Lonely Planet Costa Rican Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary

This handy passport to culturally enriching travels provides the most relevant and useful Costa Rican Spanish phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Discuss the wildlife with the locals, banter in Costa Rican slang and bargain like a pro - 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, 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, meet friends with conversation starter phrases, and get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides.

Features include full-colour layout organised by travel scenario categories, with survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance cues. Convenient tools include 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go, 10 Ways to Start a Sentence, 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local, plus Listen For and Look For sections highlighting phrases you may hear or see on signs. Coverage spans all the basics (time, dates, numbers, pronunciation, grammar), practical travel (sightseeing, business, banking, transport, accommodation, directions), social situations (meeting people, going out, romance, culture), safe travel (emergencies, medical needs), and food (ordering, markets, bars, dishes and ingredients).

This pocket-sized comprehensive language guide provides on-the-go language assistance - perfect for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.