Lonely Planet India Phrasebook & Dictionary

Your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Indian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Eat like a Maharaja, bargain through markets and 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, and meet friends with conversation starter phrases.

This full-colour, user-friendly phrasebook is organised by travel scenario categories and packed with convenient features including survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance cues, plus shortcuts, conversation starters, and phrases to help you sound like a local. Covers all the essentials from basics (time, dates, numbers, pronunciation, grammar) and practical travel (sightseeing, transport, accommodation, directions, border crossing) to social situations (meeting people, going out, romance, culture) and safe travel (emergencies, medical, police). Includes a comprehensive food section for ordering at restaurants, shopping at markets, and understanding menus.

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