Lonely Planet German Phrasebook & Dictionary

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Lonely Planet's German Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful German phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order a beer at Oktoberfest, buy a ticket to the opera or chat with locals; all with your trusted travel companion. Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation! Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms and multiple meanings Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder Save time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips Never get stuck for words with the 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary Be prepared for both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology Meet friends with conversation starter phrases Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides Inside Lonely Planet's German Phrasebook and Dictionary : Full-colour throughout User-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categories Survival phrases inside front cover for at-a-glance, on-the-fly cues Convenient features 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go 10 Ways to Start a Sentence 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local Listen For - phrases you may hear Look For - phrases you may see on signs Shortcuts - easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases QandA - suggested answers to questions asked Covers Basics - time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules Practical - travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodation, directions, border crossing, transport Social - meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, weather Safe Travel - emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, dentist, symptoms, conditions Food - ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredients The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's German Phrasebook and Dictionary , a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, provides on-the-go language assistance; great for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia) Review: Worthwhile getting, good mixture grammar, phrases and vocab - I was a bit unsure whether to get this when you can use google translate, but it means that you don't need to worry about wifi / data on phone overseas / network availability if out in the middle of nowhere. Fits in jeans pocket so doesn't take up much space. The print is quite small and contrast isn't always great so would love to have a kindle version where you could enlarge the print for those of us without perfect vision. The phrase in English is in bold so easy to spot. There are also sections on what to listen out for, for example at the doctors if they ask questions and good having questions about wheelchair access / some questions that those of us with a disability may need. My teenager said that, "is there wifi" should be one of the basic phrases - it is in there, just not on front cover. Great section on german grammar - its many years since I learnt German at school and there was enough in there to remind me the basics so I may have the courage to put together some sentences myself. So overall, a great little book, definitely worth getting if going to a German speaking place and you want to have a go at speaking German / understand more of menus etc Review: Pocket sized - Handy pocket sized phrasebook, husband took it out and about with him. Would buy others without hesitation.