Acknowledgments A Note on the Authors Introduction 1 Part One: Learning to Read and Write Lesson 1: The Syllabary 7 A. The first two lines 8 B. The fourth and fifth lines 10 C. The sixth and seventh lines 10 D. Numbers 1 to 10 11 Lesson 1: Review 12 Lesson 2: Open Vowels 13 A. - ? - ? 13 B. - ?? - ?? 15 C. ? ? ?? 17 D.
? ? ?? 18 E. ? -?? ? - ? - ? 20 F. ?? - ?? ? 22 G. ? - ?? ? - ?? ? - ? 23 H. ?? ? 24 I. ??? ?? ??? 26 Lesson 2: Review 28 Lesson 3: Glottal Stops and Nasals 29 A. -?? 29 B. -? ? 31 C.
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-? ? 42 L. -? ? 44 M. ???, ???, ???, and ??? 45 N. ?? 46 Lesson 3: Review 48 Lesson 4: Consonant Clusters 49 A. ? and ? 49 B. ? 51 C. ? 52 Lesson 4: Review 55 Lesson 5: Miscellaneous Writing Matters 56 A. ? 56 B.
Pali syllables 57 C. Stacked syllables ????????? 58 D. ? 60 E. Names of the syllables ????? 61 F. Names of the diacritics ????? 62 G. Special syllables ????? 62 Lesson 5: Review 65 Appendix I: On Using the Dictionary 66 Part Two: Dialogues Lesson 6: Breakfast 71 Lesson 7: Greetings! 76 Lesson 8: It's Really Hot 80 Lesson 9: I Don't Go Out Much 83 Lesson 10: Going on a Trip 86 Review Lesson 1 89 Lesson 11: In the Palace Compound 91 Lesson 12: I've Come to Order Water 95 Lesson 13: Blood (Part 1) 99 Lesson 14: Blood (Part 2) 103 Lesson 15: A Visit to the Doctor 107 Review Lesson 2 112 Lesson 16: Kinship Connections 114 Lesson 17: Workers Wanted 119 Lesson 18: House for Rent 125 Lesson 19: A Wedding Invitation 130 Lesson 20: Roadside Phone 134 Review Lesson 3 138 Lesson 21: Let's Go Eat 140 Lesson 22: First Year at the University 146 Lesson 23: Lunch Break 152 Lesson 24: A Dinner Invitation 157 Lesson 25: Sold Out 161 Review Lesson 4 167 Lesson 26: Sayings at the Dinner Table 169 Lesson 27: No Longyi, No Entry 174 Lesson 28: Mimi, an Intemperate Sleeper 180 Lesson 29: Damn! Motorcycle Trouble 184 Lesson 30: Who Is an Educated Person? 189 Review Lesson 5 194 Lesson 31: Soccer Fans 196 Lesson 32: Traffic Police 201 Lesson 33: Hotel Reception 207 Lesson 34: Father and Son 211 Lesson 35: An Act of Compassion 215 Review Lesson 6 219 Lesson 36: Thadingyut Festival 221 Lesson 37: The Drunkard 223 Lesson 38: Women's Wiles 225 Lesson 39: Gambling 227 Lesson 40: Husband and Wife 229 Appendix II: On Numbers 232 Appendix III: Months of the Year 235 Comprehensive Vocabulary List.