Esperanto Dictionary (Teach Yourself)

By: John Christopher Wells

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340275766
• ISBN13: 9780340275764
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Teach Yourself Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Esperanto-English Dictionary

This is a great Esperanto-English Dictionary for anyone learning Esperanto. Has a basic grammar section in the front. Great for anyone wanting to learn Esperanto for the first time or for anyone needing a quick reference book/dictionary.

A must for beginners

This is a very good Esperanto dictionary to have. In addition to definitions, it lays out Esperanto grammar in the front of the book. I use it constantly for translation.

The best general Esperanto <-> English Dictionary

This dictionary has been around for a while. It is what introduced me to Esperanto over 20 years ago. When I first received it (as a gift), I noticed that it had a grammar section in the front. The explanations were good enough that I was able to make basic sentences almost immediately! When I finally decided to learn a little more formally, the grammar summary was an awesome reference.The Dictionary itself is very good. My only problem with this and all two-way dictionaries is that sometimes a translation of a word is not enough... you need an actual definition. For that, I'm afraid one would have to use an actual Esperanto (only) dictionary with word and definition in Esperanto, such as "Plena Ilustrita Vortaro" or better yet, "Plena Vortaro de Esperanto Kun Suplemento".I believe this to be the best two way Esperanto and English dictionary.

A wonderful title for beginners and experts alike

This dictionary is one of the most helpful guides to any language that I have ever read. The Advice to the Student of Esperanto section was very helpful as were the lists of correlatives, prefixes, and suffixes; I often find myself referring to them. Overall, this is a wonderful guide, no one studying Esperanto should be without one.

A vital resource for the Esperanto student.

Every Esperanto textbook that I have read has been extremely useful to me. However, the book that tops them all is the Teach Yourself Esperanto Dictionary by J.C. Wells. It is the most user-friendly dictionary I have ever come across. You could almost learn the language from this book alone!

For once, a trained linguist looks at Esperanto

This is still the best buy in bilingual Epseranto dictionaries, but IMO the best part is the short introductory "Advice to the Student of Esperanto". Wells is not only an expert Esperantist, but also a trained professional linguist (specializing in English phonetics) with an international reputation, and it shows in his intelligent and commonsense approach. One can only hope that, if a revised edition ever appears, it will have room for a condensed version of at least some of the material from his excellent _Lingvistikaj Aspektoj de Esperanto_ ("Linguistic Aspects of Esperanto") which AFAIK has yet to be translated into English.