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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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great little book,
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This review is from: Danish-English Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Multilingual Edition) (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,
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This review is from: Danish-English Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Multilingual Edition) (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,
This review is from: Danish-English Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Multilingual Edition) (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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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
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havde spist, har spist, havde arbejdet, exact same quality, har arbejdet, vil gerne, ved siden, team handball, glottal stop Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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havde spist, har spist, havde arbejdet, exact same quality, har arbejdet, vil gerne, ved siden, team handball, glottal stop Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
English-Danish Dictionary, The Danes, United States, General Vocabulary, Canal Digital Kiosk, Lord's Prayer, New Year, Phrasebook Transportation, Gender Singular Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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