Lonely Planet Latin American Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary

Your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Latin American Spanish phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Mingle with locals at a colourful Latin American mercado, spend a night out dancing to live music, or enjoy a meal in an out-of-the-way restaurant—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, meet friends with conversation starter phrases, and get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides.

This pocket-sized comprehensive language guide features full-color layout organized by travel scenario categories, with survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance assistance. Convenient features include 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go, 10 Ways to Start a Sentence, 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local, plus helpful Listen For and Look For sections showing phrases you may hear or see on signs. Coverage spans all the essentials: basics like time, dates and grammar; practical topics including sightseeing, transport and accommodations; social situations from meeting people to romance; safe travel for emergencies and medical needs; and comprehensive food vocabulary for ordering, markets, bars and restaurants.

Perfect for language students and travelers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture, this phrasebook provides on-the-go language assistance for every kind of traveller.