Esperanto-English, English-Esperanto Dictionary and Phrasebook (Dictionary & Phrasebook) [Paperback]

Joseph F. Conroy (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dictionary & Phrasebook | Publication Date: May 1999

A handy Esperanto dictionary and phrasebook presenting the best international usage and avoiding anglicisms.

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Joseph F Conroy

Product Details

• Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781807360
• ISBN-13: 978-0781807364
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 3.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,989,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good dictionary, very nice phrasebook, December 7, 1999

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Snorkledorf (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Esperanto-English, English-Esperanto Dictionary and Phrasebook (Dictionary & Phrasebook) (Paperback)

FWIW, the book is divided up like this: 2-page Alphabet and Pronunciation guide -- 11-page Overview of Esperanto Grammar -- 47-page Esperanto-English dictionary -- 47-page English-Esperanto dictionary -- 107-page Phrasebook -- 5 pages of other sources of information, including pertinent WWW addresses. The dictionaries are quite useable, if not extensive. Where the book really shines is the Phrasebook, where Conroy sets out lists of words and short phrases, grouped by category. This is a great source of sample sentences and natural ways to say common things. A handful of the categories are: Weather, People and Places, Sayings and Proverbs, Days, Months and Holidays, Abbreviations, and The Internet. It's nice having words grouped together like this, and I haven't seen it in other Esperanto dictionaries.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, for the purpose it was intended for..., March 5, 2002

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Stephane Larochelle (Gatineau, Qc Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Esperanto-English, English-Esperanto Dictionary and Phrasebook (Dictionary & Phrasebook) (Paperback)

Let's be clear, you won't really learn esperanto using only this book. It is too limited as to it's scope. However as a simple phrasebook and dictionary for the occasional esperanto user, it does quite well. It's a great little book to carry around (unless you have room to carry a full dictionary or a complete language workbook) in your purse or briefcase.

As a small travel book for travelers who "may" use esperanto in their tavels, this does the job quite nicely.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great phrasebook, poor dictionary, December 14, 1999

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John L. Hines (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Esperanto-English, English-Esperanto Dictionary and Phrasebook (Dictionary & Phrasebook) (Paperback)

The phrasebook is decent. It's got some decent sections, that would work well as a vocabulary builder.

But, for a dictionary it's not good at all. The words are poorly chosen, and the definitions are limited. I'd recommend it for a beginner, but a serious student will want a more complete dictionary.