Reviews for French

The average rating for French based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-01-08 00:00:00 Nancy Hallett This is a good reference resource to learning Dari. The hinderance to this book is that the words/phrases are presented in a transliterated format instead of the Perso-Arabic script. This is not a bad book at all and will help accelerate your learning. This has the standard Hippocrene layout with a brief grammar introduction, the two-way dictionary, and phrasebook. The phrasebook has the standard chapters of greetings, food, shopping, etc. I would recommend it definitely. Thanks!

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-04 00:00:00 Charles D. Spar This book can help you learn to speak Dari. However, you will not find instruction in the Persian alphabet in this book so you will not learn to read Dari using this book. However, the book does include instruction on verb conjugation early on whereas the other basic reference people often has does not. Other beginner Dari books often leave this out which is the only reason I would give a book that won't teach you how to write a language three stars. It also includes a large English-Persian pronunciation dictionary. This book can be purchased in Kabul, Afghanistan from some kids on the street selling books, but if you are truly interested in learning Dari I would recommend first buying the Hippocrene Beginner's Series Dari book as it will teach you the alphabet. Once you know the alphabet the two should be used in conjunction.