Russian Phrases For Dummies 1st Edition by Alan Kaufman (PDF)

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Traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words and phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding and a whole lot easier. This user-friendly phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time. Its quick-and-easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front, the Words to Know section helps you find the right word fast, and the easy-to-use pronunciation key helps other people understand what you’re trying to say. You’ll learn how to:Get directions, shop, and eat outTalk numbers, dates, and timeChat about family and workDiscuss sports and the weatherDeal with problems and emergenciesPronounce familiar English words and phrases in Russian and EnglishBeware of words that sound to English but don’t mean the same thingRead signs that use the Russian alphabetFollow the conventions of Russian pronunciationUse basic Russian grammar correctlyKeep ten commonly used Russian phrases on the tip of your tongueUse basic telephone vocabulary and send letters, emails, and faxesDon’t have time to study the language before you get to Russia? No worries. Just flip through Russian Phrases For Dummies, find the section that fits your needs, and start talking!

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertipsSpeak Russian — instantly!Traveling to Russia but don’t know Russian? Need to kick up your conversation skills? This handy little phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time.Discover how to: Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, and times Chat about family and work Discuss sports and the weather Deal with problems and emergencies –This text refers to the paperback edition. From the Back Cover Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertipsSpeak Russian — instantly!Traveling to Russia but don’t know Russian? Need to kick up your conversation skills? This handy little phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time.Discover how to: Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, and times Chat about family and work Discuss sports and the weather Deal with problems and emergencies About the Author Andrew Kaufman, PhD, is currently a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia. He holds a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Stanford University, and he has recognized success as both a published scholar and an innovative, award-winning teacher of Russian language, literature, and culture at some of the country’s top universities. To learn more about Dr. Kaufman, please visit his website at www.professorandy.com. Serafima Gettys, PhD, earned her doctorate degree in Foreign Language Education from Gertzen State Pedagogical University, Leningrad, USSR. She is currently a Coordinator of the Foreign Language Program at Lewis University, where she also teaches Russian. Prior to coming to Lewis University, she taught Russian at Stanford University. Gettys is also a member of a number of professional language associations.Nina Wieda is a doctoral student in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Northwestern University in Chicago. A trained linguist with an MA in Social Sciences, Nina also has a book of poetry published in Russian, and a number of scholarly articles on Chekhov and contemporary drama published in English. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐The good news is that it goes into great detail about grammar, pronunciation, and very useful phrases. In that respect, it’s AWESOME. Especially the pronunciation (e.g. If you’re making the “r” sound, don’t curl your tongue, move it further forward to soften the sound. Very specific and I found very helpful, because I could hear my own accent when using “r” and couldn’t understand why). My biggest complaint is that it doesn’t use the Cyrillic alphabet. It’s not even an option. So, the words aren’t written in Russian, they’re spelled phonetically using the Latin alphabet. This is great for someone who is going to use this book while traveling and doesn’t plan to ever use Russian without the aid of this book. If you’re learning Russian to become fluent, then learning the alphabet is just a small step to memorize and then all it is is practice. It wasn’t as much of a pain as I had expected. But while I was reading this book, there were more than a few times when I was looking at a phrase going: “that doesn’t make sense.” I would then have to google the translation and Google would give me the phrase in Cyrillic. I would then be annoyed that I had already learned that phrase, it just wasn’t coming out with the same sound when it was written with the Latin alphabet. It was like another word, which was very frustrating. If they make a new version, I would hope that they use both the Latin alphabet (for travelers) and the Cyrillic alphabet (for students).

⭐A great book to learn Russian even tells you how to pronounce words.

⭐I dont like the layout of the book.

⭐Very poorly written. No help.

⭐Wasted my money – again. I bought “Russian for Dummies” Kindle version about a year ago and it was transliterated. I hoped this phrase book would be different, but it’s not. Russian is a damn difficult language for native English speakers to learn, but learning the Russian alphabet is not the hard part. This transliteration nonsense just makes it harder. This is a total waste of money if you want to do anything other than ape the sounds of the Russian language. Plus, it doesn’t really have any phrases – just long, convoluted discussions about the structure of the language – pretty much the same as in “Russian for Dummies,” not really much different. Kind of useful, but wouldn’t you rather eat a cheeseburger than read a description of one? Don’t blow your money on this. I’m usually a big fan of the For Dummies books – they are a good overview of a topic. But these Russian For Dummies books need to use the Russian alphabet if they are to be of any value at all. Can I have my money back?

⭐Gifted. wasn’t used as much as the visual book.

⭐It was delivered in perfect condition and a fun language

⭐Well done…easy to understand but Russian is a difficult language to learn…the book is great tho.

⭐Lack of Cyrillic spelling would no doubt cause problems later. The Cyrillic alphabet has to be learned sometime so best to learn it at the beginning as you develop your vocabulary,

⭐I am going to Russia and I bought this hoping to learn some necessary phrases and words for a short stay. Whilst this book is excellent for someone going to be in Russia for several week, and it is excellently clear as to pronunciation etc, for quick use is not ideal as phrases are not grouped finely enough. Never one to run down Dummies, who I think do good stuff, this book for my personal use was too complicated and intense on grammar and the like

⭐I bought this as a secret santa for a friend studying russian Language at university.. and to my surprise she is finding it very useful, which leads me to believe it might be a little to advanced for a beginner

⭐Very helpful.

⭐Good present

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