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National Geographic Traveler, September 2006 'Lonely Planet Phrasebooks. Portable, pocket-size, cheap, and available for almost any country you might want to visit...'
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Converse with the locals in their own language as you explore the fascinating Baltic countries. Sample some Latvian "piragi," ride a "trolliga" around Tallinn and know what to do when someone shouts "lsgeriam!" or "Iki dugno!" in Lithuania. Packed with tips and cultural information, this handy phrasebook will help you make the most of your Baltic travel adventure.
In This Guide:
Covers Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian.
Clear and concise grammar sections for each language.
Easy to use pronunciation guides and transliterations throughout.
Indispensable information about local festivals and holidays.
Essential language for camping, sightseeing and getting around.
In This Guide:
Covers Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian.
Clear and concise grammar sections for each language.
Easy to use pronunciation guides and transliterations throughout.
Indispensable information about local festivals and holidays.
Essential language for camping, sightseeing and getting around.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having only gone to Estonia I can't fully comment on the other languages covered but I did find it extremely usefull. The phonetics are fantastic as it means you don't have to memorise the alphabet so much. Downsides: it would have been usefull to have a small dictionary of the most common words with it and it can sometimes appear a bit scattered (Nothing that bookmarks can't overcome though!)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic little book. The phonetics section is invaluable when you have my level of foreign lagnuage skills, god knows what crimes I would have committed to the baltic languages without it. Well laid out and hardwearing, which is just as well as if you're anything like me you'll be refering to it everytime you need to communicate.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We took this phrase-book on a trip through Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and it provided all that we needed. Each language section has a handy summary box at the beginning with the most useful phrases, followed by pronunciation guides and more phrases. There is also information on the grammar - we didn't use this, but if you were planning to stay for longer and get to know a bit more of the language it could be useful.
The only minor criticisms are that the page tabs are all the same colour - this is probably to save money, but the practise of other phrasebooks to tab each language in a different colour would have made it easier to jump straight to the correct section. Also the phrases translated are not the same in every language - it was a little frustrating at one point to find the phrase we wanted translated into Estonian and Lithuanian but not Latvian, when we were in Latvia at the time. Having said that, nearly everyone we met spoke English anyway!
The only minor criticisms are that the page tabs are all the same colour - this is probably to save money, but the practise of other phrasebooks to tab each language in a different colour would have made it easier to jump straight to the correct section. Also the phrases translated are not the same in every language - it was a little frustrating at one point to find the phrase we wanted translated into Estonian and Lithuanian but not Latvian, when we were in Latvia at the time. Having said that, nearly everyone we met spoke English anyway!
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Cracking little phrase book
This was a superb buy. People really repond when you try and speak some of their language, I carried this with me at all times! Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. A. P. Sawyer
An excellent little book
An excellent little book - small enough to be kept in your pocket and but large enough to be useful. And it doesn't cost very much. Read more
Published on 23 April 2000 by Mac McAleer
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