Lonely Planet German Phrasebook & Dictionary

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, and 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, and meet friends with conversation starter phrases.

Inside you'll find full-colour, user-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categories, with survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance cues. Convenient features 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 to help you understand what you hear and see. Coverage includes all the basics (time, dates, numbers, pronunciation, grammar), practical travel (sightseeing, business, accommodation, directions, transport), social situations (meeting people, going out, romance, culture), safe travel (emergencies, police, medical), and food (ordering, markets, bars, dishes and ingredients).

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