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The Fundamentals of the Thai Language (Fifth Edition) by Stuart Campbell and Chuan Shaweevongs

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The various links you may see on websites to the great book no longer work, but the archive link below should get you to the full online copy
 
 
The Fundamentals of the Thai Language
(Fifth Edition)
by Stuart Campbell and Chuan Shaweevongs
 
 

https://web.archive.org/web/20180821202823/http://www.lyndonhill.com/FunThai/CONTENTS.html

 
 
 
 
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  • 6 months later...

It is also available as a PDF at Scribd. If you sign up for a free 30 day trial with your email address (unfortunately, you will need to provide payment info to start the trial) you will be able to download the file. Then, you can immediately cancel the subscription from your account page, or enjoy the full 30 days of the trial and go from there.

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On 8/1/2022 at 8:49 AM, Bredbury Blue said:

The various links you may see on websites to the great book no longer work, but the archive link below should get you to the full online copy

 

 

The Fundamentals of the Thai Language

(Fifth Edition)

by Stuart Campbell and Chuan Shaweevongs

 

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20180821202823/http://www.lyndonhill.com/FunThai/CONTENTS.html

 

 

 

 

Sent from my Galaxy

 

That link no longer seems to work but this link works:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015001793457&seq=289

  • 2 months later...

It is a book written in the fifties, for people from commerce, from the military, and diplomats. When "Europeans" (the book is from Michigan) were "highly respected" in Thailand.

It naturally assumes that you have servants (plural).

It teaches you to use "tahn" for "you". This is not only wrong, it would not be appreciated by many Thais if you address them as "tahn" (which is pronounced short BTW, even today's textbooks tell you it is long).

Tones are often not marked. That's like a textbook of English not writing the vowels.

'nuff said

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2 hours ago, Hish said:

It is a book written in the fifties, for people from commerce, from the military, and diplomats. When "Europeans" (the book is from Michigan) were "highly respected" in Thailand.

It naturally assumes that you have servants (plural).

It teaches you to use "tahn" for "you". This is not only wrong, it would not be appreciated by many Thais if you address them as "tahn" (which is pronounced short BTW, even today's textbooks tell you it is long).

Tones are often not marked. That's like a textbook of English not writing the vowels.

'nuff said

It is obviously outdated as you point out, but I found it, and i still find it very useful - each to their own.

I used it to learn Thai. Went through it three times using a pencil and eraser. This really helped me but each to his own.

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3 minutes ago, Purdey said:

I used it to learn Thai. Went through it three times using a pencil and eraser. This really helped me but each to his own.

Similar to you, I've been through it twice and still dip in to my battered copy which is always on my desk for use.

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3 hours ago, Hish said:

'nuff said

I can't take any adult's advice seriously if they use expressions like, 'nuff said'.

On 3/10/2026 at 1:40 PM, ColeBOzbourne said:

I can't take any adult's advice seriously if they use expressions like, 'nuff said'.

You do know this is a well known quote?

On 3/10/2026 at 10:24 AM, Hish said:

It is a book written in the fifties, for people from commerce, from the military, and diplomats. When "Europeans" (the book is from Michigan) were "highly respected" in Thailand.

It naturally assumes that you have servants (plural).

It teaches you to use "tahn" for "you". This is not only wrong, it would not be appreciated by many Thais if you address them as "tahn" (which is pronounced short BTW, even today's textbooks tell you it is long).

Tones are often not marked. That's like a textbook of English not writing the vowels.

'nuff said

Yes this absolutely blasphemy to recommend this book.

1 hour ago, Hish said:

You do know this is a well known quote?

1 hour ago, Hish said:

You do know this is a well known quote?

I hear it often. It's not rocket science. Come out from under your rock and google it if you've never heard it before.

1 hour ago, Hish said:

You do know this is a well known quote?

Yes, unfortunately I know. It sounds ridiculous coming from an adult.

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