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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to use, May 2, 2000
This review is from: Learn Bengali Through English: In Thirty Days (National Integration Language Series) (Paperback)
I had high hopes for this book, hoping to learn Bengali at home. However, I found the writing style confusing. The pronunciation guide was difficult to follow, leaving me unsure as to how to say the words I was learning. The book forces you to learn the Bengali script, because the second half of the book drops the phonetic English pronunciation and translates Bengali directly to English. I tried to learn the alphabet, but was stymied when I found letters in the script not included in the translated alphabet at the beginning of the book. This would be a good vocabulary book for those who are familiar with Bengali pronunciation and know the alphabet.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good learning method. Too many mistakes, February 26, 2002
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This review is from: Learn Bengali Through English: In Thirty Days (National Integration Language Series) (Paperback)
Even though I am still learning Bengali I could easily spot numerous mistakes. They included incorrect spellings and sometimes the wrong word matching the wrong Bengali script. Instead I recommend "Bengali : A Complete Course for Beginners (Teach Yourself Series)(BOOK & 2 Cassettes) by William Radice" and "Lonely Planet Bengali Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Survival Guide)by Bimal Maity."
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good for more advanced learners, December 19, 2002
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This review is from: Learn Bengali Through English: In Thirty Days (National Integration Language Series) (Paperback)
I agree with previous reviewers that this book does have some mistakes, however I still found it very useful for vocabulary building. The book gives you Bengali script, transliteration and the English meaning in tabular form. I wouldn't use this as a complete Beginner. Learn the script first, 5 or 6 chapters of grammar and some basic vocabulary and then start using this book. Don't use it as your primary learning text. Get Bengali: A Complete Course for Beginners or Introduction to Bengali by Edward Dimock. Its cheap so its worth buying since there aren't many other resources out there.
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