- Paperback: 310 pages
- Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.; Bilingual edition (1 Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0781809177
- ISBN-13: 978-0781809177
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 9.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Danish is the official language of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faeroe Islands. It is also the first foreign language taught in Icelandic schools. This Dictionary and Phrasebook will come in handy in the many different situations a tourist will encounter. It features a thematic approach to the organisation of vocabulary, as well as practical information about Denmark and the Danes.
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Erna Maj
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good value place to start,
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This review is from: Danish-English/English-Danish Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebooks) (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)
I bought this book because I wanted something that would give me a more than just a phrase book and this fulfilled just that. The book is clear and easy to use with a simple danish-english dictionary at the back, which is extremely useful as it provides the danish plural form and whether it is an en/et word so can really help while you are learning the language. If you are looking for something to accompany a language course then this book does provide a lot of useful information, albeit in the usual "tourist information" format. This is a great place to start but you will soon find yourself needing the more comprehensive dictionaries and grammar books in order to get a serious grasp of the danish language.
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2.6 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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Great little book,
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This review is from: Danish-English/English-Danish Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebooks) (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)
This is a perfect little book for the casual to the most interested tourist. Especially suited for the temporary visitor or resident in Denmark, or someone who will be in the country for longer than a week, but not settling there permanently. There is a short dictionary in the front part of the book (both Danish to English and vice versa) and the other half of the book is dedicated to words and phrases of various realms: eating, shopping, business dealings, traveling within the country. There is also a pronunciation guide and a little cultural introduction; the phrasebook aspect also gives a little cultural insight. It's also a good size. Just big enough to travel with and read (some of those tiny dictionaries are too small!). Highly recommended. Where else can you learn how to ask for body piercing, a cup of coffee and directions to the Viking burial mound? 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Enough phrases but pronunciation help not there,
By D. Wolney - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Danish-English/English-Danish Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebooks) (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)
I had a hard time as a beginner to Danish because there is no pronunciation help given with the phrases and words, only a pronunciation guide at the beginning of the book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not really useful as phasebook OR dictionary,
By Vogel Greif - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Danish-English/English-Danish Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebooks) (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)
I purchased this because it was the only Danish dictionary at my local bookseller's. Unfortunately, I have to say after a few months of having used it that it's not terribly effective in either function. The phrases are not cross-referenced in the table of contents for easy access, requiring one to page through most of the back-half trying to think of what sections might be relevant (example: try finding "please" and "thank you.") Several of the perfectly mundane words I wanted to look up ("beads," "bacon") weren't in the dictionary.
Previous reviews have mentioned the lack of pronunciation guidelines within the dictionary itself, and I too found using the 'systematic pronunciation system' far more difficult than simply trying to parrot a native speaker. Buy a Berlitz traveller's phrasebook, then cross your fingers that someday Bantam will publish a Danish dictionary. |
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