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Dear Tibetanist,

The Tibetan Phrasebook paperback is here, now available on Amazon. Based on the "New Phrasebook" listed in the menu. It's a 192 page paperback, full-color transcript of the audio available here, on the website. The paperback also includes interesting cultural tidbits specific to Qinghai Province.

The Phrasebook's transcript is written in English and two different Tibetan scripts. This was primarily done to allow those wanting to extend their study of colloquial Amdo Tibetan into reading and writing of the spoken language. These transcripts are an attempt to faithfully reproduce what is said in modern colloquial Amdo dialect, and not phrases of classical literary Tibetan! The emphasis here, even in reading and writing, is to supplement the speaking and listening of colloquial Amdo Tibetan, by seeing what is actually said, and also, to develop rudimentary literacy in the common scripts. Again, this is not a manual of classical Tibetan, yet mastery of any colloquial Tibetan dialect is invaluable to any serious Tibetanist.

A preview of the paperback is available, here:

The Tibetan Phrasebook Paperback [PREVIEW]

The Phrasebook is meant to be used with the audio provided here on the website, in mp3 format. Please download the free audio accompaniment, here:

The Tibetan Phrasebook Audio Accompaniment

Best,

The Tibetan Phrasebook