Thai for parents, too! Found this book on fellow blogger Becca's site and ordered right away. This is EXACTLY the sort of thing I have been searching for all year! Just came in the mail today and I can not tell you how happy I am with this! It contains every word you could think of to communicate with your child. There are both Thai and Caucasian characters and cute illustrations for each scenario - like family visits, celebrations, kitchen, bathroom,...even clothing! Some hilarious words in there too like dog poo and booger (with illustrations, LOL) that keep the book fun and silly for the young reader.
I think it's a GREAT way for Jeff and I to learn a lot of words especially associated with children and will help us communicate with Ruby in the beginning. Also a terrific tool for teaching her the language later. I like that the pages show a bit of Thai life and culture, too. Oh, and it comes with a CD. Haven't listened to it yet, but I am guessing it helps you with getting the right tone for each word. There is a little reference page in the front of the book that easily explains the way each letter or vowel sounds, too. Very, very cool! So excited to learn this stuff for my baby!
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME MUST-BUY BOOK! (No, I don't work for the publisher, but I liked it so much I wrote and thanked them today!) You can pick up Thai for Kids at Amazon.com.
Well, what are you waiting for? Get shopping!
5 comments:
AWESOME!! I've been looking for something like this for ages but hadn't found anything. I can't wait to order it.
Saw this on Becca's blog but hadn't ordered it yet. You convinced me! Unfortunately with two dogs and a small backyard, well, there are just some words we should learn.
I ordered this the other day, after you posted about it on the Thailand Adopt group! Sounds like it will be wonderful! Our whole family will enjoy it! Thanks for passing it along!! :)
I'm on my way to it right now! I saw on the boards the other day and looked at it then, but now i need to get my hiney in gear and get it! thanks, jen! you're so resourceful!
Yeah! We finally got ours in the mail yesterday, and I am equally excited! Our daughter loves looking through the book and asking me to say different words in Thai. Hopefully they'll come out with a second volume. Will keep my eyes open!
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