Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook
Average customer rating:
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- Amharic usefulness depends on where you are
- Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook
- Completely Useless!
- Extremely basic. It'll leave you counting and saying 'Hi'
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Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook
Tilahun Kebede , and Catherine Snow
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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Book Description
Voices woven through staccato rhythms lead you to a narrow alley. Laughter flows from beneath a door. It opens to a kaleidoscope of sound and colour, led by an azmari singing a song of invitation. A waiter smiles as you glance in the book — you order a bira and some ocholoni. The day had started with a mountain top view of the Blue Nile and now the vibrant city nightlife takes you in… <ul>
new pronunciation guide and Amharic script </li>
expanded dictionary with over 1000 words </li>
grammar essentials for building your own sentences </li>
cultural information and basic travel tips </li>
phrases for every traveller </li></ul>
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Book.......2007-04-14
I'm married to an Ethiopian and have found this book to be a lifesaver each and every time I go to Ethiopia. The book gets you close enough to the correct pronunciation that anyone can half way understand you and correct your pronunciation of the words. Although Tigrinyan's are now in power Amharic is still the national language of Ethiopia so it's better to learn Amharic if you plan on speaking to anyone in Ethiopia.
Amharic usefulness depends on where you are.......2006-03-16
Actually I didn't use the book very much, as my surroundings were almost all English or Oromo-speaking. Before spending much time on a learning a language to use in Ethiopia, be sure to check out the location. Since the Amhara's are no longer the dominant tribe, their language may be less useful. Tigrayans are now in power and Oromo are the largest language group.
Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook .......2005-11-24
This book is excellent! I don't understand some of the reviews.
It is a rare book that promotes Ethiopia and its culture. It is intended for foreign travellers to Ethiopia and not for Ethiopians who live abroad. I have travelled to Ethiopia with this book and found it very useful. I don't know what I would have done without it. I found the cultural info very useful. I think no other phrasebook offers this kind of info.
Completely Useless!.......2005-01-06
This guide is terrible if your goal is to speak Amharic. The Achilles heel of this book is that there are no accent marks on the ethiopian phrases. If you read what is in the book there is no way you will come close to saying anything intelligible. On the positive side, all of my Ethiopian friends found this book very helpful for learning English.
Extremely basic. It'll leave you counting and saying 'Hi'.......2004-06-06
Don't expect much from this. This is really more a waste of time than anything else. If you're travelling to Ethiopia, and you speak english, then you really don't have to worry. Many Ethiopians speak english, and many of the signs are in english/amharic.
What use is it to learn how to count, or say hi, when you'll need to speak english to communicate anyhow?
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