Teach Yourself Basic Danish : Complete Course Package (Audio Cassette) [Paperback]

Bente Elsworth (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 11, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844238562
• ISBN-13: 978-0844238562
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,173,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for starters, December 22, 1999

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Basic Danish : Complete Course Package (Audio Cassette) (Paperback)

I loved the native speakers from de audio cassettes; even though danish pronunctiation is very hard, you get to understand it and learn it rather easily from this course. I would have liked, though, to have had some more exercises on each unit.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent book to learn quickly., April 12, 2001

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CARLOS GAMBA (MAR DEL PLATA, BUENOS AIRES Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Yourself Basic Danish : Complete Course Package (Audio Cassette) (Paperback)

Great book to get an excelent pronounciation, however the vocabulary is not enough.Outstanding book for the new student.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginning Danish or for review, May 18, 2005

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C. Wallis Davenport "joyous2" (New York State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself Basic Danish : Complete Course Package (Audio Cassette) (Paperback)

My husband first got me this book several years ago as a review for me before returning for a trip to Denmark. I first learned Danish while as an exchange student 20 years ago, so it's been a long while since studying the language and I'd forgotten quite a bit. I found the book excellent for (re)-learning vocabulary, and grammar, and the tape is just wonderful for going over pronunciation and getting a real feel for how the language is spoken on a day-to-day basis.

One thing I liked is that the tape starts out with how to pronounce the Danish alphabet (just like the English alphabet but with three extra vowels). Then the tape goes over how to pronounce different letters together and dipthongs. A handy tool for reading when you get to that point. I found it best to start off reading the book, then listening to the tape while reading. Later, I would listen to the tape again in my car and practice speaking. Danish is a difficult language to pronounce - my Danish friends used to laugh and joke that Danish is "a disease of the throat!"

Other exercises in the book include listening to a short conversation and answering questions with regard to the conversation. There are written questions in the book to do as well.

In sum, I'll end by saying that this system of book and tapes is excellent for learning basic grammar and vocabulary, as well as pronunciation. Danish pronunciation is difficult, however, so keep practicing. It does help to remember, however, that an honest attempt will get you a long way in a Dane's eyes.

Ha' det godt!