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		<title>Pod Thai - Maanii I</title>
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		<description>Maanii Book I</description>
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		<itunes:summary>Integrative approach to learning Thai</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:subtitle>Listening Comprehension</itunes:subtitle>
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		<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
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			<title>Lesson 1</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this first lesson is to read ten words in the context of a simple story about a Thai girl named Maanii.   Five consonants:  ก /kɔɔ /, ต /tɔɔ/, ม /mɔɔ/, น /nɔɔ/, and อ /ɔɔ/ as well as two long vowels [in Thai "saah-ra"]:  - า  /aa/ and  -ี  /ii/  are introduced.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 2</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's uncle's ricefield.  This lesson introduces new consonants for visual and audio  discrimination:  ด /dɔɔ/, ง /ŋgɔɔ/, and  ป  /pɔɔ/. Practice saying them aloud and writing them.  The long vowel [saara]  -ู  /uu/ is written under the main consonant.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 3</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The lesson introduces three new consonants: พ /phɔɔ/,  ร /rɔɔ/, and  ห /hɔ̌ɔ/.   The long vowel [saara] โ- /oo/ is written to the left of the main consonant.  [Later you will see that a short medial โ-ะ /o/ is never written; it is implied.  For example, milk; breast; /nom/ = นม.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 4</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This lesson introduces five new consonants: จ /cɔɔ/,  ช /chɔɔ/, ส /sɔ̌ɔ/, ท /thɔɔ/, and ว /wɔɔ/.  The short vowel /ay/ has two written forms ใ- and ไ- and is written to the left of the main consonant.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 5</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This lesson introduces two High Class consonants: ข /khɔɔ/, and ถ /thɔɔ/. The lesson also introduces two short vowels: - ะ /aʔ/ and เ - า /ʔaw/.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lesson 6</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This lesson introduces Middle Class  บ  /bɔɔ/ and Low Class consonant  ย  /yɔɔ/.  Two short vowels: -ำ /am/ and  เ-  /ee/ are also introduced.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 7</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The consonant introduced in this lesson is ล  / lɔɔ / as well as three long vowels, -ื /ɯɯ/, -อ / ɔɔ / , and แ- /ɛɛ/.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 8</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life.  The consonant introduced in this lesson is Low Class ค /khɔɔ/.  This letter has inherent mid tones.  The lesson also introduces the short vowel, -ุ /u/, for visual and audio discrimination.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 9</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's uncle's ricefield. The lesson introduces two new vowels, อัว /ua/ - a diphthong actually - and short, glottalized เอาะ /ʔɔʔ/, as in the word "bought."</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 9 PDF File</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lesson 10</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life.  No new consonant or vowel is introduced in this lesson.  However, notice the change of inherent tones of initial consonants when ending with short, glottalized vowel, e.g., /aʔ/ and /ʔɔʔ/ as in "bought."</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 11</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's uncle's ricefield.  The lesson introduces a short vowel  -ิ / i / and two tone marks  -่ / -้  for middle-class consonants.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 12</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's uncle's ricefield.  The lesson introduces a consonant ฟ / fɔɔ / and a short vowel เ-ะ / e / for visual and audio discrimination.  It also presents two tone marks used with high-class consonant initials.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 13</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's uncle's ricefield.   The lesson introduces a consonant ภ  / pɔɔ / short glottalized vowel  แ-ะ   /ae/ pronounced as in the word "fat."  It also presents two tone marks used with low-class consonant initials.</p>]]></description>
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			<title>Lesson 14</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life.  The lesson introduces the long vowel เ-อ /er/ as in the word "her" and a diphthong เ-ือ  /eua/, which has no English counterpart.   In this lesson you will also have a chance to review the two tone marks used with all three class consonant initials.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 14 PDF File</title>
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			<title>Lesson 15</title>
			<link>http://131.156.68.78/thai2/maanii1/lesson15/story.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life.  The lesson introduces a nasal final consonant น /nɔɔ/ and four words with อย /yɔɔ/.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lesson 16</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's uncle's ricefield.  The lesson introduces the short vowel  โ-ะ  /o/  and a long vowel -อ /au/ as in "horn." In this lesson you will have a chance to practice the two tone marks used with a nasal final consonant /n/.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 16 PDF File</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lesson 17</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life.  A new short vowel เ-อะ /er/ is introduced with a nasal final consonant น / nɔɔ / as in "hen".  The lesson also introduces another nasal final consonant ง / ngɔɔ /.  Notice also the use of the nasal final consonant น / nɔɔ / with various vowels and the first two tone marks.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lesson 18</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life.   The lesson introduces a new vowel  -ึ, final consonants ด /dɔɔ/.   You will also have an opportunity to practice the other two final consonants you have learned so far: ง /ngɔɔ/ and น /nɔɔ/.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 18 PDF File</title>
			<link>http://131.156.68.78/thai2/maanii1/lesson18/story.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Maanii Lesson 18 PDF</p><br/>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lesson 19</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life and family.  The lesson introduces a new high class consonant  ผ /phɔ̌ɔ/ the long vowel   เ-ีย  /ia/ (diphthong), as pronounced in the word "mafia,"  as well as another nasal final consonant  ม  /mɔɔ/.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 19 PDF File</title>
			<link>http://131.156.68.78/thai2/maanii1/lesson19/story.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Maanii Lesson 19 PDF</p><br/>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lesson 20</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to read new words in the context of Maanii's life.  Some new question words are introduced.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 20 PDF File</title>
			<link>http://131.156.68.78/thai2/maanii1/lesson20/story.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Maanii Lesson 20 PDF</p><br/>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John Hartmann</itunes:author>
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			<title>Lesson 21</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of this lesson is to introduce the third tone mark –๊  and the short vowel โ-ะ   /o/  with no final consonants. Some new prepositions are also introduced.</p>]]></description>
			<category>Lessons</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 21 PDF File</title>
			<link>http://131.156.68.78/thai2/maanii1/lesson21/story.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Maanii Lesson 21 PDF</p><br/>]]></description>
			<category>Lessons</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Lesson 22 a</title>
			<link>http://131.156.68.78/thai2/maanii1/lesson22/story22auni.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of the last lesson of Maanii Book I is to review what have been learned so far.  No new consonants, vowels, or tones are introduced.  However, nine numerals are introduced as well as few simple adjectives like good, bad, etc.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 22 a PDF File</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John Hartmann</itunes:author>
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			<title>Lesson 22 b</title>
			<link>http://131.156.68.78/thai2/maanii1/lesson22/story22buni.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of the last lesson of Maanii Book I is to review what have been learned so far.  No new consonants, vowels, or tones are introduced.  However, nine numerals are introduced as well as few simple adjectives like good, bad, etc.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 22 b PDF File</title>
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			<category>Lessons</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Lesson 22 c</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The goal of the last lesson of Maanii Book I is to review what have been learned so far.  No new consonants, vowels, or tones are introduced.  However, nine numerals are introduced as well as few simple adjectives like good, bad, etc.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John F. Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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			<title>Maanii Lesson 22 c PDF File</title>
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			<category>Lessons</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:author>John Hartmann</itunes:author>
			<itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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