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Turkish (Berlitz Phrase Books) (Turkish Edition)

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One book is never enough if you're trying to learn even a little Turkish! But phrase books are a good starting place, and this is a good little phrase book (though not my favorite) -- to carry around. It has a dictionary in the back, and is divided by category. Some seem a bit off -- in the socializing area there are invitations to go home with strangers (and a way to say no..but still...) Dining out, drinking, tourist areas, camping, even complaints are briefly covered.

This book has details beyond what I hope I'll need in Turkey. Aside from the foods, it offers all the parts of an automobile (including a diagram of the inside of a car) and body parts (no diagram!).

Interesting reading -- it has little bits of information that could be useful. Don't bother with the tape -- there are better ones offered (see other Turkish language book reviews!)

I compared this phrasebook with the Lonely Planet Turkish phrasebook in the bookstores. Which one won? Berlitz is newer and had a fresher layout.

For good focus on situational social communication, Berlitz spells it out pretty well. Phrasebooks aren't like dictionaries though--you need to spend some time reading it prior to going if you want to make it more useful.

It's not as 'scholarly' as Barron's At A Glance and Vocabulary/Grammar books, but it does very well for just one travel language aid.

This book is kind of handy to have when traveling around in Turkey. It's color coded so it makes what your looking for easy to find. It's small so it can fit right in your pocket. There is a small dictionary in the back too. Useful.

MERHABA, THIS IS A GREAT BOOK, IT TEACHES YOU ALL THE BASICS ABOUT TURKISH, I RECOMMEND GETTING ALSO THE LONELY PLANET TURKISH PHRASEBOOK, 1999, BY JIM MASTERS AND TOM BROSNAHAN, COK GUZEL, HOSCA KALIN!