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If you're reading this, then you've access to a computer and an internet connection -- with those you're well on the way to picking up some good learning resources for which you won't need to open your wallet.
Your first stop should be World Nomads, where they offer iPod phrasebooks and more detailed language lessons. The latter are particularly useful for their unorthodox format -- it's a real world setting where the traveller learns a few key sentences in the language concerned. Useful phrases include "Don't shoot -- the drugs aren't mine"!
Download Thai lessons | Download Lao lessons | Download Vietnamese lessons
If you've already had enough time in front of the laptop, then a phrasebook may be a better investment.
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