Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary: English-Cambodian Cambodian-English (Tuttle Language Library) [Paperback]

David Smyth (Author), Tran Kien (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0804819548 | ISBN-13: 978-0804819541 | Publication Date: March 15, 1995 | Edition: Paperback with Flaps

This handy, up-to-date Cambodian dictionary contains over 5,000 entries. It is designed with both script and romanized forms to help those with little or no experience with Cambodian script. Entries provide clear, precise definitions and sample phrases to illustrate the natural usage of the language. Foreigners learning Cambodian and Cambodians learning English will find this dictionary a reliable and effective reference tool for their studies.

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About the Author

David Smyth is a lecturer in Thai and Cambodian at the University of London.

Tran Kien is an assistant lecturer in Cambodian at the University of London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Paperback with Flaps edition (March 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804819548
• ISBN-13: 978-0804819541
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Southeast Asian

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK for basic words but a liability, April 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary: English-Cambodian Cambodian-English (Tuttle Language Library) (Paperback)

This small dictionary seems to be modelled on Robertson's Thai dictionary. In this context it is light years ahead of its model. But it is next to useless for all but very basic vocab. Be warned too, that nine times out of ten the word you are stuck for will not be there, and if perchance it is, there will be no help at all on usage. The transliteration is terrible and often misleading or wrong. Be careful too because the meanings are likely to also be sufficiently incomplete or even wrong to create some embarrassment. Not very useful for anybody wanting to communicate in Khmer, and completely inadequate for anybody wanting to learn the language.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!, August 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary: English-Cambodian Cambodian-English (Tuttle Language Library) (Paperback)

This book is amazing! Most Khmers books that i'd encounter just have an english word, then a khmer translation that's written in Khmer. This book gives a khmer pronunciation that's written in english, as well as Khmer. Somebody here gave it a bad review and I really don't understand why? That person said this book can cause embarassment but I disagree! If you can't play ball, don't blame the ball. Most of the words, if not all are accurate. What I think this book lacks is an audio CD that people can listen to. Otherwise, I think it's a great book. I got it at the library, I will buy it. Also, it's pocket size, very convenient.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good quick reference, April 7, 2000

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Joseph H Sexton - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary: English-Cambodian Cambodian-English (Tuttle Language Library) (Paperback)

The Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary is a good quick reference guide. Pocket sized and easy to carry, it isn't designed to be comprehensive, but has most of the essential words and phrases one is likely to encounter in everyday usage. I have some minor quibbles on pronunciation of a few words, but, spoken Khmer is often at variance with the written form of the words. For technical translation, a more comprehensive dictionary is a must, but for travelers and translation of simple documents, this is a fine tool.