diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/DisambPhrasebookEng.gf b/examples/phrasebook/DisambPhrasebookEng.gf
index 8d606c909..af8753869 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/DisambPhrasebookEng.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/DisambPhrasebookEng.gf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 concrete DisambPhrasebookEng of Phrasebook = PhrasebookEng - 
    [
+    PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale,
     IMale, IFemale,
     YouFamMale, YouFamFemale, 
     YouPolMale, YouPolFemale, 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ concrete DisambPhrasebookEng of Phrasebook = PhrasebookEng -
    ] 
   ** open SyntaxEng, ParadigmsEng, IrregEng, Prelude in {
 lin
+  PGreetingMale g   = mkText (lin Text g) (lin Text (ss "(by male)")) ;
+  PGreetingFemale g = mkText (lin Text g) (lin Text (ss "(by female)")) ;
   IMale = mkP i_Pron "(male)" ;
   IFemale = mkP i_Pron "(female)" ;
   WeMale = mkP we_Pron "(male)" ;
diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf b/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf
index 5e9354bd7..8dbd8483e 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ abstract Sentences = Numeral ** {
 
     --    PWord : Word -> Phrase ;
 
-    PGreeting    : Greeting -> Phrase ;
-    PSentence    : Sentence -> Phrase ;
-    PQuestion    : Question -> Phrase ;
+    PGreetingMale   : Greeting -> Phrase ;  -- depends on speaker e.g. in Thai
+    PGreetingFemale : Greeting -> Phrase ;
+    PSentence       : Sentence -> Phrase ;
+    PQuestion       : Question -> Phrase ;
 
     PNumber      : Number      -> Phrase ;
     PPrice       : Price       -> Phrase ;
diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf
index b292657ea..91367cdc0 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ incomplete concrete SentencesI of Sentences = Numeral **
     PSentence s = mkText s | lin Text (mkUtt s) ;  -- optional '.'
     PQuestion s = mkText s | lin Text (mkUtt s) ;  -- optional '?'
 
-    PGreeting g = mkText (lin Phr g) exclMarkPunct | g ;
+    PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale = \g -> mkText (lin Phr g) exclMarkPunct | g ;
 
     -- PWord w = w ;
 
diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesTha.gf b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesTha.gf
index ec6389b21..55662e1df 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesTha.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesTha.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 concrete SentencesTha of Sentences = NumeralTha ** SentencesI - [
+    PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale,
     GObjectPlease,
     ACitizen, WherePlace, WherePerson
   ] with 
@@ -8,7 +9,11 @@ concrete SentencesTha of Sentences = NumeralTha ** SentencesI - [
 
 flags coding=utf8 ;
 lin
-  GObjectPlease o = lin Text (mkPhr (lin PConj (ss "ขอ")) (mkUtt o) (lin Voc (ss "หน่อย"))) | lin Text (mkUtt o) ;
+  PGreetingMale g   = mkText (lin Text g) (lin Text (ss "ครับ")) | g ;
+  PGreetingFemale g = mkText (lin Text g) (lin Text (ss "ค่ะ")) | g ;
+
+  GObjectPlease o = 
+    lin Text (mkPhr (lin PConj (ss "ขอ")) (mkUtt o) (lin Voc (ss "หน่อย"))) | lin Text (mkUtt o) ;
 
   ACitizen p n = mkCl p.name (mkVP (mkCN n (P.personN R.khon_s))) ;
 
diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/WordsTha.gf b/examples/phrasebook/WordsTha.gf
index 13def3593..2192dd5bd 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/WordsTha.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/WordsTha.gf
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ concrete WordsTha of Words = SentencesTha **
     Airport = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "สนาม" "บิน")) ;
     AmusementPark = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "สวน" "สนุก")) ;
     Bank = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "ธนา" "คาร")) ;
-    Bar = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "บา" "ร์")) ;
+    Bar = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "บาร์")) ;
     Cafeteria = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "โรง" "อา" "หาร")) ;
-    Center = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "ศูน" "ย์" "กลาง")) ;
+    Center = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "ศูนย์" "กลาง")) ;
     Cinema = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "โรง" "หนัง")) ;
     Church = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "โบส" "ถ์")) ;
     Disco = mkPlace (placeN (R.thword "ดิส" "โก้")) ;