A Workbook on Tibetan Pronunciation (Intermediate Level)

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This small book of Tibetan conversational drills has been compiled from the materials of an intensive class in the central Tibetan dialect, organized in 1985 by Prof. Kenneth Lieberman in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A... This class was taught daily for three weeks to a group of sixteen enthusiastic students.

Although my name appears on the book, in fact it was Prof. Lieberman who was responsible for compiling it, giving up his precious time during 1986 to do so. Working with a wish to benefit others and without regard for his time, he has accomplished his intention. I feel that I and other Tibetans can learn something from his approach.

This work is an attempt to facilitate the language learning process of students trying to cope with a foreign language and relies upon a scientific approach to language learning.

The intensive course in conversational Tibetan given by Ngawartgthondup Narkyid in Eugene during the summer of 1985 contained a wealth of information about how to hear spoken Tibetan and presents information that is not available in most Tibetan language textbooks. Students are referred to Ngawangthondup Narkyid’s Three Studg Tools (third edition), published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India, which may be used as a companion volume.

This workbook provides extensive aural drill for the purpose of training the student’s ear to recognize standard Tibetan pronunciation. For this reason, one must use the book along with its accompanying tape, recorded by Ngawangthondup Narkyid at the University of Oregon.