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    German Vocabulary for English Speakers: 9000 Words

    By Andrey Taranov

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    Knowing and understanding around 9000 German words will give you the ability to read and write with only the minimal use of a dictionary. This knowledge will foster your ability to express your thoughts during conversation in a precise and accurate way. With a little practice and with the added help and experience of having viewed many German films, you will be proud and amazed at your new level. You will now see your language level improve to the point where you can say: “German? Absolutely! I know it very well.”

    The vocabulary contains 256 topics including: Basic Concepts, Numbers, Colors, Months, Seasons, Units of Measurement, Clothing & Accessories, Food & Nutrition, Restaurant, Family Members, Relatives, Character, Feelings, Emotions, Diseases, City, Town, Sightseeing, Shopping, Money, House, Home, Office, Working in the Office, Marketing, Sports, Education, Computer, Internet, Tools, Nature, Countries, Nationalities and more ...

    This book is intended to help you learn, memorize and review over 9000 commonly used German words. Recommended as additional support material to any language course. Meets the needs of both beginners and advanced learners. Convenient for daily use, reviewing sessions and self-testing activities. Allows you to assess your current vocabulary. This book can also be used by foreign learners of English.

    Revised Edition, July 2013. Ref. SW0713

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrey Taranov
    Release dateJul 13, 2013
    ISBN9781780710990
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    German Vocabulary for English Speakers: 9000 Words
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    Andrey Taranov

    T&P Books Publishing was founded in 2008. From the very beginning our primary business has been creating a collection of bilingual topical dictionaries for learning foreign languages. Our goal has been to create a unique publication project unlike anything else in the world. The company has grown steadily, but creating foreign language study aids is still our specialty.Our collection presently includes 30 world languages. We plan to add several languages this year: Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Hebrew, Hindi, Farsi, Tajik, Turkmen, and many more. Additionally, collections of books for the Japanese and Brazilian markets will be ready in the coming months. In all, we intend to raise the number of available languages to 60 and expand the range of titles to 10,000.Our linguists have developed a unique, multilingual database and specialized database management system. Known as Squamata, it can automatically create printed books, e-books, and audiobooks in 2,500 language pairs. We expect to enhance the system soon with the ability to develop mobile apps.

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    • 3/5
      tl;dr - This book can be a useful addition to your other language learning activities, but I wouldn't rely on it exclusively, and I wouldn't pay very much for it.

      "German Vocabulary" is not a complete language course, nor does it claim to be. It's something you can add on to an existing program to build out your vocabulary. A normal self-study language course will provide 1,000 - 2,000 root words in the foreign language (when I say "root words", I mean "learn", "learning", and "learned" are all forms of the same word). This is generally enough to perform everyday transactions and read simple written material. However, the average high school graduate has a working vocabulary of around 10,000 words, so there's a lot more to learn. That's where a book like this comes in.

      Pros:
      1. There are some redundant entries, but even if we exclude those, there are still about 5,000 root words here. If you can get those down, you should be much more comfortable with reading adult literature or conversation (though these skills do require dedicated practice; fluency comes from doing, not from studying.)
      2. Some of the entries are phrases rather than individual words, which is helpful because words can change meaning depending on context, like a "bear" in the woods, "bearing" a child, or losing your "bearings".
      3. The pronunciation is given using IPA notation. IPA is a phonetic script used to illustrate in writing how a word should be prounounced, and since German includes several sounds that are uncommon in English, this can be quite helpful.

      Cons:
      1. This is still just a list of words. There's nothing in here that will give you the practice you need to develop proficiency and confidence in the language.
      2. There are a few redundant entries. In the English-German book, for example, there is "Hello (formal)" and "Hello (informal)", even though both languages use the same word for both situations.
      3. As stated on the author's Scribd biography, these translations are machine-generated. I haven't found any glaring inaccuracies, but I'm suspicious. And if you're going to go that route, why not use one of the many free resources online?
      4. Entries for nouns don't include the noun's gender or plural forms. These are particularly important in German because genders and plurals don't follow an obvious pattern.
      5. The formatting in the Scribd edition is pretty bad. Each entry takes up three lines: the English word, the German word, and the IPA notation. There are also no bullet points or whitespace to separate the entries, so it all just runs together. Again, this is just how Scribd rendered it; the Kindle edition is much cleaner looking.

      Bottom line: If I could pick this book up cheaply, I would get it. The entries are useful and well organized, and the IPA provides some value that you don't normally get in vocab books. I wouldn't pay full retail though. At its core though, it is still just a list of vocab. There are plenty of other ways to learn vocabulary that are more interesting and interactive than reading a list.
    • 5/5
      I really want to say "thank you" to you. This is a very interesting book and you are one of the best.