Bantam New College German and English Dictionary

Though my 1986 copy of this dictionary has a few errors in it, none of them has ever gotten me into trouble. The dictionary is easy to use for anyone who doesn't have trouble with the small font, and the grammar section in the middle is unsurpassed for a small paperback dictionary. The physical size of the book is also convenient for students and travellers. My copy is a mess and has been taped and retaped, dogeared, and abused through the total 12 months I've spent in Germany over the last 6 years. I recommend it highly and will be buying myself a new copy for my next trip overseas.

I am German and searched for a dictionary of the English language. Instead of buying expensive German dictionaries of the English tongue, I bought this English dictionary of the German tongue. It's the quarter of the standard price for such a dictionary in Germany (e.g. Langenscheidt) and it surely helps a lot. Buy it !

I first encountered this dictionary in a former printing back in my junior year of high school while in my second year of learning the German language. Being a teenager it tittilated me that all the adult words were included in it. It also, however, includes the tenses of irregular verbs, a COMPLETE declension of adjectives and indicative pronouns, and it's just a super dictionary. I've had mine since 1986, right after I graduated high school. I used it to study for a test to determine aptitude in the German language in the Air Force and got a decent score from it. It is useful both during and after learning German as a second language.

Several months ago, I set out to teach myself German. I did a couple months of searching, going to book stores to actually examine and compare the materials before I spent my money. Out of several English & German dictionaries I looked at, the Bantam New College Dictionary is THE best. It is thorough and comprehensive, easy to use, and priced right too. An excellent resource to help with German language.