Bulgarian-English-English Bulgarian Practical Dictionary (Hippocrene Practical Dictionary) (Paperback)

by Ivan Tchomakov (Author)

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Product Description
Romanized for English speakers
8,500 total entries
Includes Cyrillic and Roman scripts
Easy-to-use transliteration for both languages
Pronunciation guide
Perfect for travelers, businesspersons, and students

Product Details

• Paperback: 323 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (December 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870521454
• ISBN-13: 978-0870521454
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #143,983 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginner's dictionary!, March 18, 2001

By	Soumit Nandi (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

From a beginner's point of view, this is a pretty good buy. It contains pretty much all the words you need to know to develop a basic vocabulary and more. The 8000 words are more than you need if you need a working knowledge of the language.

However, if you need a comprehensive dictionary - this is probably NOT your book.

Its also the perfect size :) You can carry it with you whereever you go!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You can do better, January 16, 2002

By A Customer

I found this dictionary to be very limited. Its format is primitive -- it does not group similar words together as some of the Langenscheidt dictionaries do. I did not find it to be very helpful either in travelling Bulgaria or as a reference while learning the language.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best dictionary, April 7, 2002

By A Customer

The best thing about this dictionary is its small size.
However, it doesn't list any of the perfective verbs E-B or B-E.
Whenever I come across a Bulgarian perfective verb I simply cannot look it up in the dictionary because it's not listed.
If I want to translate from English to Bulgarian using a perfective verb, I'm out of luck if I try to use this dictionary.
In fact, the dictionary in the back of the "Intensive Bulgarian" textbook is more comprehensive than this stand-alone dictionary.
Very disappointing!!!