My First Book of Russian Words (Bilingual Picture Dictionaries) (English and Russian Edition)

Bought this book for non-Russian speaking friends per their request. And being a Russian myself it was so adorable reading/looking through the pages before giving it as a gift. I wanted to make sure that every word has a transcription on how to pronounce it (i.e корова (korova) - cow) in Russian, and this book does! Definitely a great book for someone who doesn't know any Russian and just wants to learn some vocabulary.

I bought this book to teach my three year old some Foreign vocabulary words. The book has lots of colorful photos, all clearly labeled with English words and a phonetic pronunciation. The phonetic pronunciations are all pretty accurate, but there are some that are slightly off, but not enough to worry that you (or your child) is mispronouncing the word and saying something a native speaker would find embarrassing. If you have never studied the language of the book you are buying, be sure you are familiar with phonetic pronunciations like those you would find in a dictionary, or you might be frustrated trying to figure out exactly how to say the word.I bought the Russian, German, and Italian versions of this book, which is nice, because they all contain the same basic pictures and vocabulary. All are some of my three year old's favorite books.

This is an amazing book to use. I married into a Russian speaking family and wanted to learn the language to communicate better with my in-laws and my wife's grandparents. Not knowing a single word of Russian this was the perfect book to start with as it has the words written out in Russian and spells out the correct pronunciation in English for you. It also has pictures next to each word to let you know what you are saying/talking about.This will not teach you the entire language but an excellent starter book for all beginners

I bought a quick study guide (ISBN-10: 1572226986) which has the alphabet listed with the pronunciation of each letter next to it, and that has made this book easier to use and more helpful. Knowing the alphabet makes this book an excellent starting point for learning some basic words. Pictures in the book are labeled with the English word and the Russian word just below that, and with the pronuinciation below that. The colored pictures are clear and unmistakable.This book doesn't suggest labeling everyday items in your home with Russian words. I believe that would help as well.

This book is great! I purchased this for a friend’s baby and it turned out to be a gift that was great for baby and grandma. Grandma learned English while baby learned Russian. Would buy again!!

I do think this book helps me while I am learning Russian but I don't think it should be one of the first books for a novice.

Pretty good book :) I love how there is also the addition of how to pronounce the words along with the translations. I should have read a little more on this book though because when it came, I realized it was a paperback and not a hardback.

Great quality of book!!!! My 4 year old grandson loved it!!! I got it for him since he already knows his Russian abc.

Great book

The book I found to be most helpful and would recommend it as a good book not just for children but for adults that want to learn Russian

Great book.Big & colorful pictures. Not too many on one page. Easy to concentrate for a three years old who doesn't know much russian.

My 6 year old grandson taught himself the Russian alphabet from his table when he was 4, but there wasn't much else out there, so this book was something he would look at from time to time. It was well done.

I wasn't sure what to expect with it being paper back but, the quality was terrific!