Russian Phrases For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))
by Andrew, Ph.D. Kaufman
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Manufacturer: For Dummies
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 491.783421
EAN: 9780470149744
ISBN: 0470149744
Label: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 2007-09-04
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Yes, the Russian is transliterated but it's still useful.
Comment: This title doesn't try to be all things. It has a specific purpose and that's to serve as a pocket guide to conversational Russian--in a hurry.
The book covers most situations that a casual visitor can expect to encounter.
Learning Cyrillic requires another book. Wouldn't it be unrealistic to learn the English alphabet from an English phrase book meant for non-English visitors?
Incidentally, I've found that reading Cyrillic isn't as difficult as it seems. Many words are phonetically transliterated, e.g., taxi is still taxi in Russian except that it uses the Cyrillic letters that phonetically sound like "tax-e."
I give it 5 stars because it does an excellent job for its intended audience.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Disappointed!
Comment: I am very disappointed with this book. I have been studying Russian since 2003 and am always looking for more speaking Russian books to get someone else's perspective. The entire book is transliterated (written in Latin characters.) This makes the book useless to me as I want to learn Russian not Russian written in "English." This book would only be useful for someone only wanting to have very basic conversations and has no interest in learning real Russian. The book will do nothing to help you figure out anything written in Russian with the proper Cyrillic alphabet. (Very important, if you are traveling to Russia, if you ask me.) I give it two stars ONLY because it may me useful to some.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Yes, the Russian is transliterated but it's still useful.
Comment: This title doesn't try to be all things. It has a specific purpose and that's to serve as a pocket guide to conversational Russian--in a hurry.
The book covers most situations that a casual visitor can expect to encounter.
Learning Cyrillic requires another book. Wouldn't it be unrealistic to learn the English alphabet from an English phrase book meant for non-English visitors?
Incidentally, I've found that reading Cyrillic isn't as difficult as it seems. Many words are phonetically transliterated, e.g., taxi is still taxi in Russian except that it uses the Cyrillic letters that phonetically sound like "tax-e."
I give it 5 stars because it does an excellent job for its intended audience.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Disappointed!
Comment: I am very disappointed with this book. I have been studying Russian since 2003 and am always looking for more speaking Russian books to get someone else's perspective. The entire book is transliterated (written in Latin characters.) This makes the book useless to me as I want to learn Russian not Russian written in "English." This book would only be useful for someone only wanting to have very basic conversations and has no interest in learning real Russian. The book will do nothing to help you figure out anything written in Russian with the proper Cyrillic alphabet. (Very important, if you are traveling to Russia, if you ask me.) I give it two stars ONLY because it may me useful to some.
Traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words and phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding and a whole lot easier. This user-friendly phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time. Its quick-and-easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front, the Words to Know section helps you find the right word fast, and the easy-to-use pronunciation key helps other people understand what you're trying to say. You'll learn how to: - Get directions, shop, and eat out
- Talk numbers, dates, and time
- Chat about family and work
- Discuss sports and the weather
- Deal with problems and emergencies
- Pronounce familiar English words and phrases in Russian and English
- Beware of words that sound to English but don't mean the same thing
- Read signs that use the Russian alphabet
- Follow the conventions of Russian pronunciation
- Use basic Russian grammar correctly
- Keep ten commonly used Russian phrases on the tip of your tongue
- Use basic telephone vocabulary and send letters, emails, and faxes
Don't have time to study the language before you get to Russia? No worries. Just flip through Russian Phrases For Dummies, find the section that fits your needs, and start talking!
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