Comments on: Picture Phrase Books: For When They Can’t Speak Thai

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:37:02 +0000

Driving people crazy with photos is what I do too! My Thai teacher really gets into it with me when I drag out a photo filled computer. Like you, I have so many questions and they are easier described via photos.

But now what I need is a larger hard drive.

By: Talen

Talen — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:52:35 +0000

Excellent post. Pictures are a great way to learn new words and the big reason Rosetta Stone has done so well. I find out new words a lot by using the pictures I take and driving the girlfriend crazy with questions about them.

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By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:06:04 +0000

Amy, when I went looking for phrase books I found a whole heap of interesting books, with the picture books being amongst them. Some are quite old fashioned (small photos) and some quite modern-grand.

And I guess I should scan in some inner pages so you can see what they look like… (next week :-)

Catherines last blog post..Pictures: When They Can’t Speak Thai…

By: Amy Praphantanathorn

Amy Praphantanathorn — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:46:14 +0000

I’d never even heard of picture dictionaries such as these until I read your post, Cat! They’re really neat looking and I imagine that if you know SOME Thai to supplement the pictures, your communication ought to be effective.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:55:09 +0000

Martyn, I was surprised at just how good ‘Me No Speak’ is. It not only has easy graphics, but Thai along with English.

One thing I found in MNS is a phrase you can’t go wrong with – ‘I’ll have what they are having’.

I mean, how many times have you needed to say that in a country where you don’t speak any of the language?

If I head out to Italy this year, I’ll order the Italian version for my trip.

By: Martyn

Martyn — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:42:57 +0000

Graphics, pictures and photographs seem a quite logical way to learn a foreign language. My only doubts would be the lack of word volume and perhaps an inability to get around the finer points (grammar etc) of learning a language. A picture paints a thousand words but in this case maybe not. All in all I would say these picture language books are a good start on the road to learning a new lingo.

Martyns last blog post..April 09 Review