Thai Phrase Books

Awhile back I reviewed most every Thai phrase book I could find at the time. You can see the results in the series below:

This article was originally posted on WomenLearnThai.com.

Not everyone wants to slog through reviews. Well, that’s my thinking anyway. So what I’ve done is strip the series down to the bare basics.

Thai language phrase books…

The full review is here: Thai Language Phrase Books: A Mega Review

Berlitz Thai Travel Pack
Author: Berlitz Publishing
Date: 2004
Pages: 192
Size: 5-6/8 x 4-1/8 x 1/2″
Sound files: CD
Estimated phrases: 2000+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Thai-Transliteration 2000+ word vocabulary

Collins Thai Phrasebook CD Pack
Author: Collins UK
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Date: May 2008
Pages: 256
Size: 4-5/8 x 3-1/4 x 1/2″
Sound files: 1 CD
Estimated phrases: 1000+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Thai-Transliteration / Thai-Transliteration-English, 1500+ word vocabulary

Easy Thai (out of print – waiting)
Author: Assistant Professor Boonjira Thungsuk and Professor Dr. Cholticha Bamroongraks
Publisher: Book Promotion and Service Co., Ltd
Date: 2006
Pages: 238
Size: 5-1/2 x 4 x 1/2″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 700+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Transliteration-Thai 1500+ word vocabulary

English-Thai Phrase Book with CD
Author: Bangkok Book House
Publisher: Bangkok Book House
Date: 2007
Pages: 144
Size: 6-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2/8″
Sound files: 2 CDs
Estimated phrases: 500+
Transliteration: ก=k, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Transliteration-Thai 1000+ word vocabulary

English-Thai Pocket Book
Author: Bangkok Book House
Publisher: Bangkok Book House
Date: 2008 (5th edition)
Pages: 194
Size: 6 x 4-1/8 x 1/2″
Sound files: 2 CDs
Estimated phrases: 400+
Transliteration: ก=k, จ=j
Dictionary: No (but there is an index)

Hide This Thai Phrase Book (out of print – waiting)
Author: APA Publications
Publisher: APA Publications
Date: Sept 2008
Pages: 129
Size: 5-7/8 x 4 x 3/8″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 1000+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: Transliteration-English, English-Transliteration

Eyewitness Thai Phrase Book
Authors: David Smyth, Somsong Smyth
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Date: April 2003
Pages: 128
Size: 5-5/8 x 4 x 1/4 inches
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 400+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Transliteration-Thai 1000+ word vocabulary

Practical Thai 15th Edition
Author: Suraphong Kanchananago
Publisher: APA-C
Date: 2008 (15th edition)
Pages: 320
Size: 5-5/8 x 4-1/4 x 5/8″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 2000+
Transliteration: ก=k, จ=ch
Dictionary: English-Thai 2000+ word vocabulary

Thai for Travellers
Author: Suraphong Kanchananaga
Publisher: Asia Books
Date: 2008 (12th printing)
Pages: 309
Size: 5-5/8 x 4-1/8 x 1/2″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 1000+
Transliteration: ก=k, จ=ch
Dictionary: English-Transliteration-Thai 1000+ word vocabulary

Thai for Travellers with CD
Author: Benjawan Poomsan Becker
Publisher: Paiboon Publishing
Date: 2006
Pages: 182
Size: 5-1/2 x 4 x 3/8″
Sound files: CD
Estimated phrases: 550+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: No

Thai in Your Pocket
Author: Globetrotter
Publisher: Asia Books
Date: 2009
Pages: 193
Size: 5-3/4 x 3-7/8 x 3/8″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 600+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Thai-Transliteration / Transliteration-Thai-English 3000+ word vocabulary

Thai: Lonely Planet Phrasebook
Author: Bruce Evans, Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Date: 2008 (6th edition)
Pages: 258
Size: 5-1/2 x 3-3/4 x 1/2″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 2000+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Thai-Transliteration / Thai-Transliteration-English with 2000+ word vocabulary

Thai Love Talk: In Search of Love and Romance
Author: Kaewmala
Publisher: Heaven Lake Press
Date: 2013
Pages: 392
Size: Kindle.
Sound files: No
Dictionary: No
Estimated phrases: 1,000

Thai Phrase Book with Tones
Author: Aaron Handel
Publisher: Tiger Press
Date: 2007
Pages: 155
Size: 4 x 5-5/8 x 3/8″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 200+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: No

Thai Without Tears (a classic)
Author: Denis Segaller
Publisher: Books & Magazine Distributors (Thailand) Co., Ltd
Date: 2002 (2nd edition)
Pages: 362
Size: 5-1/2 x 4 x 1″
Sound files: No
Estimated phrases: 300+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Transliteration-Thai 1300+ word vocabulary, Thai-English 1000+ word vocabulary

The Rough Guide to Thai Dictionary Phrasebook
Author: Lexus, David Smyth, Somsong Smyth
Publisher: Rough Guides; Blg Upd edition
Date: 2006 (2nd edition)
Pages: 288
Size: 5-5/8 x 4-1/8 x 1/2″
Estimated phrases: 1000+
Transliteration: ก=g, จ=j
Dictionary: English-Transliteration-Thai 2000+ word vocabulary, Transliteration-English 2000+ word vocabulary

Thai phrase books with a twist…

The full review is here: Thai Phrase Books with a Twist

Bua Luang Phrase HandBook
Author: Samorn Chaiyana
Publisher: Bua Luang Pub. Co.
Date: 2003 Third Edition
Pages: 397
Size: 7-1/2 x 5-1/8 x 1″
Sound files: No
Dictionary: No
Estimated phrases: 2000+

Instant Thai: How to express 1,000 different ideas with just 100 key words and phrases.
Author: Stuart Robson and Prateep Changchit
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date: July 15, 2007
Pages: 160
Size: 6 x 4 x 1/2″
Sound files: No
Dictionary: English-Thai 550+ word vocabulary
Estimated phrases: 1000+

Thai Fetch-a-Phrase
Author: Jonathan Smith
Publisher: Fetch-a-Phrase
Date: 2005
Pages: 1 folded sheet
Size: 8-1/4 x 4-1/2
Sound files: No
Dictionary: English-Transliteration 600+ word vocabulary
Estimated phrases: Difficult to tell

Picture phrase books: for when they can’t speak Thai…

ICOON – global picture dictionary
Author: AMBERDESIGN
Publisher: AMBERPRESS
Date: 2008
Pages: 95
Size: 4-1/2 x 6-1/4 x 1/4

Me No Speak
Author: Cheryn Flanagan, Benjamin Kolowich
Publisher: Me No Speak
Date: 2008
Pages: 93
Size: 4-7/8 x 3-3/8 x 1/4″

Point It: Traveller’s Language Kit
Author: Dieter Graf
Publisher: Graf Editions
Date: 2003 Tenth Edition
Pages: 64
Size: 3-3/4 x 5-1/8 x 1/8″