Lonely Planet's Swahili Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Indian 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
• 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
• Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides

• Full-colour throughout
• User-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categories
• Survival phrases inside front cover for at-a-glance, on-the-fly cues

Convenient features

• 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go
• 10 Ways to Start a Sentence
• 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local
• Listen For - phrases you may hear
• Look For - phrases you may see on signs
• Shortcuts - easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases
• QandA - suggested answers to questions asked

Covers

• Basics - time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules
• Practical - travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodation, directions, border crossing, transport
• Social - meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, weather
• Safe Travel - emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, dentist, symptoms, conditions
• Food - ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredients

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Swahili Phrasebook and Dictionary, a 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.

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