Slovak-English, English-Slovak Dictionary & Phrasebook | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sylvia Lorinc, John M. Lorinc
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 238811
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 180
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 3.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0781806631
Dewey Decimal Number: 413
EAN: 9780781806633
ASIN: 0781806631
Publication Date: March 1999
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Product Description
Slovak, the national language of Slovakia, has over five and a half million speakers worldwide. Designed for travelers and businesspersons, this dictionary and phrasebook features an introduction to Slovak grammar, extensive vocabulary, and important phrases for communicating in daily life and travel situations. - Over 4,500 total entries
- Pronunciation guide
- Concise Slovak grammar
- Essential phrases
- Ideal for travelers, students, and businesspersons
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Well organized and useful material March 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I moved to Slovakia to teach English, I couldn't speak a word. Once I settled in and began to learn, I realized that on the occasions when I needed to ask for something, like in a deli and trying to order some cold cuts, a dictionary was almost useless. Sure, you can look up single words in a dictionary but you need to string those words together in a sentence to make yourself understood.
Here's where the Lorincs' phrasebook comes in beautifully. Phrases are broken into sections. Just to give you an example, here are some subheadings under the heading of "Accidents and Injuries": Help, Illness and Injury, Seeing a Doctor, Seeing a Dentist, Treatment. Under each of those subheadings are statement and question phrases that a visitor may find helpful when needing to communicate with Slovaks in their language.
The book also contains vocabulary of a single topic, for example: time expressions like tomorrow, next month, next year; quantities, directions, fruits and vegetables, numbers, colors, health and beauty aids, etc. Lists organized by subject are very helpful.
All in all, it's an extremely valuable book and more important than a traditional pocket dictionary, in my opinion. A small dictionary is also included as the last third of the book and is probably more than sufficient for basic travel needs.
The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because I think the layout of the text and pages is sloppy and poorly done. This is not the fault of the authors, however, and the material itself is excellent.
 it is a good pocket book for travel,not a good study book September 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
if you are just going to learn a few things to say...this is the right book
if you are just going to travel there or meet someone from slovakia it is a good book....
but it is not a study book.it has limited help in it.it does not have the most accurate key for pronouncing the letters.and it does not explain its grammar very well..only a couple pages.the dictionary is very short and limited.if you need a dictionary instead of a phrase book,this is not for you.
on the good side,this is a great book if you are traveling because it can easily fit in your pocket.this book also has many many pages of useful phrases for many situations.
Good Book for Translation July 24, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book because we were having a guest from Slovakia staying with us for a month. Knowing that our guest knew some English and myself not knowing any Slovak I purchased this book to help with any translation that might arise. It came in very handy and our guest even liked using it.
The size and content arrangement are great April 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm still learning Slovak and found this very helpful while travelling there a few months ago. The font is totally outdated... I searched high and low for a good Slovak book -- they are really hard to find. The slim size of this one makes it super easy to carry and the way the topics are grouped (food, transportation, etc.) made it really easy to find what I was looking for in a second. I think it's totally useful if you're learning and especially if you're visiting Slovakia. (Which, by the way, is a true hidden gem in Europe.)
Helpful little book August 26, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Although this book barely qualifies as a dictionary, its collection of common phrases is very helpful. Its primary shortcoming is that it does not give pronunciation next to the phrase -- you have to figure that out from the pronunciation guide in the front of the book. I recommending having a full-fledged English-Slovak-English dictionary in addition to this book.
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