Macedonian: A Course for Beginning and Intermediate Students

by Christina E. Kramer, Liljana Mitkovska

Macedonian, the official language of the Republic of Macedonia, is spoken by two and a half million people in the Balkans, North America, Australia, and other émigré communities around the world. Christina E. Kramer’s award-winning textbook provides a basic introduction to the language. Students will learn to speak, read, write, and understand Macedonian while discussing family, work, recreation, music, food, health, housing, travel, and other topics.
    Intended to cover one year of intensive study, this third edition updates the vocabulary, adds material to help students appreciate the underlying structure of the language, and offers a wide variety of new, proficiency-based readings and exercises to boost knowledge of Macedonian history, culture, literature, folklore, and traditions.

Winner, Best Contribution to Language Pedagogy, American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages

552 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2000

Reviews

[Brett C · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is for the serious Macedonian learner. From the get-go you're thrown into learning the modified Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet. This book is almost designed like a textbook with workbook exercises. The reading exercises and grammar segments are great for the independent learner. There is an audio CD for this course but I have not heard it. A helpful resource is the two-way glossary that is batter than what Hippocrene publishers has to offer currently.

The language similar to Serbian-Croatian with a little different accentuated sound. Here a few examples of subtle differences:

1. Good day
Macedonian: Добар ден
Bulgarian: добър ден
Serbian: Добар дан

2. Good evening
Macedonian: добро попладне
Bulgarian: добър вечер
Serbian: добро вече

Additionally there are three extra letters (Ѓ, Ќ, and S). These sounds, respectively, are Gye, Kye, and Dze.

I would highly recommend this (and the audio if you can get it). Thanks!

[Loren Szendre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic way to learn the basics of Macedonian. The lessons are full of dialogs that contain words and phrases that you need right away, without being boring. We still go around in our house saying патлиџан :) If you are learning Macedonian, or are interested in the grammar -- this book is a must.