Marathi-English/English-Marathi Dictionary & Phrasebook - Softcover

Krasa, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781811422 ISBN 13: 9780781811422

Publisher: Hippocrene Books, 2008

Synopsis

The Indian langauge Marathi is spoken by over 50 million people. This helpful guide, with its bilingual dictionary and practical phrasebook, is an essential companion for travellers and businesspeople. All Marathi words are presented in Romanized form for easy use by English speakers.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Krasa holds a master's degree in General Linguistics as well as diplomas in several language-related fields from schools in India and Jordan. A scholar of Indian and Middle Eastern languages and dialects, he has previously published bilingual guides to Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Arabic, and Romani.

Review:

Marathi is the official language in the state of Maharashtra and the capital of Mumbai. Fortunately for travelers who want to try out Marathi on their journey, there's a new, slick language guide by Daniel Krasa that's slim enough to put in a small bag, yet packed with enough information, words, and phrases to actually be useful... a rare feat.

Krasa's Marathi Dictionary & Phrasebook, published by Hippocrene, has a Marathi-English section and English-Marathi section, as well as short but comprehensive overviews of basic grammar and the Marathi alphabet. What makes this guide really stand out, though, is the phrasebook, which has tabbed sections organized by topic.

A quick flip and you can find handy phrases related to topics as diverse as camping, bureaucracy, and healthcare, as well as the standards: directions to the toilet, basic greetings, and tips for ordering food. -- Matador Pulse, June 19th, 2008

About this edition

• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0781811422
• ISBN 13: 9780781811422
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 247