Albanian-English/English-Albanian Dictionary and Phrasebook (Dictionary & Phrasebooks Backlist)

by Ramazan Hysa

Book Overview

This is the ideal reference tool for people who want to communicate in Albanian but have no previous knowledge of the language. It includes an Albanian-English/English-Albanian dictionary along with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078180793X
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.5" x 3.8"

Customer Reviews

Getting Started in Albanian

Great for beginners in Albanian. It is pocket sized so you can carry it with you. Best results come from memorizing a few words every day. The bidirectional dictionary gives you enough words for basic communication. Avoids the complexities of Albanian grammar. A sampling of phrases gives you enough insight into making sentences. Local Kosovar refugees say I will be understood even though my pronunciation and sentence structure is not perfect.

Excellent phrases

I bought this dictionary to use with Kosovar refugees I am currently teaching english. I thought it would be fun to suprise them by learning a little of their own language as well because they are working so hard. This book has many, many, fabulous phrases in the last section that apply to almost every situation. While the dictionary is small and has only a limited vocabulary, most commonly used words are available. My only problem with this book is that unlike some others, there is no real pronunciation guide so you are left guessing if you are truly pronouncing things correctly. If you are looking for correct pronunciation, I suggest getting tapes or asking a native.