Since I posted about Harry Potter in Different Languages earlier this year I thought I would share another of the Harry Potter books that I have in different languages. During a visit to Thailand last month I was able to pick up a copy of the first book in Thai. I searched for it in a book store and was unable to find it, but one of the admins at the office found and picked up a copy for me.

Previously I have written posts about Harry Potter in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese,  Korean, and Hebrew. I have books in only a small portion of the at least 75 different languages that the books have been translated into, but each of them have been picked up in the country of their language.

Here is the Thai version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

You can see that the cover art is very different from the English version that we are used to. The title of course is in Thai. I really like this cover. It is a new anniversary edition of the book in Thai.

The back cover is also very interesting and has well know scenes from the book displayed.

There are no fly leafs in this version of the book. However there are some nice pages full of Thai script at the front about the story.

I did take a scan of the chapter title for the first chapter. You can see the Thai script here.

Can you read this edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

I definitely cannot as it is in a non-western script, and even then I would not be able to translate it.

I may not be able to read it, but it is a nice addition to my collection and has some sentimental value because of who gave it to me. Also, a nice memory of my trip.

Where will the next copy in my collection come from?

Steven