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| ThisIsGina Groupie United Kingdom languageblogbygina.w Joined 5113 days ago 56 posts - 72 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, German, French | Message 1 of 5 09 May 2010 at 10:05pm | IP Logged | ||
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I will be learning Bulgarian soon, and I have just looked on Amazon for a Bulgarian-English dictionary. Acquiring a dictionary has never been a challenge for me before, but I'm having trouble finding a decent one that I can afford. Some of them are selling for £20-£50!
I looked at one that was about £10 (still on the expensive side considering I remember buying my Spanish dictionary for only a few pounds), but reviewers had said it didn't have enough vocabulary to be useful. Can anyone help me find a good dictionary online for under £10? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 5829 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes 5 sounds | Message 2 of 5 09 May 2010 at 11:23pm | IP Logged | ||
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I know you mean a paper dictionary, but the best deal around is a piece of software called SA Dictionary. It's free and quite good (and famous, most people know about it / use it).
http://www.thediction.com/ There are also Français-Български and Deutsch-Български dictionaries by the same authors but last time I checked they were "experimental". I can't any make any recommendation about paper dictionaries. Perhaps other forum members can help there. For me SA was a great aid for learning English, and I can testify there are no blatant errors ;). Edited by Sennin on 09 May 2010 at 11:31pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tracker465 Senior Member United States Joined 5147 days ago 355 posts - 496 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 3 of 5 10 May 2010 at 3:03am | IP Logged | ||
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I wish I knew the answer to this question myself. Many of the dictionaries I have seen do not get good reviews, and seeing that it is Bulgarian, there are not as many resources to begin with.
For my studies in Bulgarian, I have two dictionaries for the time being. I have the following dictionary [Bulgarian Dictionary ] although mine is Bulgarian -> English as opposed to English -> Bulgarian. For translations in the other direction, I use a German -> Bulgarian dictionary. Both of these I found at a used bookstore in the States, though it is not the best set up imo, especially because the dictionaries are overkill if I want to take them somewhere. Anyone have good recommendations? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ThisIsGina Groupie United Kingdom languageblogbygina.w Joined 5113 days ago 56 posts - 72 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, German, French | Message 4 of 5 12 May 2010 at 7:53pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks for your replies so far. Do you think I might be able to find one in an airport? I will be learning the language for two months before I go to Bulgaria, so it wouldn't help me learning at the beginning, but I could use the online dictionary Sennin suggested, and get a paper one for when I'm in Bulgaria.
I know airports sell phrasebooks and guidebooks, but what about dictionaries? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tracker465 Senior Member United States Joined 5147 days ago 355 posts - 496 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 5 of 5 14 May 2010 at 8:53am | IP Logged | ||
If not in the airport, I would suggest grabbing one when you were in Bulgaria. As a beginning learner, a dictionary really isn't necessary as the basic grammars and books should contain lists of the common vocabulary. I find that sometimes for more obscure languages, it is almost easier to find a better dictionary in that country, as opposed to finding an American/British/language x dictionary in America or Britain. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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