Lonely Planet Hindi & Urdu Phrasebook
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- Not useful for learning the languages
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Hindi, Urdu & Bengali: Lonely Planet Phrasebook
Richard Delacy , Shahara Ahmed , and Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
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Customer Reviews:
Not useful for learning the languages.......2007-03-15
Although this combined edition is more accurate than the previous separate phrasebooks for Hindi/Urdu and Bengali, do not expect to use it to actually learn the languages or even get beyond a couple of dozen phrases.
Perhaps in conjunction with a formal language guide to Bengali, this phrasebook would be more helpful, but at the time of my recent travels, there was no English language language study guide available for Bengali/Bangla (I think the Teach Yourself series has one, but that series is currently going through a one-by-one reissue as the cover format and typeface have changed).
The main problem is the Bengali to English dictionary, which is listed from the point of view of the written form vs. how things sound or how they transluterate to Latin characters. This requires first learning Bengali script, which is quite difficult due to the bizarre rules in all South Indian derived scripts (including Thai and Khmer/Cambodian as well as Hindi) vs. Cyryllic, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic. And besides which, literacy is not and should not be a requirement for developing the more important day-to-day fluency of speaking and listening skills in a new language while traveling.
The publisher would also be advised to make clear that there are significant regional variants within Bengali (if not also Hindi/Urdu), and thus one is not always understood even with basic everyday phrases as they are published here. They might also be advised to include the related Punjabi language/dialect in the next edition, to be more complete.
Average customer rating:
- Useful and user-friendly
- Great compact reference
- Do not go for this one.
- A very useful phrasebook
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Lonely Planet Hindi & Urdu Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Hindi and Urdu Phrasebook)
Richard Delacy
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Hindi
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| Dictionaries & Thesauruses
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Urdu
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General
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Phrasebooks - General
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ASIN: 0864424256 |
Book Description
Filled to the brim with phrases on everything from hiking to shopping and eating out, this essential phrasebook will make your trip to India and Pakistan much more enjoyable. Order your kulfi extra sweet, navigate your way through the mazes of Delhi and Lahore and chat to sacred cows with ease. <ul>
both Hindi and Urdu script are included </li>
includes comprehensive dictionary and essential grammar </li>
extensive sections on religion and spirituality </li>
enjoy the local cuisine and get to know the local culture and customs </li>
discuss the finer points of tea, dhal, rice and roti </li>
cheer with the locals at a cricket match </li></ul>
Customer Reviews:
Useful and user-friendly.......2001-08-05
The books in the newer series of Lonely Planet phrasebooks are all excellent, because the authors make the assumption that the reader is an educated and literate individual, who wants to know something more about the target language than just a list of supposedly common phrases. There is a tremendous amount of information packed into this handy little book. Contrary to what another reviewer said, the book makes a very clear distinction between Hindi and Urdu words. The sections on script and grammar are well done. Overall, it is probably the best Hindi/Urdu phrasebook available.
Great compact reference.......2001-02-06
Very helpful pocket reference.
Do not go for this one........2000-08-09
This phrasebook does not make clear which words are Hindi and which words are Urdu. Not recommended for the beginner.
A very useful phrasebook.......2000-02-03
This phrasebook is excellent. It provides both Nagari and Urdu orthography. The little dictionary in the end is very exhaustive and ready-made sentences cover a wide range of needs.
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Parvez Dewan
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