Berlitz East European Phrase Book

By Berlitz Publishing Company

Fit every pocket -- and every traveler's need for a compact, easy-to-use, and dependable reference source.Part language instructor, part tour guide, the world-renowned Berlitz Phrase Book series has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2831577330
• ISBN13: 9782831577333
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Berlitz Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.0" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

Great to have when visiting several countries.

I took this book with me when I travelled in Europe. I never intended to learn any of the languages included (croatian romanian, russian, slovenian, etc), yet when I needed to say something in any of those languages, I would just read it (or point it out) and the people became really helpful to see I was doing a big effort, and they even tried to reply in English! If you just need the languages to get around, this book is really good (and has the ideal size too!) If you intend to learn any of these languages, this is not the book for you.

Useful when crossing a lot of borders

Have you spent time crossing the borders of Central and Eastern European countries fumbling around for the right currency? Languages can be almost as frustrating.If you are doing a little bit of travel in the 12 countries included in this 190 page phrasebook, you'll want to have this one as your friend.Langauges included are: Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Slovenian. With this book you'll be speaking all of them fluently in just a few hours! Just kidding =)The fact is, in one place you'll have a bit of the cruical stuff you need to survive for each language. It skips all the grammar and goes straight to the words, phrases and numbers. Each section follows exactly the same format, so once you use one, the others will be easier. Obviously, the size dictates utility (this book is 4 x 5.5 x 3/8's inches). Drawbacks? There are no dictionaries or extras here, except for a regional map on the inside cover. Additionally, the pronuciation guide is located at the back of each section rather than the front where most people that use phrase books would first look. But, Berlitz obviosuly felt the first thing you would need is the "words" and then later the details of how to say them!If you are looking for a more extensive resource, you should pick up at least a phrase book dedicated to each of the languages you are going to use. If you are going strictly "tourist" as in on a tour, this one will probably do fine for you.