Byelorussian/English-English/Byelorussian Concise Dictionary [Paperback]

Alexander Uskevich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0870521144 | ISBN-13: 978-0870521140 | Publication Date: December 1994

Perfect for students and travelers, this new dictionary will help you learn the language of Byelorussia, the region bordering on Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. In today's changing international scene, this will be an invaluable reference tool. Complete with over 6,500 entries and a pronunciation guide, authored by an American along with a former Byelorussian resident, the Hippocrene Byelorussian-English/ English-Byelorussian Dictionary should be with you as you venture forth into the burgeoning Eastern European and Russian regions. Boasting phonetic tables for both languages, it is also an essential, perfect companion for Byelorussians living in North America.

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About the Author

Alexander Ushkevich and Alexandra Zezulin

Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870521144
• ISBN-13: 978-0870521140
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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1.0 out of 5 stars bad, January 23, 2012

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This review is from: Byelorussian/English-English/Byelorussian Concise Dictionary (Paperback)

because i was told by several native belarussians that they could not understand a word i was saying, if not for my enlgish translation with it? so must be wrong somehow who knows ????! i am giving it away paranoid to use it now

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4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Byelorussian-English Dictionary, February 2, 2001

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Edward Epstein (Wheeling, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Byelorussian/English-English/Byelorussian Concise Dictionary (Paperback)

For what it is, and knowing how hard it is to obtain a Byelorussian (Belarusian) dictionary, this is a great book. It has 2 main sections: The Byelorussian-English and the English-Byelorussian. In the back, there's also the English alphabet, as well as the Byelorussian one (the Cyrillic one, not the original Lacinka). It's kind of hard to read it (the dictionary) at first, because it seems like it was originally written on a typewriter, but you get used to it and find it convenient. There's also a phoentic section for the ones who are too lazy to learn the Byelorussian alphabet, which is helpful if you're one of those kind of people. Overall, a pretty good book for what it is.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Byelorussian-English Dictionary, February 3, 2001

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Edward Epstein (Wheeling, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Byelorussian/English-English/Byelorussian Concise Dictionary (Paperback)

For what it is -- and knowing how hard it is to obtain a Byelorussian (Belarusian)-English dictionary, this one is pretty good. It seems that it was originally written on a typewriter and then printed on "dictionary-like paper," but you get used to it after a while. It includes two main sections: a Byelorussian-English and an English-Byelorussian one. Then, in the back, there are the Byelorussian as well as the English alphabets, followed by a "code" to what each letter in Byelorussian and English sounds like, with examples. Alongside every word in the dictionary, there are phoenitics, too; so those who are too lazy to learn the actual Byelorussian alphabet (which is actually very useful, because learning it will also mean you're learning the Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and current Mongolian alphabets, albeit some minor differences). This dictionary defines and uses the post-1933 Byelorussian (Narkomovka), which is similar to the Byelorussian before that (Taskarevitza), with the exception of some minor spelling differenences (most notably the "soft sign" (miakki znak) is used a lot less in the Narkomovka version). The reason the language was "updated" in 1933 is because Stalin wanted to Russify the Byelorussian language to make it more like Russian, although it already is (and was) close enough to Russian that both were, for the most part, mutually intelligable. Overall, knowing how hard it's to find a Byelorussian dictionary of any kind here, I'll give this a 4 out of 5.