15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best beginner's dictionary, August 15, 2006
This review is from: Focloir Poca: English-Irish Irish-English Dictionary (Paperback)
Foclóir Póca (pocket dictionary) is an English - Irish / Irish - English dictionary with verb tables, phonetic pronunciations for each word and pretty thorough examples for word usage. The back cover says it lists more than 30,000 words, and I've only very rarely not found a word that I was looking for in it. It's published by an gúm, Ireland's national publisher for Irish language material. It's compact but thick enough that it'd really take a lot of work to stuff it into your pocket. It's the only beginner's dictionary I've seen that has pronunciations.
All in all, this is a no brainer if you're looking to buy a beginner's Irish dictionary. 5 stars, as I really can't think of anything to deduct for.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Buy it!, April 29, 2011
This review is from: Focloir Poca: English-Irish Irish-English Dictionary (Paperback)
If you're looking for a good pocket Irish dictionary, without a doubt, this is it!
As a beginner in Irish I have had some problems with other dictionaries, but not with this one. One of the biggest things I like about this dictionary is that it actually lists all relevant forms of the nouns. If the genitive or plural form of a noun are different then the singular, it's there! This is a huge help to learning Irish. Any one learning Irish seriously should know that Irish plurals are not very predictable, and really should be learned along with their singular forms.
secondly, this dictionary has pronunciations for each individual word (as said in other reviews). Now the phonetic pronunciation is a mixed blessing anyway, but it does help. I say 'mixed blessing' because the pronunciation represented may not be the pronunciation used it the area. There is no single standard pronunciation for Irish.
Also, as stated in other reviews, there are quite a few words in this dictionary. Thus you should be able to use it for most everyday things, like reading a book or newspaper.
If you need something more technical, or just want a more comprehensive dictionary, go for the following two. I highly recommend them as well.
Focloir Gaeilge-Bearla/Irish-English DictionaryEnglish-Irish Dictionary
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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good intermediate dictionary, August 16, 2009
This review is from: Focloir Poca: English-Irish Irish-English Dictionary (Paperback)
A ggod dictionary for intermediate course of irish language. There are many words, the pronunciation and well explanation of the use of lexicon.
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