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Summary: Helpful but full of mistakes
Review: Although this pocketbook is helpful for beginners it has one big mistake: phrases and words are written in Amharic letters (which is a good thing) but the authors were really careless when they proofread the book. In many cases the word (or phrase) written in Amharic does not correspond to it's English translation ... which leads to misunderstandings as soon as one uses the book for nonverbal communication (and that was the idea behind the usage of amharic letters)!
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Summary: Extremely basic. It'll leave you counting and saying 'Hi'
Review: 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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Summary: It was very good..very helpful
Review: This book was very helpful...but I would like to learn how to construct effecient sentences...and to inunciate (pronounciate)the words write instead of going back and forthe to the vowels...
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Summary: Completely Useless!
Review: 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.
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Summary: first attempt - helpful to travellers
Review: This is the only phrase book that helps travellers
to Ethiopia. This is the first attempt and should
be encouraged. I find it very helpful.
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Summary: Phrasebook to speak Amharic like a foreigner
Review: This phrasebook has lots of useful grammatical information. However, many of the examples are literal translations of the English. The results are phrases that are not good or natural Amharic. Instead, they teach you how to sound like a foreigner. Though there is an Ethiopian listed as one of the authors, it is clear that he felt pressured to produce a prodcut that was close to the English.
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Summary: Phrasebook to speak Amharic like a foreigner
Review: This phrasebook has lots of useful grammatical information. However, many of the examples are literal translations of the English. The results are phrases that are not good or natural Amharic. Instead, they teach you how to sound like a foreigner. Though there is an Ethiopian listed as one of the authors, it is clear that he felt pressured to produce a prodcut that was close to the English.
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Summary: Big help for new beginners from Sweden
Review: We went on holiday to Ethiopa and brought this book with us. It turned out to be a very useful. The book is pedagogically constructed and you can quickly find what you're looking for. As a tourist you get a good insight of the countries culture and social behaviour. I recommed this book to everyone who is planning to go to Ethiopia on holiday or try to learn Amharic at home.
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