Customer Reviews

Serbian-English/English-Serbian Dictionary & Phrasebook: Romanized (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks)

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Has all the features you could want for those learning the language. It is a little lacking, in that it doesn't have more obscure words in the dictionary. The phrase-book and lists are useful.

I picked up this book for a trip to Serbia and Macedonia.
This book was excellent. Not only was I able to communicate effectively with the Serbians I met, but also the Macedonians and Bulgarians, because their languages are so similar.For basic conversation this book is great. I was able to keep it in my back pocket wherever I was and pull it out when needed. You wont be fluent in the language after using this book, but it at least gives you the basics that you need to start. There are a few sections in the book that seemed useless for me, "War" and "Relief efforts', but I see how those could have been useful depending on where you are and what you are doing. Also this is a fairly cheap book, which is nice as you dont have to worry about breaking the bank for a phrasebook, and worst case scenario if you do not find it useful, buy another one, since you didn't spend alot on this one.

This dictionary has words that haven't been used in english in my lifetime. Useless words when that space could have been used in the book for more useful terms. Also some of the translations are horrible. If you want to learn useless information buy this book. If not then look elsewhere. There is a lot of military words in here but I will never have to tell a serbian there is an air raid or ask where i can buy a bayonett, or the other things in here.

this is an excellent book if you want help with serbian. i recommend it to anyone that has an interest in Serbian.

I first looked up one word (in English) then three, then ten. I did not find one single word of the ten, all part of everyday conversational English. I closed the book for good. I recommend that you do not waste your money on this dictionary.

I ordered this book weeks ago, and it appears that it has not yet been mailed. Is it unavailable? Please let me know.
Thank you.

This book is fine as a starter dictionary. Half the book is a phrase book and the whole thing is small enough to be portable. I was a little disappointed that the book had enough room for sections on politics and war with phrases like "Ethnic Cleansing" and "to kill" but didn't have room for a section on love. I would have found that section more useful.

I'm learning Serbian with a Serbian friend so this book is a big help to me.