This is the revised, expanded, and updated version of their Tibetan Phrasebook which was published in 1987. From looking for a room, to visiting a monastery, or bargaining for a bus seat, this new version will make immediate communication with Tibetans, either in Asia or in the west, fun and possible. Suitable for beginners as well as for students familiar with the Tibetan language.
Begins with simple but complete grammar so that you can immediately begin to form your own sentences, Using both Tibetan script and an easy-to-understand phonetic system, the book then presents useful vocabulary. phrases, and dialogues related to situations you might encounter with Tibetans: eating in restaurants, shopping speaking to monks, traveling with pilgrims, or visiting a Tibetan doctor. The appendix provides helpful sections on Tibetan numbers, dates, telling time, festivals, religious terms, and an extensive vocabulary.

Learning Practical Tibetan, Bloomfield & Yanki Tshering, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 202 pp., $24.95

Andrew Bloomfield graduated from the University of Arizona in Oriental Studies and recently spent several years living and studying with Tibetans in Nepal.

Yanki Tshering studied modern Tibetan in Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal, and taught at the Experiment in International Living