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Latvian-English/English-Latvian Dictionary & Phrasebook [Paperback]

Amanda Zaeska Jatniece (Author)

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Book Description

Series: Dictionary & Phrasebook | Publication Date: February 2004

About 2 million people speak Latvian world-wide, most of whom reside in the Republic of Latvia. Due to viable economic and political factors, Latvia has seen a steady increase in tourism since gaining its independence in 1991. The two-way dictionary furnishes travellers, businesspersons, students, and diplomats with essential vocabulary, while a concise phrasebook covers topics such as eating out, sightseeing, and elementary conversation. Users will also find a pronunciation guide, a fundamental grammar, and an introduction to the Latvian language.

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About the Author

Amanda Zaeska Jatniece is a first-generation Latvian American who learned Latvian growing up in a bilingual home and studying it further for 14 years. She has a bachelor's degree in linguistics, and she translates and teaches Latvian form her home in Amherst, Wisconsin.

Product Details

Paperback: 204 pages
Publisher: Hippocrene Books; Bilingual edition (February 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781810086
ISBN-13: 978-0781810081
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 3.8 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Latvian

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Introduction to Latvian language basics, December 28, 2004

John Hollings (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

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This user-friendly book is a great introduction to Latvian. I am currently learning the language as a beginner and found this to be the most useful in teaching the basics of the language. There is grammatical notes, but the emphasis is on teaching the basics of pronounciation and phrases. Very practical and easy to use. Highly recommended!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful to get acquainted with useful language, October 8, 2005

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I am interested in everyday language, especially in greetings, introductions and brief phrases that hint at your goodwill intentions. These useful aspects and more are dealt with in this book. After an introduction on phonetics, when needed the author continues to give advice on the correct stress of words the whole book long.

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3.0 out of 5 stars too simple, August 20, 2011

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If you don't know ANYTHING in Latvian, book is for you. If you know something already a bit, don't waste your money.
For example, in page 109 (phrases page) are 30 words!!! 15 Latvian and 15 English (9 sentences).
You can take this book if you are going to visit Latvia for 1st time, and would like to learn "Hello, how are you?" in Latvian.
If you speak English, then you want to know words in Latvian. So, for example, with letter "d" there are like 115 words in English only..
This book should be called "Your first 10 sentences in Latvian", "...book for tourists". Not dictionary...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Latvian
I bought this dictionary to aid me in my studies in Riga for four months, and truth be told I didn't end up using it too much, simply because Google Translate proved to be more... Read more

Published 6 months ago by preveyt

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good!
So why I am reviewing this is because... I really wanted to learn Latvian, and so my mom got this for me, and I was really excited when I got it! Read more

Published 17 months ago

4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done
Generally, a very good overview of the Latvian language with fairly good explanations of pronunciation, grammar, etc. Read more

Published on November 28, 2009 by Anthony Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars Latvian Dictionary
The dictionary arrived in a timely fashion and was in excellent condition. I would not hesitate to order from the seller in the future.

Published on May 28, 2009 by JM

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed
Excellent little book, that I needed to write cards and some letters,
shipped , packing everything was excellent

Published on May 24, 2009 by Patricia B. Jennings

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellence
The book I purchased was delivered to my house in great condition. It was if I had just bought the book at a book store.

Published on March 9, 2007 by Fred Kirkendoll

4.0 out of 5 stars Now i can speak simple phrases to my grandma!
This book has alot of helpful information, and it actually explains how the differnt tense and verb modifications are made. Read more

Published on June 2, 2006 by T. K. Vogel

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful with proper pronunciation
well worth the money.
As there is not any inexpensive audio that I coud get to work this is the best help out there.

Published on October 17, 2005 by William P. Gruendler

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