Uzbek-English/English-Uzbek Dictionary and Phrasebook: Romanized (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebooks) (Paperback)

by Nicholas Awde (Author), William Dirks (Author), Umida Hikmatullaeva (Author)
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Product Description
Uzbek, the national language of the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, has over 20 million speakers in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikstan, neighboring countries, and emigrant communities abroad. This two-way language guide provides the essential vocabulary and phrases for communication with Uzbek speakers in travel-related and daily life situations. Uzbek is presented here in the Roman alphabet to allow quick pronunciation.

• 5,000 total entries
• Basic Uzbek grammar
• Extensive vocabulary and phrases
• Practical cultural information
• For travelers, students, and businesspersons

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Text: English

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Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books; Bilingual edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781809592
• ISBN-13: 978-0781809597
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 3.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #659,092 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have!, October 24, 2002

By A Customer

Finally someone has produced a quality Uzbek dictionary/phrasebook! This one is not plagued by numerous spelling errors and Turkisms, as is Khakimov's lexicon. Neither does it feature literary Uzbek language, such as one finds in Ismatulla's works, but rather conversational Uzbek. If you want to be able to speak with Uzbeks, this is the one book to buy!

The book features a few pages on the history of Uzbekistan and a basic grammar/pronunciation guide at the beginning. The first half of the book is comprised of an Uzbek-English/English-Uzbek dictionary. This is followed by a phrase book organized around 32 different topics, many with helpful cultural notes. All of the Uzbek is transliterated into Latin script.

This book is a must-have for English speakers headed to Uzbekistan or northern Afghanistan. I highly recommend it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Best Uzbek Resource Available - So it will have to do., September 22, 2004

By	G. BARTO (Los Gatos, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a phrasebook/dictionary for people who have to interact with Uzbekis, I suppose this publication is satisfactory. It is not, however, sufficient for learning (or learning much about) Uzbek. The phrasebook is actually pretty good, covering a wide range of situations and predicting well what one might need to say. But the dictionary lacks in two regards: 1) Words from the phrasebook are often missing or under a slightly different heading (making it hard to make sure your phrase will have the intended effect). 2)Between the sparseness of the grammar and the shortness of the entries, it can be difficult to figure out what to do with a word once you've found it.

Learning Uzbek or going to Uzbekistan? Buy this and Rudelson's Lonely Planet Central Asia Phrasebook - because they're the only affordable resources you're likely to find. But keep your fingers crossed that something better will come out soon.

4.0 out of 5 stars good uzbek resource, July 15, 2009

By	Ordosu - See all my reviews

Good resource for learning Uzbek. A little limited, in terms of dictionary size, but there aren't many other resources to learn from. Useful phrase book.