Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary: English-Cambodian Cambodian-English

by David Smyth and Tran Kien

Book Overview

This is a compact and travel-friendly Cambodian-English, and English-Cambodian dictionary The Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary answers the need for a dictionary of Cambodian that is handy, current, and useful to those with little or no experience with the Cambodian language. With other Cambodian dictionaries are designed for those who can read Cambodian script, this dictionary provides entries in both script and romanized form. Entries provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804819548
• ISBN13: 9780804819541
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

indispendsible

I have a newly arrived Cambodian college student in my home. We both use this dictionary to communicate while we teach each other how to pronounce words in the other person's language. It has led to many funny moments and great companionship!

Good purchase

This book is amazing! Most Khmers books that i'd encounter just have an english word, then a khmer translation that's written in Khmer. This book gives a khmer pronunciation that's written in english, as well as Khmer. I think it's a great book. I got it at the library, I will buy it. Also, it's pocket size, very convenient.

GREAT!

This book is amazing! Most Khmers books that i'd encounter just have an english word, then a khmer translation that's written in Khmer. This book gives a khmer pronunciation that's written in english, as well as Khmer. Somebody here gave it a bad review and I really don't understand why? That person said this book can cause embarassment but I disagree! If you can't play ball, don't blame the ball. Most of the words, if not all are accurate. What I think this book lacks is an audio CD that people can listen to. Otherwise, I think it's a great book. I got it at the library, I will buy it. Also, it's pocket size, very convenient.

Good quick reference

The Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary is a good quick reference guide. Pocket sized and easy to carry, it isn't designed to be comprehensive, but has most of the essential words and phrases one is likely to encounter in everyday usage. I have some minor quibbles on pronunciation of a few words, but, spoken Khmer is often at variance with the written form of the words. For technical translation, a more comprehensive dictionary is a must, but for travelers and translation of simple documents, this is a fine tool.