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Contents of Thai 1

Contents for:   Thai 2


Table of Contents, Volume 1

 
Preface iii
Introductory Section iii
Introduction x
Organization and Use of This Course xi
Instructions to the Student on Use of Programmed Introduction to Thai Phonology xiv
Programmed Introduction to Thai Phonology xvi
Reference Chart of Special Symbols Used in Thai Basic Course xxxvii
   
LESSON 1  
Basic Dialog 1
Notes on the Basic Dialog 1
Grammar Notes: 2
   1  The Personal Pronouns 2
   2  Word Order in the Sentence 2
   3  The Question Word rŷy 2
   4  Final Polite Particles 2
Drills 3
Exercises 5
Vocabulary 6
   
LESSON 2  
Basic Dialog 7
Notes on the Basic Dialog 8
Grammar Notes: 8
   1  The Question Word araj 8
   2  Use of châj máj ? in Confirmation 9
   3  Use of mâj châj in Disagreement 9
   4  Responding to Questions with rŷy 10
Drills 10
Exercises 16
Vocabulary 17
Classroom Expressions 19
   
LESSON 3  
Basic Dialog 20
Notes on the Basic Dialog 21
Grammar Notes: 21
   1  Stative Verbs 21
   2  Omission of the Subject 21
   3  Negation of the Verb 21
   4  Use of the Question Word máj 22
   5  'Plurality' in the Noun 22
   6  jáa in Negative Request 22
   7  nîi, nân, nôon in Verbless Sentences 22
   8  rŷy in Negative Questions 22
Drills 23
Exercises 32
Vocabulary 33
   
LESSON 4  
Basic Dialog 35
Grammar Notes: 36
   1  Use of Unit Classifiers 36
   2  The Classifier Phrase as a Noun Replacement 37
   3  khôon Used to Indicate 'Possession' 37
   4  The Position of khraj in the Sentence 38
   5  How to Express 'Being' 38
Drills 39
Exercises 49
Vocabulary 50
   
LESSON 5  
Basic Dialog 52
Notes on the Basic Dialog 52
Grammar Notes: 56
   1  Ways of Expressing Negation 56
   2  pen jaŋŋaj Meaning 'What is it like to...?' 56
Drills 57
Exercises 60
Vocabulary 62
   
LESSON 6  
Basic Dialog 64
Grammar Notes: 64
   1  caŋ as an Intensifier of Stative Verbs 64
   2  kèŋ with Noun Phrases and Verb Phrases 64
   3  Verbs with Obligatory Complements 65
   4  Terms Used to Refer to People 65
   5  Words RelatIng to Names of Cities and Countries 66
   6  Another Use of khraj 66
Drills 67
Exercises 79
Comprehension Test 80
Vocabulary 82
   
LESSON 7  
Basic Dialog 86
Notes on the Basic Dialog 86
Grammar Notes: 87
   1  khəəj to Indicate Past Experience 87
   2  paj + Place Expressions 87
   3  Lack of Verb Inflection 87
   4  Omission of Subject Pronoun 88
   5  Sentence + dâj to Indicate 'possibility' or 'suitability' 88
   6  Sentence + pen to Indicate 'ability to perform some activity' 88
   7  Use of khəəj + pen / daj 89
Drills 90
Exercises 109
Vocabulary 110
Map of Thailand Showing Some Provinces 113
   
LESSON 8  
Basic Dialog 115
Grammar Notes: 115
   1  Compounds 115
   2  jùu + Place Expressions 118
   3  Responses to thamŋaan araj 118
   4  Difference between paj năj and paj thîinăj 118
Drills 128
Exercises 129
Vocabulary 130
   
   
LESSON 9  
Basic Dialog 135
Grammar Notes: 135
   1  Means of Indicating 'Time' and 'Aspect' of the Verb 135
   2  Function of the Question Words 137
Grammar Drills 139
Exercises 156
Vocabulary 158
   
LESSON 10  
Basic Episode 160
Questions on Basic Episode 160
Drills 161
Exercises 170
Vocabulary 170
   
LESSON 11  
Basic Dialog 171
Grammar Notes: 172
   1  Use of kan to Indicate 'Mutuality' and 'Plurality' 172
   2  araj, khraj, and năj as Indefinite Pronouns 172
   3  Numerals 173
   4  thîi with Included Modifiers or Specifiers 174
   5  ýyn yyn as a Pluralizer 175
Drills 175
Exercises 188
Vocabulary 189
   
LESSON 12  
Basic Dialog 193
Notes on the Basic Dialog 192
Grammar Notes: 193
   1  Ordinal Numbers 193
   2  rÊEk as a Number 193
   3  Ordinal Numbers After Classifiers 194
   4  Expressing 'Age' 194
   5  lÉEw and jaŋ to Express State of an Action 194
   6  jaŋ mâj Versus jaŋ mâj dâj 195
   7  Position of Classifier Phrases Referring to Pronoun Subject 195
Drills 195
Exercises 212
Vocabulary 212
   
LESSON 13  
Basic Dialog 215
Notes on the Basic Dialog 215
Grammar Notes: 216
   1  ìik... ca for Future Time 216
   2  paj as an Indicator of Excess with chaa and rew 216
Drills 217
Exercises 229
Vocabulary 231
   
LESSON 14  
Basic Dialog 233
Grammar Notes: 234
   1  klaj and klâj 234
   2  Extent of Distance Constructions 235
   3  mii Indicating 'Existence' 235
Drills 236
Exercises 254
Vocabulary 254
   
LESSON 15  
Basic Dialog 257
Questions on the Interview 259
Exercises 260
Vocabulary 260
   
LESSON 16  
Basic Dialog 262
Drills 263
Exercises 273
Vocabulary 274
   
LESSON 17  
Basic Dialog 275
Grammar Notes: 275
   1  paj / maa used to Indicate Direction of Motion 276
   2  Prepositions in Compounds 277
Drills 277
Exercises 286
Vocabulary 286
   
LESSON 18  
Basic Dialog 290
Notes on the Basic Dialog 291
Grammar Notes: 291
Sentence Embedding 292
Drills 293
Exercises 306
Vocabulary 308
   
LESSON 19  
Basic Dialog 310
Grammar Drills 310
Exercises 317
Vocabulary 318
   
LESSON 20  
Basic Episode 319
Questions on the Basic Episode 320
Exercises 322
Vocabulary 323
   
Text Glossary G-1