A video-based immersion platform to train your listening comprehension, built in collaboration with SINI (Sarnath International Nyingma Institute). I worked on building it from the ground up.
If you are looking to build a good foundation or sharpen your listening skills, check out our Anki Decks with native audio recordings:
If you are looking to build a good foundation, have a look at the 1000 Words Anki Deck: it covers your first 1000 words, with images and native audio.
Learn your first 1000 words with example sentences. Each word comes with context to help you understand how it's used in real conversations.
If you have a good knowledge of Tibetan already but struggle finding materials to sharpen your listening skills, check out the 2200+ Sentences Anki Deck. All the audios were recorded by a native speaker to help you train your ear.
Prefer audio only? Each deck also has a Glossika-style audio version — MP3s that play the English, pause for you to recall the Tibetan, then play it — for Your First 1000 Words, Your First 1000 Sentences, and 2200+ Sentences.
Prefer practicing with interactive games and spaced repetition instead of flashcards? Check out the Learning Platform, with listening exercises and a Glossika-style passive mode.
84 Tibetan sentence patterns, grouped by what you want to say and color-coded so the structure jumps out, each one filled with real example sentences. Search by title or by the Tibetan marker to find the one you need.
Hi ! I'm Laurane Boulenger, I'm French, and I've been studying colloquial Tibetan for two years now.
I started learning Tibetan for a strange reason: during one long train ride I read Alexandra David Néel's book about her journey from China to Tibet in the 1920s and there were Tibetan characters in it. I loved the atmosphere of the book and thought the characters were beautiful, so I began searching for a professor.
I've learnt my very first words with my wonderful teacher, Tashi, and I've since visited him in northern India (Dharamsala) to study more. He is the one you can hear in all the Decks: he speaks so clearly and nicely, I thought everybody will enjoy his voice. I'm really grateful for his patience and his most encouraging way of teaching, and I admire his talent for mimicking any possible word!
Not many people are interested in learning Tibetan, so resources are relatively scarce. I noticed a particular lack of listening materials, which is why I decided to create these decks and compile all those sentences. I hope it can be helpful to some of you 🙂
I wish you good luck on your journey of learning and I hope one day we can have casual conversations with Tibetans while drinking tea, without having a headache!