Lonely Planet Western Europe Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet's Western Europe Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful European phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask for directions to historic sites, learn about local culture, and navigate menus like a local - 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 phrases to learn before you go, ways to start a sentence, phrases to sound like a local, listen-for phrases you may hear, and look-for phrases you may see on signs. Covers basics like time, dates, numbers and grammar rules; practical topics including travel with kids, disabled and senior travellers, sightseeing, business, shopping, accommodations and transport; social situations such as meeting people, interests, going out, romance and culture; safe travel essentials for emergencies, police, doctors and symptoms; plus food vocabulary for ordering, markets, bars, dishes and ingredients. This pocket-sized comprehensive language guide provides on-the-go language assistance - great for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.