Hindi: Hindi-English / English-Hindi- Dictionary and Phrasebook (English and Hindi Edition)

I accidentally put the review for the other book I purchased here. (See below). I'll leave it for comparison. The Scudiere dictionary/phrasebook is the only inexpensive source I have found that has romanized Hindi, obviating the need for learning devanagari script. (I simply don't have the time to learn the script.) It could be better; there are many words the author could have chosen rather than using space to say that "condom" is "kondom" in Hindi. Still, it has advantages over the Dover book. The "Say It In" series from Dover is a known product - most I have used are somewhat dated, without up-to-date expressions for new ideas. But they offer good windows on their target languages, good for comparison to other language sources and for carrying in your travel pack. This one appears to be no exception. I am well satisfied with the purchase and with service from the seller.

This is a great book. It has many useful entries with helpful phrases for a tourist as well as a brief covering of basic grammar points. Also it contains a dictionary with over 3,000 entries. These are in English-Hindi and Hindi-English and do include the transliteration in alphabetical order based on the English alphabet. This is VERY helpful for a learner. One thing I might mention though, and what is keeping me from giving this 5 stars is the fact that when I looked up a simple word just to see how the dictionary was, I was shocked to discover that there was no word for friend. Not "mitr" or "dost" nor was the word "friend" listed in the English-Hindi section. This I found to be rather peculiar. That is a very common word which one would think would be included. Overall though, I would suggest getting this book. There are plenty of other useful entries and helpful little tidbits that a tourist or someone learning the language could make use of, even if you won't know how to call someone friend :p

This is a pocket reference; not a course. It's a great price, so it's a nice addition to a complete course. What is really nice about the layout of the book is that you can look up a Hindi word as it is being pronounced. You'll see a basic transliteration of sounds into the Roman alphabet and tbe Hindi (Devanagari) script comes next. It's laid out according to the English Alphabet and NOT the Hindi Alphabet. That makes it quick to thumb through...as long as you know your English ABC's. A few of the phrases in the back have been helpful as well. I wish I would've gotten two and I may just order another one to keep handy. It's been helpful when reading literature in Hindi.

This is a wonderful product for people beginning to learn the language of Hindi. The shipping and delivery was excellent. I am not a beginner but was looking for a Hindi English dictionary to expand my vocabulary and be on my to becoming fluent, unfortunately this dictionary doesn't have much in it so it wasn't a big help to me. I recommend this for absolute beginners only, otherwise look for something with a bit more substance. It is a good product, but I would suggest the seller put more information regarding its size and the lower skill level it is meant for. If I had known more about it, I wouldn't have bought it. Despite of of this, the product is still wonderful for beginners.

This helps me to learn about Hindi and to speak it much better

I bought this item for my new student from India to use on class assignments. He actually spends his time reading it as well and is learning English in leaps and bounds.

This book is clear and helpful. Gives the devanagari script, the roman script and explanations, verb conjugation, and typical useful phrases. Best book I've found for getting a grip on the Hindi language, and useful to take traveling, a good size to pack too.Priscilla

I will be flying to India for the first time this October, and bought a ton of books to help me understand India, its language and culture. This book 'Hindi Dictionary and Phrasebook' is not much of a help. I am an absolute neophyte when it comes to other languages...and thought I was buying a book that would start with the real basics. I was wrong! Though it has all the words and phrases you could ever hope for, those words need to be broken down for the beginner like myself...a better method of pronunciation would be great. It was so frustrating that I ended up giving the book to the local Thrift Shop. I have just ordered two more Hindi/English dictionaries and will post a review on those soon...the seller had very good, fast service!

This book is delivered to me just 15 minutes back and now I am giving the feedback of that. You can guess how the book would be. The horrible dictionary I have ever seen in my life.. it's better to DOWNLOAD H-E/E-H book in the pdf file and GET the PRINT OUTS....atlest you will get the good product up to your satisfaction level. If the seller provides the inner page image then might nobody will take it.

good dictionary --- the part in transcribed english is useful -- it doesn't have words in davranygi see dictionary belowvery useful if you are serious about learning hindi -- reasonably comprehensive - I use it a lot in combination with above