Hungarian-English, English-Hungarian (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) [Paperback]

Gene Takacs (Author), Geza Takacs (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781803179 | ISBN-13: 978-0781803175 | Publication Date: September 1995

Includes useful vocabulary and expressions for the traveller, an introduction to the Hungarian language, a practical conversation guide, and index of Hungarian geographical names.

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Text: English, Hungarian

From the Publisher

The 7,000 entries in this dictionary were carefully selected in order to offer you the most useful vocabulary words and expressions, including English words which you are most likely to use during a visit to Hungary and the Hungarian words that you are most likely to see over doors, in shops, and on signs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 281 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781803179
• ISBN-13: 978-0781803175
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best pocket resource for students of Hungarian, September 12, 2002

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Christopher Culver - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hungarian-English, English-Hungarian (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Paperback)

It can be frustrating for the student of Hungarian to find a decent pocket dictionary. Phrasebooks, such as those by Berlitz and Rough Guide, are geared obviously towards travellers and do not have vocabulary suitable for someone tackling a newspaper or short story. Luckily, this Hippocrene Concise Dictionary is an essential resource and I'd recommend that anyone entering the adventure of studying Hungarian obtain it.

Like most Hipprocrene dictionaries, this is nothing special in the looks department, the layout is plain and regrettably the binding isn't double-stiched. However, the actual content of the dictionary is excellent. It manages to include the most common words in written and spoken Hungarian but remains pocket-sized. There are even a few appendicies, such as a list of original Magyar names, and a list of holidays in Hungary. This dictionary will prove all the more useful to students of Hungarian travelling in Hungary with its index of geographical names and short menu reader.

I am a bit unsatisfied with the price. The book is a short paperback, such as would usually go for less than it does, but Hipprocrene tends to price its books too high.

If you're learning Hungarian, hunt down this dictionary as soon as you can. You will find it invaluable in your study of this fascinating language.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars you could do better, August 1, 2005

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eamanning (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hungarian-English, English-Hungarian (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Paperback)

If you're traveling as a tourist, this dictionary should be adequate for your needs. The dictionary is what it is: concise. However, as a student studying Hungarian, I feel that a volume that encompasses more would better serve the purpose of a reference book. As the book has only 10,000 words, I found many gaps when I went to look up a word in Hungarian or to try to find the Hungarian translation of an English word. A handy quick reference, but be sure that that's all you need it for.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too limited for me, November 10, 2006

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Rose M. Lowry - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hungarian-English, English-Hungarian (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) (Paperback)

They could have put the text in 2 columns, and included 1/3 again as many words. There were so many words we looked up that were not there, it was very frustrating.

It's a handy size, and did a nice job of concisely explaining the structure of the Hungarian Language.

Plus it really needed a few pages of basic phrases.