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Hungarian (Lonely Planet Phrasebook)
Hungarian (Lonely Planet Phrasebook)

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Author: Christina Mayer
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book

List Price: £4.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 51098

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 3.7 x 0.8

ISBN: 1741042321
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781741042320
ASIN: 1741042321

Publication Date: March 1, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW - ***Delivery usually * 2 - 3 * working days - From Aphrohead of SOUTHPORT, Lancs, UK *** . Priority Airmail used Worldwide on International orders. Thanks from all at Aphrohead.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very good phrasebook   July 20, 2005
 5 out of 7 found this review helpful

Excellent book even for the complete beginner with grammer help also, i found it easy to use and very helpfull even funny in parts with some words that have another meaning in english !
Some words are hard to pronounce so maybe some audio (cd ) would help to start .



5 out of 5 stars Excellent New Hungarian Phrasebook!   April 3, 2005
 37 out of 37 found this review helpful

Well, I am a native speaker of Hungarian myself, so I was quite curious to see this book.
For the most part, I found it very good.
The main part of the book, the phrases are quite good and natural - it really shows that they had native speakers check it.
The phrases cover all sorts of issues from shopping to visiting a doctor or even dating and having sex!
The boxed texts on culture are also quite good and often amusing.

It has only 12 pages on grammar, but that's quite spot on.
It does include a box on present tense verb conjugation (taking vowel harmony into account!), and has even devoted a whole page to conjugating four common, but irregular verbs (come, go, eat, drink). Another box conjugates "to be" and yet another shows the suffixes for possessions. I guess it's quite OK for the space.

The 2000 word dictionary at the back is quite comprehensive.

A weaker point is the "phonetical transliteration" system used - Hungarian is written fully phonetically in its original form (thankfully also presented here), but the phonetical transliteration provided here for English-speakers may result in blank looks in many cases - you could always choose to ignore it.

The intro contains useful facts about the history and roots of the language, though the map showing where Hungarian is supposedly spoken might raise some eyebrows in neighbouring countries! ;-)

The layout is attractive, with color illustrations.
I even like the cover (different from what is shown on Amazon)- certainly better than a kitshy horseman or traditionally clad dancer could have been! ;-)

Overall: RECOMMENDED.
If you are planning to spend any time away from the major cities and tourist areas, you will find it VERY useful!



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