This pocket-size phrasebook is a valuable travel companion for visitors to Korea. It presents more than 2,000 key words and phrases in Korean characters with phonetic pronunciations and English meanings. Using different color-coded page edges for each chapter, the book categorizes words and phrases according to themes that include communicating with hotel personnel, finding one's way around town, shopping, ordering meals in restaurants, dealing with money matters, seeking medical care, going to sporting and entertainment events, and much more. Also included are city, rail, and rapid transit maps, and general travel tips for visitors to Korea. The book's clear vinyl jacket gives the book extra durability for travel situations.
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By Halifax Mary
Format:Paperback
Gave this book to my teen son last year as a Christmas gift and he loved it. He is not planning to travel to Korea anytime soon but has a Korean friend who now lives there. They stay in touch with each other through the internet.
My son is interested in the language and culture. His friend has started to teach him the language and talks about cultural things. This book has helped my son familiarize himself with the culture and the language as he communicates with his Korean friend. It has maps so he now has a better understanding of where in Korea his friend lives. He enjoys the cultural references and finds some of them to be quite amusing. It is a phrase book and that is all he wants or needs. He is not interested in mastering the language and is more interested in the cultural differences than the language. He is now asking for similar books in different languages so I may order some others for this Christmas. For something that went into his stocking, I can't tell you how many times I have seen this book in his hands this past year...a lot more than the expensive video games. I would recommend this book to travelers and people who are curious about other languages and cultures, particularly teens. It's great.
My son is interested in the language and culture. His friend has started to teach him the language and talks about cultural things. This book has helped my son familiarize himself with the culture and the language as he communicates with his Korean friend. It has maps so he now has a better understanding of where in Korea his friend lives. He enjoys the cultural references and finds some of them to be quite amusing. It is a phrase book and that is all he wants or needs. He is not interested in mastering the language and is more interested in the cultural differences than the language. He is now asking for similar books in different languages so I may order some others for this Christmas. For something that went into his stocking, I can't tell you how many times I have seen this book in his hands this past year...a lot more than the expensive video games. I would recommend this book to travelers and people who are curious about other languages and cultures, particularly teens. It's great.
By "fadi14"
Format:Paperback
This book is extremely good if your are planning to visit Korea for personal or business reasons, or if you are learning the language and would like to enrich your Korean repetoire. The first part of the book has common expressions, greetings, daily interaction terms, business and travel terms, emergency situation terms, and terms to let you express nearly everything your can think of quickly and easily. The book has the english phrase on the left, its Korean counterpart is then written on the right hand side with the way to pronounce the phrase next to it. In addition to having these phrases, the book takes time out to teach a little about Korean culture, tradition, and etiquette. The second part of the book is a very good dictionary that has a ENGLISH - KOREAN section and a KOREAN - ENGLISH section. The book's small size and the fact that it has a clear, vinyl-like covering makes it the perfect book to take with you.
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Koeran At A Glance - Delightful!
I found this book to be quite helpful. I just came back from Korea last month and the book helped me a great deal. Read more
Published on Sep 5 2000 by Janelle Simmons
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Great book
I've lived in Korea for three years now and this book was invaluable to me. The chapters are well layed out by subject and there is a pretty good dictionary at the back. Read more
Published on Dec 5 1998 by Scott Lincoln
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Excellent phrasebook that works at many levels
This phrasebook not only has the common phrases, it has a large amount of cultural information. The typeface is extremely clean and easy to read! Read more
Published on Dec 30 1997 by J. David Eisenberg
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