Lonely Planet Africa Phrasebook & Dictionary

Your handy passport to culturally enriching travels across Africa, featuring the most relevant and useful phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Say hello, ask directions and make friends in languages from Amharic to Zulu—all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go.

Get more from your trip with easy-to-find phrases for every travel situation. Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder. Save time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips and never get stuck for words with the 3,500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary. Be prepared for both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology, and meet friends with conversation starter phrases.

Inside you'll find full-color pages with a user-friendly layout organized by travel scenario categories, plus survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance help. Coverage includes the basics (time, dates, numbers, pronunciation, grammar rules), practical travel needs (sightseeing, business, banking, accommodations, directions, transport, shopping), social situations (meeting people, interests, romance, culture, activities), safe travel (emergencies, medical needs, symptoms), and food (ordering, markets, bars, dishes, ingredients).

Perfect for language students and travelers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture, this pocket-sized comprehensive language guide provides on-the-go assistance wherever your African adventure takes you.