Lonely Planet Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet's Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Spanish phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order tapas with confidence, ask directions to the local flamenco and mingle with locals over sangria—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 full-colour, pocket-sized comprehensive language guide features a user-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categories, with survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance reference. 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 from basics (time, dates, numbers, pronunciation, grammar) and practical topics (accommodation, directions, transport, sightseeing) to social situations (meeting people, going out, romance) and safe travel (emergencies, medical needs). There's even a comprehensive food section covering ordering, markets, bars, dishes and ingredients.

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