Lonely Planet Swahili Phrasebook & Dictionary

Your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Swahili phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Learn the names of wildlife, chat with the locals and adventure on safari – 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.

Features include full-color layout organized by travel scenario categories, survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance cues, and convenient shortcuts like 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go, 10 Ways to Start a Sentence, and 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local. Coverage spans all the basics (time, dates, numbers, pronunciation, grammar), practical travel needs (sightseeing, transport, accommodation, directions, border crossing), social situations (meeting people, romance, culture, going out), safe travel (emergencies, police, doctor, symptoms), and food (ordering, market shopping, dishes and ingredients).

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