Turkmen is the official language of the Republic of Turkmenistan, where more than two million people speak it. There are a further one million Turkmen speakers divided between Iran, Afghanistan, and to a lesser extent Turkey, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the United States, and Germany. Turkmen has been transliterated into various scripts, but in 1996 a specially modified Roman alphabet replaced the Cyrillic script in Turkmenistan. This book contains a resourceful two-way dictionary that indicates parts of speech and provides clear examples to help clarify ambiguous meanings. Also included are an informative grammar and a brief guide to pronunciation. A collection of travel-oriented phrases comprises such diverse topics as "Relief Aid" and "Getting Around." Important notes on Turkmen culture, as well as travel information, are also given.
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Nicholas Awde is a linguist and Central Asia regional specialist based in London, U.K. He is the author of numerous publications for Hippocrene Books.
William Dirks is an expert on Turkic languages and an alumnus of the Turkmen Project at Indiana University. He previously co-authored, with Nicholas Awde, Hippocrene Books' Uzbek Dictionary & Phrasebook.
Amandurdy Amandurdyev is a native Turkmen speaker and language consultant.
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A good start!,
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This review is from: Turkmen Dictionary & Phrasebook: Turkmen-English/English-Turkmen (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)
While it is great that Turkmen-English products in the 'new' Turkmen alphabet are available, some more attention could have been paid in the proofreading stages. The thing that immediately jumped out was the appearance of the letter 'Q' in Turkmen words. No such letter in their alphabet.
Having said that, though - It is, indeed, a very useful tool for people learning the language, or in search of a dictionary that facilitates translation of materials written in modern Turkmen (instead of transliterating in your head as you search for words in the old Cyrillic dictionary). I hope the authors take no offense at my first remark, it is meant to be constructive!
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This review is from: Turkmen Dictionary & Phrasebook: Turkmen-English/English-Turkmen (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)
"Very good dictionary, good for foreigners, and the turkmens. We r turkmens, and I have bought it for my wife, We found it very useful and handy, not too big, and not too small!!!"
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THE NORMAL BOOK FOR LEARNER,THE WORST FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS.,
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This review is from: Turkmen Dictionary & Phrasebook: Turkmen-English/English-Turkmen (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)
I have openned this book and surprised by all translations.
I am native Turkmen and this book could be better written by native speaker of this language.
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