| Volume 1 | | |
| | Preface | iii |
| | Introductory Section | |
| | Introduction | x |
| | Organization and Use of This Course | xi |
| | Instructions to the Student on Use of Programmed Introduction to Thai Phonology | xiv |
| | Programmed Introduction to Thai Phonology | xvi |
| | Reference Chart of Special Symbols Used in Thai Basic Course | xxxvii |
| Lesson 1. | Basic Dialog | 1 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 1 |
| | Grammar Notes | 2 |
| 1. | The Personal Pronouns | 2 |
| 2. | Word Order in the Sentence | 2 |
| 3. | The Question Word 'ryy' | 2 |
| 4. | Final Polite Particles | 2 |
| | Drills | 3 |
| | Exercises | 5 |
| | Vocabulary | 6 |
| Lesson 2. | Basic Dialog | 7 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 8 |
| | Grammar Notes | 8 |
| 1. | The Question Word 'araj' | 8 |
| 2. | Use of 'chaj maj?' in Confirmation | 9 |
| 3. | Use of 'maj chaj' in Disagreement | 9 |
| 4. | Responding to Questions with 'ryy' | 10 |
| | Drills | 10 |
| | Exercises | 16 |
| | Vocabulary | 17 |
| | Classroom Expressions | 19 |
| Lesson 3. | Basic Dialog | 20 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 21 |
| | Grammar Notes | 21 |
| 1. | Stative Verbs | 21 |
| 2. | Omission of the Subject | 21 |
| 3. | Negation of the Verb | 21 |
| 4. | Use of the Question Word 'maj' | 22 |
| 5. | 'Plurality' in the Noun | 22 |
| 6. | 'jaa' in Negative Request | 22 |
| 7. | 'nii, nan, noon' in Verbless Sentences | 22 |
| 8. | 'ryy' in Negative Questions | 22 |
| | Drills | 23 |
| | Exercises | 32 |
| | Vocabulary | 33 |
| Lesson 4. | Basic Dialog | 35 |
| | Grammar Notes | 36 |
| 1. | Use of Unit Classifiers | 36 |
| 2. | The Classifier Phrase as a Noun Replacement | 37 |
| 3. | 'kh[characters not reproducible]' Used to Indicate 'Possession' | 37 |
| 4. | The Position of 'khraj' in the Sentence | 38 |
| 5. | How to Express 'Being' | 38 |
| | Drills | 39 |
| | Exercises | 49 |
| | Vocabulary | 50 |
| Lesson 5. | Basic Dialog | 52 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 52 |
| | Grammar Notes | 56 |
| 1. | Ways of Expressing Negation | 56 |
| 2. | pen ja[characters not reproducible]aj Meaning 'What is it like to...?' | 56 |
| | Drills | 57 |
| | Exercises | 60 |
| | Vocabulary | 62 |
| Lesson 6. | Basic Dialog | 64 |
| | Grammar Notes | 64 |
| 1. | ca[characters not reproducible] as an Intensifier of Stative Verbs | 64 |
| 2. | ke[characters not reproducible] with Noun Phrases and Verb Phrases | 64 |
| 3. | Verbs with Obligatory Complements | 65 |
| 4. | Terms Used to Refer to People | 65 |
| 5. | Words Relating to Names of Cities and Countries | 66 |
| 6. | Another Use of khraj | 66 |
| | Drills | 67 |
| | Exercises | 79 |
| | Comprehension Test | 80 |
| | Vocabulary | 82 |
| Lesson 7. | Basic Dialog | 86 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 86 |
| | Grammar Notes | 87 |
| 1. | Kh[characters not reproducible]j to Indicate Past Experience | 87 |
| 2. | paj + Place Expressions | 87 |
| 3. | Lack of Verb Inflection | 87 |
| 4. | Omission of Subject Pronoun | 88 |
| 5. | Sentence + daj to Indicate 'possibility' or 'suitability' | 88 |
| 6. | Sentence + pen to Indicate 'ability to perform some activity' | 88 |
| 7. | Use of kh[characters not reproducible]j + pen / daj | 89 |
| | Drills | 90 |
| | Exercises | 109 |
| | Vocabulary | 110 |
| | Map of Thailand Showing Some Provinces | 113 |
| Lesson 8. | Basic Dialog | 115 |
| | Grammar Notes | 115 |
| 1. | Compounds | 115 |
| 2. | juu + Place Expressions | 118 |
| 3. | Responses to tham[characters not reproducible]aan araj | 118 |
| 4. | Difference between paj naj and paj thiinaj | 118 |
| | Drills | 118 |
| | Exercises | 129 |
| | Vocabulary | 130 |
| Lesson 9. | Basic Dialog | 135 |
| | Grammar Notes | 135 |
| 1. | Means of Indicating 'Time' and 'Aspect' of the Verb | 135 |
| 2. | Function of the Question Words | 137 |
| | Grammar Drills | 139 |
| | Exercises | 156 |
| | Vocabulary | 158 |
| Lesson 10. | Basic Episode | 160 |
| | Questions on Basic Episode | 160 |
| | Drills | 161 |
| | Exercise | 170 |
| | Vocabulary | 170 |
| Lesson 11. | Basic Dialog | 171 |
| | Grammar Notes | 172 |
| 1. | Use of kan to Indicate 'Mutuality' and 'Plurality' | 172 |
| 2. | araj, khraj, and naj as Indefinite Pronouns | 172 |
| 3. | Numerals | 173 |
| 4. | thii with Included Modifiers or Specifiers | 174 |
| 5. | yyn yyn as a Pluralizer | 175 |
| | Drills | 175 |
| | Exercises | 188 |
| | Vocabulary | 189 |
| Lesson 12. | Basic Dialog | 191 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 192 |
| | Grammar Notes | 193 |
| 1. | Ordinal Numbers | 193 |
| 2. | r[characters not reproducible]k as a Number | 193 |
| 3. | Ordinal Numbers After Classifiers | 194 |
| 4. | Expressing 'Age' | 194 |
| 5. | l[characters not reproducible]w and ja[characters not reproducible] to Express State of an Action | 194 |
| 6. | ja[characters not reproducible] maj... Versus ja[characters not reproducible] maj daj | 195 |
| 7. | Position of Classifier Phrases Referring to Pronoun Subject | 195 |
| | Drills | 195 |
| | Exercises | 212 |
| | Vocabulary | 212 |
| Lesson 13. | Basic Dialog | 215 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 215 |
| | Grammar Notes | 216 |
| 1. | iik... ca for Future Time | 216 |
| 2. | paj as an Indicator of Excess with chaa and rew | 216 |
| | Drills | 217 |
| | Exercises | 229 |
| | Vocabulary | 231 |
| Lesson 14. | Basic Dialog | 233 |
| | Grammar Notes | 234 |
| 1. | klaj and klaj | 234 |
| 2. | Extent of Distance Constructions | 235 |
| 3. | mii Indicating 'existence' | 235 |
| | Drills | 236 |
| | Exercises | 254 |
| | Vocabulary | 254 |
| Lesson 15. | Basic Dialog | 257 |
| | Questions on the Interview | 259 |
| | Exercises | 260 |
| | Vocabulary | 260 |
| Lesson 16. | Basic Dialog | 262 |
| | Drills | 263 |
| | Exercises | 273 |
| | Vocabulary | 274 |
| Lesson 17. | Basic Dialog | |
| | Grammar Notes | 276 |
| 1. | paj / maa used to Indicate Direction of Motion | 276 |
| 2. | Prepositions in Compounds | 277 |
| | Drills | 277 |
| | Exercises | 286 |
| | Vocabulary | 286 |
| Lesson 18. | Basic Dialog | 290 |
| | Notes on the Basic Dialog | 291 |
| | Grammar Notes | 291 |
| | Sentence Embedding | 291 |
| | Drills | 293 |
| | Exercises | 306 |
| | Vocabulary | 308 |
| Lesson 19. | Basic Dialog | 310 |
| | Grammar Drills | 310 |
| | Exercises | 317 |
| | Vocabulary | 318 |
| Lesson 20. | Basic Episode | 319 |
| | Questions on the Basic Episode | 320 |
| | Exercises | 322 |
| | Vocabulary | 323 |
| | Text Glossary | 1 |