Bosnian-English, English-Bosnian Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) [Paperback]

Nikolina Uzicanin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781802768 | ISBN-13: 978-0781802765 | Publication Date: February 1995

Useful features include commonsense pronunciation guides for both Bosnian and English speakers along with appendices of common English abbreviations.

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English

About the Author

Nikolina Uzicanin

Product Details

• Paperback: 331 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781802768
• ISBN-13: 978-0781802765
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #746,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Serbo-Croatian
  • #21 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Serbo-Croatian

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bosnian-English English-Bosnian Dictionary, January 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bosnian-English, English-Bosnian Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Paperback)

Albeit that there are not many dictionaries on the beautiful languages of Bosnian. This book is one of a very few resourses available on the language. It is a good reference, but not the last word on translation.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Beginning..., July 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Bosnian-English, English-Bosnian Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Paperback)

While this dictionary is brief, it provides a good, pocket-sized introduction to the Bosnian language.

Another good (and small) example is the Langenscheidt "Croatian" dictionary (which is no different than previous "Serbo-Croatian" editions). The Susan Kroll "Bosnian" dictionary is one to avoid.

Beyond these, one would do best by investing in a two-volume dictionary...there's not much in the medium (not too big, not too expensive range).

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete.....intermediate., October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bosnian-English, English-Bosnian Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Paperback)

This book has an english word followed by a transliteration in Bosnian then from one to four words that SHOULD be translations. BUT...you find the words are derivatives of the word but take on a different meaning the word. For instance, "sit" will cover "sit on the table", "I will sit here", and then "Sit down". (This is an example as I was talking to a Bosnian interpretor and she quickly corrected me on just one of the variations i.e. sjesti=Sit down. But there is NO way of telling what the context of the word is. There are alot of commone words missing that you would expect any other kind of dictionary to contain.