Translating Buddhism From Tibetan

Joe Wilson's Translating Buddhism From Tibetan (Snow Lion Publications, 1992) is available from Shambhala Publications or Amazon.
Click on the bulleted item to play the associated MP3 file. Narrated by the great Sidney Piburn. Enjoy!

• 01 Introduction
• 02 Alphabet; page 4
• 03 Drill 1; page 9
• 04 Drill 2; page 16
• 05 Chapter 2 Vocabulary; page 16
• 06 Drill 3.1, page 21
• 07 Chapter 3 Vocabulary; page 25
• 08 Chapter 4; page 32 functions of letters
• 09 Chapter 4 Vocabulary; page 31
• 10 Pronunciation changes due to suffixes; pages 39 to 40
• 11 Pronunciation changes due to suffix da
• 12 Pronunciation changes due to suffix sa
• 13 Pronunciation changes due to suffix la
• 14 Pronunciation changes due to suffix na
• 15 Secondary suffixes; page 44
• 16 Drill 5; page 44
• 17 Chapter 5 Vocabulary; pages 49 to 51
• 18 Changes to third column letters; page 55
• 19 Superscribed letters; page 56
• 20 sa Superscripted; page 57
• 21 Prefixes; bottom page 58
• 22 More examples; top of page 60
• 23 Special cases; page 60
• 24 Drill 6; page 62
• 25 Chapter 6 Vocabulary; page 67
• 26 Examples of subscribed ya; page 70
• 27 ya subscribed to row 4 consonants
• 28 Drill 7-1; page 71
• 29 Drill 7-2; page 72
• 30 Special case of the subscribed ya
• 31 Drill 7-3; page 74
• 32 Drill 7-4; page 76
• 33 Rules for finding the root letter; page 77
• 34 Drill 7-5; page 80
• 35 Chapter 7 Vocabulary; page 86
• 36 Exceptions to Pronunciation Rules; Page 90
• 37 Drill 8-1; page 95
• 38 Tibetan Numbers; page 100
• 39 Drill 8-2; page 101
• 40 Chapter 8; Vocabulary page 101
• 41 Examples of Case Particles; page 121
• 42 Examples of Verb Syntax; page 126
• 43 Examples of Subjects; page 128
• 44 Drill 9-2; page 131
• 45 Drill 9-3; page 135
• 46 Chapter 9 Vocabulary; page 148
• 47 Science of Dots; page 161
• 48 Nouns in a List; page 165
• 49 Generic Suffix Syllables; page 168

Bill's Fluent Tibetan: Drills on the Alphabet

William Magee and Elizabeth Napper, Fluent Tibetan (Snow Lion Publications, 1992) is available from Shambhala Publications or Amazon.
Click on the bulleted item to play the associated MP3 file. These drills do not include answers.

• FluentTibetan_Unit01_01intro.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill001.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill002.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill003.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill004.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill005.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill006.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill007.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill008.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill009.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill010.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill011.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill012.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill013.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill014.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill015.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill016.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill017.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill018.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill019.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill020.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill021.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill022.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill023.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill024.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill025.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill026.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill027.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill028.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill029.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill030.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill031.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill032.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill033.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill034.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill035.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill036.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill040.mp3
• FluentTibetan_Unit01_drill041.mp3