Korean at a Glance [Paperback]

Daniel D. Holt (Author), Grace D. Holt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1988 | ISBN-10: 081203998X | ISBN-13: 978-0812039986

A phrase book and bilingual dictionary containing more than 1500 phrases and another 2000 key words in both English and Korean. Korean characters are shown along with easy-to-pronounce transliterations. Other features include travel tips, maps, restaurant and shopping guide.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Korean

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (July 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081203998X
• ISBN-13: 978-0812039986
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,443,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent phrasebook that works at many levels, December 30, 1997

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J. David Eisenberg - See all my reviews

This review is from: Korean at a Glance (Paperback)

This phrasebook not only has the common phrases, it has a large amount of cultural information. The typeface is extremely clean and easy to read!

For those who want to learn more about the language, there's a very solid grammar section at the back of the book.

The "Korean Proverbs" section is a pure delight; informative and very well-written.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, December 5, 1998

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Scott Lincoln "sclincoln" (Pohang, S Korea) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Korean at a Glance (Paperback)

I've lived in Korea for three years now and this book was invaluable to me. The chapters are well layed out by subject and there is a pretty good dictionary at the back. It expresses everything in Romanized characters and Hangul. My Korean friends tell me that some of the expressions are a little strange or dated but they have no problems understanding them. I highly recommend this book for the casual traveller or a person going to live in Korea. Used in conjunction with a language course it can really help you to be on your feet in no time.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely beneficial, A MUST - HAVE if visiting Korea, April 30, 2003

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"fadi14" (Keyport, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Korean at a Glance (Paperback)

This book is extremely good if your are planning to visit Korea for personal or business reasons, or if you are learning the language and would like to enrich your Korean repetoire. The first part of the book has common expressions, greetings, daily interaction terms, business and travel terms, emergency situation terms, and terms to let you express nearly everything your can think of quickly and easily. The book has the english phrase on the left, its Korean counterpart is then written on the right hand side with the way to pronounce the phrase next to it. In addition to having these phrases, the book takes time out to teach a little about Korean culture, tradition, and etiquette. The second part of the book is a very good dictionary that has a ENGLISH - KOREAN section and a KOREAN - ENGLISH section. The book's small size and the fact that it has a clear, vinyl-like covering makes it the perfect book to take with you.