Complete Nepali with Two Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide (TY: Language Guides)

It's easy to teach yourself Nepali!

Complete Nepali with Two Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Nepali, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Nepali with confidence.

Within each of the 24 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues.You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society.

The accompanying audio CDs include audio exercises--performed by native speakers--that reinforce communicative skills.

Michael Hutt studied for a BA in South Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London from 1976 to 1980, and then for a Ph.D. in Nepali, which was awarded in 1984. Since 1990 he has taught Nepali and Himalayan Studies at SOAS and has published a range of books and articles on Nepali language, literature, art and architecture, politics and history. His most recent work deals with the problem faced by Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees.

Abhi Subedi has an M.A. in literature and Ph.D. in literary theory. He did postgraduate language studies at Edinburgh University. He is a professor of English at Kirtipur, Tribhuvan University. He is a Nepali writer, critic, poet and playwright and has had over a dozen books published.