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Albanian-English/English-Albanian Standard Dictionary

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Students in my ESL adult classes find this dictionary perfect for supporting their classwork or assisting them on their own. It is reasonably priced and easy to use.

This dictionary contains about 23000 entries. It's an optimal volume for language learning. It's possible to find here phonetic transcription of English words and gender, words endings in Albanian part of dictionary.

I ordered this book to help with my Albanian because I am learning very fast from my fiance who is Albanian. This book is a great source as a Dictionary (and I stress Dictionary, this is NO PHRASEBOOK) for looking up individual words *BUT* 1 thing I don't like is that alot of times there is more than 1 Albanian word for the English word and it doesn't tell you what form is correct It only lists the different words for the 1 word and it's up to you to figure out which one is the correct form of the word you want to use. It does have the Alphabets, Pronunciations, and Words in both Albanian and English. This is why I think it is important to have a phrasebook to go along with this Dictionary, because for general speaking and the correct usage of the words, you need another book or phrasebook to accompany this Dictionary. I brought this Dictionary with me the last time I went to visit my fiance and it was very useful in pointing out different words.

In saying this, I DO recommend having this book for any person learning or wanting to learn Albanian. It is an important reference and I use this book very much. It has been, and will continue to be, a great guide tool and I will definitely continue to use this Dictionary.

I have some old dictionaries from Albania that I picked up while there. This is the next best thing and is one of the few still available.

It's good for basics, worth the $$ if that's all your looking for.
But, Not as comprehensive as I would have liked:(