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English-Russian Dictionary : Phrasebook of Love

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I have recently become married to a wonderful young lady from the historic city of Novgorod, Russia. Before meeting her by chance in 1998, I had never given much thought to seeking a foreign-born bride. Once I met her (she was visiting the US), I became very intrigued by her, her culture, and her language. She returned to Russia shortly after we met, amd we remained in contact until we could meet again, at which point we married. She speaks English quite well, but I still wish to speak her language as much as I can. I knew not a lick of Russian before, and most of the books I find on it are quite good at helping me find a hotel, airport, or restaurant, but not at voicing my true feelings. The English-Russian Dictionary-Phrasebook of Love is intended to help the English-speaking person express thoughts and desires to a Russian with limited English exposure. The authors admit that English does not always translate into Russian well, but the points desired will be made. Some of the expressions are not what Russians themselves (or even Americans) would say, but will be easily understood. Grammatical pointers are included, along with guidelines regarding actually courting, marrying, and bringing into the US a Russian bride (or groom). My bride is currently back in Russia visiting friends and family, and I ordered the Phrasebook of Love right after she left. She does not know I have it, and I have been using it a lot in our e-mail correspondence. She is VERY impressed and shows it to her family (well, not quite ALL of it!). Russain women are among some of the most beautiful and intellectual in the world. However, trying to communicate with one who is limited in her English ability can result in an almost "Tarzan-like" level of conversation. The Phrasebook of Love helps remove that element, as well as impress her with one's desire to share a part of her culture. If you have never tried Russian before, you will have to learn a new alphabet. The Phrasebook of Love includes it as well. Key words of desire are easily located, and expressions including them are abundant throughout. I consider this a very good investment for myself (even though I have already "won over" my Russian bride!). I ordered the Phrasebook of Love from Amazon.com on a Thursday; it was in my mailbox on Saturday. Kudos to Amazon.com, and also to the USPS for this quick delivery!

English-Russian Dictionary-Phrasebook Of Love is a unique Russian/English bilingual dictionary that focuses on the subjects of love, romance and relationships, making it relatively easy to quickly convert romantic thoughts into phrases by going to the key words expressions of affection contain. This amazing dictionary employs an easy system of dashes, numbers, dots, and parentheses to afford the user an abundance of choices as to what to include in each sentence, and all Russian words are accented so that English speakers will know how to correctly pronounce them. Each page includes a footer with helpful tips on the Russian language or references to the appendices. There are twenty-one appendices taking up one hundred and ten pages, offer the user enlightenment on the rules of Russian grammar, conjugated verbs, place names with case endings, clothing sizes, Russian terms of endearment, customs, holidays, laws, marriage, and more. The English-Russian Dictionary-Phrasebook Of Love is invaluable for anyone seeking words and phrases to win Russian hearts and affections.

If you are an English speaker with a Russian girlfriend/fiancee/wife this book is definately for you. It's loaded with just about every phrase you could think of dealing with relationships, love, friendship, etc.
One does not even need to have a command of Russian to use the book. In addition, there is quite a bit of practical information such as Russian customs, laws, holidays, names, etc.
As someone who speaks some Russian I also found the book to be a good grammar and Russian language tutorial.
Definately a book worth every penny.

I have been attempting to learn Russian now for a year and a half. This book has proven to be very helpful both in learning new terms, but also the complexities of Russian Grammar. The premise of this book is to teach someone not just how to write in Russian, but to write it in a manner to convey emotional and passiontate feelings. It takes a little time to get the feel of the book and how to use it, but once you get started, it has many phrases that you can pull out of the entries, and use with others. If you are looking for a book to learn Russian with, this book is more suitable for those who have gotten past the basics of pronounciation and reading the Russian alphabet, an advanced beginner or intermediate Russian student. However, it really brings out the ideas once you start.

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Marina Frolova and Robert Powers, English-Russian Dictionary-Phrasebook of Love: Words And Phrases To Win Hearts, Stir Desire, And Express Feelings is a vast and extensive 800 page collection of words and phrases to express the desires of love and romance. English entries are listed in alphabetic order, and each entry offers a rendition of the appropriate word or phrase into Russian. Twenty-one appendices offer a wealth of vital and basic information on pronouncing the Russian alphabet, common holidays, and so much more. English-Russian Dictionary-Phrasebook Of Love is a solid, reliable, highly recommended linguistic guide, as well as a useful and "user friendly" reference for learning how to communicate with one's significant other about practical matters as well as matters of the heart.

I have a Belarussian girlfriend. I have used this book to write her a couple of love letters without telling her I had the book, and she was amazed I was able to write such perfect Russian. I have used it to learn some terms of endearment and some other things like telling her she is beautiful. She is fluent in English, but she really enjoys my saying things in Russian even if she has to help me with the pronounciation. She has really gotten a kick out it. I use this book much more than my normal Russian-English dictionary.

the English-Russian Dictionary-Phrasebook of Love is an essential tool for students of the Russian language and for anyone romantically involved with a Russian native speaker. The dictionary covers: main words i.e., a generous amount of romantic words and phrases (about 700 pages of words, terms and phrases) in alphabetical order.

The dictionary also includes sub-categories (terms & phrases under a main word), each word listed is followed by its abbreviated parts of speech, (n for nouns, V for verbs), the use of accents so that the students learning Russian can practice proper stress, and equally or more importantly, it differentiates between women's and men's speech. Lastly, as a previous reviewer stated, the dictionary contains 21 appendices that cover subject from Russian grammar, time zones, metric measurements, and clothing sizes to common Russian female names and nicknames.

If you are romantically involved with a Russian native speaker and desire to impress him or her with a starry-eyed phrase in the Russian language, this book is for you. However, a word to the wise - this book provides Russian phrases using the Cyrillic alphabet, so some mastery of the Russian language is expected. Worth the money.

Over the past few years, I have explored many Russian phrase books, dictionaries and poetic collections. None of them impressed me like this one! I could not put it down, and was awestruck at the sheer number of useful phrases, from the sweetly innocent to the tastefully erotic. A good lesson in grammar also, and very up-to-date. Simply put, my best purchase in quite some time.

I've had the pleasure of adding this one to my Russian language studies, and I have used it to write my Russian girlfriend a love letter in the cyrillic. (Although she can speak English) she thought it was very romantic. So, if your involved with a lady from Russia or thinking about it, this is the book for you. Also good with a self study course.

What a disappoint this book is....BUT....for one reason and one reason only....the russian translation IS IN THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET!!!! Do you believe it????...and not a word about how to pronounce the words.....other than that....this is the BEST book around for the volume and variety of love phrases..unfortunately, it is worthless for me as I wanted to be able to say the words...not spend an hour getting the English alphabet Translation of the written Russian alphbet translation..so...if your honey is right next to you and you can show her the Russian equivilant you are home free...otherwise you'll be out of luck on this one....darn!!!