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Korean At A Glance: Phrasebook and Dictionary for Travelers
This pocket-size phrasebook is a valuable travel companion for visitors to Korea. It presents more than 2,000 key words and phrases in Korean characters with phonetic pronunciations and English meanings. Using different color-coded page edges for each chapter, the book categorizes words and phrases according to themes that include communicating with hotel personnel, finding one's way around town, shopping, ordering meals in restaurants, dealing with money matters, seeking medical care, going to sporting and entertainment events, and much more. Also included are city, rail, and rapid transit maps, and general travel tips for visitors to Korea. The book's clear vinyl jacket gives the book extra durability for travel situations.
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354 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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June 11, 2016
I purchased this book when I first moved to Korea. I actually ultimately bought 3 phrasebooks as well as taking Korean language classes, so I can easily compare which phrase books were the most helpful and which I used the most.
One of the good things about this book is that it is a little more comprehensive than the two other phrasebooks I have. For example, if you have to go to the pharmacy in Korea (which is different from an American style pharmacy), this is a great book to take with you as it covers most basic symptoms (headaches, cramps, etc). However, when books have more information in them, they tend to be bigger. In fact, this book isn't just thicker than other phrasebooks, it's actually *bigger*, as in longer. It's a little bit of a weird size, so it doesn't fit in your jacket or jean pockets, meaning it's a little harder to get at quickly if you need. Also, the font size is a little small and the layout isn't set up for easy browsing.
Overall, I think the content of this book is more helpful than Lonely Planet's korean phrasebook, but because the Lonely Planet book is smaller and easier to reference quickly, I rarely used "Korean at a Glance". However, if you always carry a purse (I never do) and if you do a bit of prep-work and put color coded tabs at useful spots in this book, you may find it's "limitations" to be a non-issue. If you had to choose only *one* phasebook, I would probably say this one because it truly is much more comprehensive. But, I really couldn't get over the odd size of the book.
One of the good things about this book is that it is a little more comprehensive than the two other phrasebooks I have. For example, if you have to go to the pharmacy in Korea (which is different from an American style pharmacy), this is a great book to take with you as it covers most basic symptoms (headaches, cramps, etc). However, when books have more information in them, they tend to be bigger. In fact, this book isn't just thicker than other phrasebooks, it's actually *bigger*, as in longer. It's a little bit of a weird size, so it doesn't fit in your jacket or jean pockets, meaning it's a little harder to get at quickly if you need. Also, the font size is a little small and the layout isn't set up for easy browsing.
Overall, I think the content of this book is more helpful than Lonely Planet's korean phrasebook, but because the Lonely Planet book is smaller and easier to reference quickly, I rarely used "Korean at a Glance". However, if you always carry a purse (I never do) and if you do a bit of prep-work and put color coded tabs at useful spots in this book, you may find it's "limitations" to be a non-issue. If you had to choose only *one* phasebook, I would probably say this one because it truly is much more comprehensive. But, I really couldn't get over the odd size of the book.
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