Introduction	ix
PART ONE   -  Grammar	1
Tibetan Script	4
Sample of Tibetan Book
Lesson I	5
The Thirty Letters of the Alphabet. The Vowel Signs. Superfixed and Subfixed Letters. Prefixed and Suffixed Letters Punctuation. Sample Reading
Lesson II	11
General Information to Linguistic Structure of Tibetan, Word Order. Nominal Particles. Special Functions of Nominal Particles
Lesson III	17
Demonstrative Pronouns. Fianl Particles - Statements, Questions & Commands
Lesson IV	21
Introduction to Case Particles. Genitive Particles - kyi etc. Plural Particles
Lesson V	27
Instrumental Praticles - kyis et. Emphatic Particle - ni
Lesson VI	33
Direct & Indirect Objects of Verbs. The Oblique Particle - la. Vocative
Lesson VII	39
The Verb. The Use of Verbal Stems. Negation
Lesson VIII	47
Locative Particle- na. The Conjunctive Particle - dang. Possessives - can, bcas pa, ldan pa. The Concessive Particle - kyang
Lesson IX	55
The Ablative & Prolative Particles - las & nas. Uses of las. Uses of nas. Comparison. The Semi-final Particles - te etc.
Lesson X	63
Particle of General Subordination - tu etc. Uses of tu. Modal Adverbs and Sanskrit Verbal Prefixes. Use of tu etc. for the Infinitive.
Lesson XI	73
Use of Particles with Verbs and Verbal Nouns. The Coordinating Particle - cing etc.
Lesson XII	81
Personal Pronouns. Interrogative Pronouns. Relative Pronouns. Indefinite Particle and Indefinite Pronouns. Honorific and Respectful Forms.
Lesson XIII	92
Verbal Auxilliaries - yin, yod, 'gyur, byed, mod, bzhin, zin etc.
Lesson XIV	102
Numbers. Diminuitive Particles. Intensive Particles. Word Formation. Notes on Tibetan Verse.
Lesson XV	114
The Structure of Tibetan Verbs. Morphological Prefixes & Suffixes. Verb Tables.
PART TWO - READINGS	129
Key to Exercises & Sample Translations	152
Tibetan-English Glossary	168