Lonely Planet Tibetan Phrasebook & Dictionary

Your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Tibetan phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask for trekking directions and order dishes with confidence – all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go.

Get more from your trip with easy-to-find phrases for every travel situation. 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, meet friends with conversation starter phrases, and get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides.

Inside you'll find full-colour pages with a user-friendly layout organized by travel scenario categories, plus survival phrases inside the front cover for at-a-glance on-the-fly cues. Covers the basics – time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, and grammar rules. Practical sections include travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, shopping, bargaining, accommodations, directions, border crossing, and transport. Social topics cover meeting people, interests, feelings, going out, romance, culture, and activities. Safe travel essentials include emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, and symptoms. Plus comprehensive food coverage for ordering, at the market, at the bar, and understanding dishes and ingredients.

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