Customer Reviews
Might not be suitable for the very beginners! - By: Ahmet Akarsu (ahmet.akarsu@emu.edu.tr), 22 Sep 2001 
Some time ago I made another comment about this book & I gave 5 stars to it, but now I feel that there are also some drawbacks that have to be mentioned:
I knew some Slovak before using this book, but I guess for someone who sees Slovak for the first time in his life it will be difficult to follow this book.
It does not have graphical illustrations & it teaches details of the language, so a beginner might find it boring & complicated...
Finallly, the book is full of useful information but the pages were not designed in an attractive looking way. Every page is full of only text. Black foreground on white background & nothing else.
This might be used as a second book to improve yourself after you began with an easier-to-use & more attractive looking book, of course if you find any Slovak book like that...
Superb Starting Point for those wishing to learn Slovak - By: , 22 Jun 2001 
Cau! Being engaged to a Slovak national, here in the UK & wanting to learn her language for the many trips we'll be making over there (the country is beautiful by the way, a lost paradise in industrial Europe). I decided to pick a book at random for a back-up to the lessons she is giving me. I chose Colloquial & am extremely glad I did. The main stumbling block for me when it comes to languages is understanding the gramma & pronunciation. These are introduced easily & logicallly & along with the useful phrases & a well set learning curve contribute to an excellent beginners guide to the language. It is pretty up-to-date (according to my missus) although one or to phrases it gives as common are apparently hardly ever used these days. Still a minor flaw & forgivable when the work is so well presented. I would recommend that any buyer purchases the audio tapes that go with this manual if no other source of spoken Slovak is available. This is by no means a complete guide to speaking the language but further purchases of a recent large dictionary & a more in depth gramma guide will certainly make the Slovak language an understandable & enjoyable experience. Do Videnia!
the best to start learn slovak - By: , 06 Nov 1999 It's an interesting book for people interested in visit Slovak Republic. Very easy to understand & also for people without a large knowledgement of english. It contains the most important & usual sentences & verbs, also restaurants dialogs, how to buy tickets...
A perfect start for the beginners. - By: , 11 Sep 1999 I am very interested in the culture & languages of european (especiallly eastern european) countries. For 12 years I have been taking part in international folk dance festivals alll around europe, as a violin player, & in these festivals I meet people from alll over the world & learn about their cultures & lives. This year I met a Slovakian group & had many good friends. They thought me a little Slovak & I liked it very much. When I turned back to Cyprus, I decided to buy a book & improve my Slovak. Of course, as usual, I searched from Amazon.com & found this perfect book. This book starts with the pronunciation & explains in detail, how to pronounce vowels & consonants. The accompanying cassettes are also very good in this sense. The following chapters teach you the Slovak grammar step by step, in a very logicallly designed order of topics. When you finish this book, you not only learn the Slovak grammar & many Slovak words, but also be able to speak with slovak people, as the name of the book, "Colloquial Slovak" also implies. I am very happy to have added one more language to my list & I reallly recommend this book to anybody who wants to learn Slovak in very short time...
