Korean/English, English/Korean Dictionary (Language Dictionaries Series) [Paperback]

Davidovic Mladen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 087052092X | ISBN-13: 978-0870520921 | Publication Date: November 1991

This pocket-sized dictionary is specially designed for the traveler. Over 8,500 entries are supplemented with phrases addressing practicalities such as buying a ticket, customs, and immigration. Word-to-word-- no definitions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (November 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087052092X
• ISBN-13: 978-0870520921
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,007,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Korean

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only Good for Korean Travelers, April 11, 2001

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Ricardo Huaman (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Korean/English, English/Korean Dictionary (Language Dictionaries Series) (Paperback)

I am not at all satisfied with this dictionary. Since this book was published in New York, I figured it would be geared toward English speakers. I was wrong.

The first giveaway that this dictionary is not for English speakers is the Appendix. There is a mini-phrasebook for the Korean speaking tourist. Phrases in German and French are transliterated into hangeul.

The second strike against this dictionary is the incredibly short Korean-English half of the dictionary. There are many words that I have not been able to find here that I've found in my Dong-A dictionary.

I currently live and teach in Seoul, South Korea. I was able to pick up a better (and huge) two-way dictionary over here that I use at home, and I've been using Mladen's dictionary in the classroom. My students are also greatly displeased with this dictionary. They often look up words in the Korean-English half and end up telling me "it's not there." I've concluded, then, that this book is not even helpful for Korean speakers - unless they're traveling to Germany or France. If you're coming to Korea, wait till you get here to buy a two-way dictionary.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The best I could find of what I wanted..., September 24, 2005

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Kent Lion (VIRGINIA BEACH, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Korean/English, English/Korean Dictionary (Language Dictionaries Series) (Paperback)

The reason I chose this dictionary is that it was the ONLY one I could find in which the Korean words in the Korean-English section were actually written in Korean, and not in romanized "Korean". If you're going to Korea, you'll need to be able to look up Korean words; the romanization will do you little good if a Korean is speaking to you. You'll do best to hand him/her a piece of paper and ask him/her to write the word; but then a romanized dictionary will be useless. If you want to go to Korea without learning their alphabet, good luck; you'll need it. If you take the trouble to learn the alphabet (it's not hard), then you won't need the romanizations. If you're looking at a sign that's in Korean, what on earth do you want the romanization for; you need to look the word up.

That being said, the problem with this dictionary is that it's sorely lacking in words. It happens too often that when I want find out what a Korean word means, it's not in this book. The English-Korean section is a bit better, but not much.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, August 22, 2005

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T. Wilson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Korean/English, English/Korean Dictionary (Language Dictionaries Series) (Paperback)

This is by far the worst Korean/English or English/Korean dictionary I have ever used. There are gaping and inexplicable holes in coverage, the definitions are often imprecise, and it includes a number rather objectionable English words (darky?!). Avoid at all costs.