Making Out in Thai

Most Thai programs completely neglect slang. The phrases and terms in this book are not useful on their own, but when added to a comprehensive program, they are indispensable. If you think the title indicates that this product will help you get lucky, you are missing the point altogether.

This is a phrase book for people who go to Thailand to do what most people go to Thailand to do. It covers a wide range of social situations from "What's up?" to "Do you have a condom?" Please do not think this a just a bunch of crude and rude phrases tell to Mr. or Mrs. Right now. It is more than that. It shares with us the those special sweet nothings that Thais tell the people they love. While it does contain some off color remarks, this is not the focal point of the phrase book. Moreover, those comments (when it is not obvious) are clearly marked as being vulgar-- so you won't accidentally use it with the wrong company. Whether you are making small talk, telling time, making friends, going out, or just spending time with the one you love-- this book will come in handy to fill in the voids left by other phrase books. P.S. The revised version has the phrases written in Romanized Thai with tone marks and real Thai fonts, so the Thais can read what you are trying to say. 3.5 stars

This book is very handy in getting a smile from Thai's. The ladies appreciate that you try to speak the language! I wouldn't reccommend this for a person seriously attempting to learn the language...afterall it is not a coursebook, but it is a good supplemental to have. This is a great communication starter and will teach you some interesting things to help during a vacation (nightlife, foods, shopping, etc.) This book can help you learn those words that most liberal coursebooks see as Taboo. Overall a decent book. Glad I bought it.

I have been learning Thai from numerous books and Tape sources for over two years (with limited success). Without living there it is difficult to pickup direct slang, colourful or romantic language, however this book provides many of the missing words and phrases that the young at heart really need. Although lack of tone marks is a major handicap... once corrected by locals the book provides more than enough to deal with all aspects of daily life. In fact my young Thai friend just kept my copy so she could obtain the English wording!