for travelers, business people and beginning Thai language students. It contains all the most common Thai vocabulary you will need. This new edition has been extensively revised and expanded to include over 12,000 entries. Features of this Thai dictionary include:...
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How many times have you had the unsettling experience of being treated as a troublemaker as soon as you question or raise an objection to a school policy, a textbook, a course of study, a new county regulation, or a community proposal? Every day, attendees of conferences, community forums, PTA meetings, and board meetings are made to feel uncomfortable and occasionally foolish by the person or persons leading the meeting. The speakers, moderators,...
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, there's no more valuable tool for mastering the Indonesian language than the Tuttle Indonesian Picture Dictionary. Covering more than 1,500 commonly-used Indonesian words and phrases, author Linda Hibbs provides the Indonesian script along with the words' English definitions in a highly engaging visual way that makes learning a snap. Words are grouped into 38 themes or topics, each containing 35-45 words and...
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This handy Mandarin dictionary allows you to look up words quickly and easily-and be understood while speaking. The Periplus Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is a pocket-sized dictionary designed for travelers, business people and beginning Chinese language students. It contains all the most common Chinese vocabulary you will need. This new edition has been extensively revised and expanded to include over 12,000 entries. A reference guide to the...
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Making Out in Indonesian Phrasebook & Dictionary is a fun and accessible guide to Indonesian as it's spoken in real life. Freshly written by Tim Hannigan, whose features and travel articles appear regularly in newspapers and magazines in Indonesia and beyond, this is your guide to modern spoken Indonesian as it is used in everyday interactions in Indonesian today-including many colorful, catchy expressions, Jakarta slang and informal phrases not found...
2911) Indonesian for Beginners
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Selamat datang! Welcome to the Indonesian language, people, culture and nation! By completing the 12 lessons in Indonesian for Beginners, you will learn not only to understand, speak, read and write basic Indonesian, but also about many vital aspects of Indonesia's amazingly diverse culture, and about the people and places in its 17,000 islands. This course provides a gateway to understanding the language and the country and helps you to apply what...
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A complete beginning-level course for spoken Mandarin Chinese designed to have you talking quickly and accurately! The Basic Mandarin Chinese series offers a complete introductory Chinese language course specifically designed for native English speakers. These books teach spoken and written Chinese separately, allowing you to focus on the area most important to you, and to learn the spoken and written forms of Chinese at different speeds depending...
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This is a concise and user–friendly book for learning polite spoken Japanese or written Japanese. Respect language—the special style of polite spoken or written Japanese—is involved almost every exchange of Japanese between one person and another, including the simplest phrases of greeting. An understanding of its forms is therefore essential to any serious student of the Japanese language. This programmed course is carefully designed...
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Mini Japanese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Japanese pocket dictionary available.
This dictionary is completely up-to-date with the latest vocabulary for IT, smartphones and social media. It is the perfect dictionary to take with you when you travel to Japan for any reason.
This powerful pocket reference contains the following essential features:
Bidirectional English-Japanese and Japanese-English sections.
Covering over 13,000 essential words,...
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Don't think public speaking is for you? It is-whether you're bracing for a conference talk or a team meeting. Lara Hogan helps you identify your fears and effectively face them, so you can make your way to the stage (big or small). Get clear, practical advice through every step, from choosing a topic and creating a presentation, to gathering and distilling feedback, to event-day prep. You'll feel confident and equipped to step into the spotlight.
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During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, travel and tourism in Scotland changed radically, from a time when there were very few travellers and no provision for those that there were, through to Scotland's emergence as a fully fledged tourist destination with the necessary physical and economic infrastructure. As the experience of travelling in Scotland changed, so too did the ways in which travellers wrote about their experiences. Tourists and...
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A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thai-whether you're 5 or 100!
This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most common and useful Thai words and phrases. Each word is given in Thai script-with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly- and the English meaning.
The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics like meeting someone new and using public transportation to culture-specific...
2918) Think Fast!! A Beginner's Guide to Impromptu Speaking, Clear Thinking, and Concentration Skills
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Think Fast is a guide to learning impromptu speaking skills and improving concentration levels. This is a beginner-friendly book to turn thoughts into ideas and ideas into words. Think fast and adjust to any situation you are presented with.In Think Fast, You Will Learn:The benefits of learning impromptu speaking.How to focus better.The power of daily 1% improvements.Frameworks on how to practice impromptu speaking.How to monitor your progress.Challenges...
2919) Easy Burmese
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Kenneth Wong, a translator, author, and native Burmese speaker who emigrated to the United States, is the ideal guide for travelers who want to master spoken Burmese-fast. Specially designed for beginning learners who have no prior knowledge of the language, Easy Burmese is fully romanized throughout and focused on conversational rather than written Burmese. For a fraction of the cost of expensive language products, this book introduces all the basics...
2920) Mini Thai Dictionary
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It's never a good idea to be overly–reliant on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this excellent Thai dictionary. Tuttle's Mini Thai Dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Thailand or as a language study reference to learn Thai, Mini Thai Dictionary is an essential tool for speaking Thai. It's...
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