Lonely Planet Middle East Phrasebook & Dictionary

Your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask directions to the Pyramids, chat history at Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock – 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-colour layout organised by travel scenario categories, with survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance use. 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 and grammar – plus practical sections on travel with kids, sightseeing, business, accommodation, directions and transport. You'll also find social phrases for meeting people, going out and romance, safe travel guidance for emergencies and medical situations, and comprehensive food vocabulary for ordering and exploring local cuisine.

The perfect choice for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.