Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionaryis your passport to
the most relevant Cantonese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel
needs. Chat with locals along the Great Wall, ask for recommendations of
Hong Kong's best night spots, and order local delicacies like a pro -all
with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back
pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your
journey now!
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
Inside Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary:
- 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
- Phrases to Learn Before You Go
- Ways to Start a Sentence
- 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
- Q&A - suggested answers to questions asked
- Covers
- Basics - time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading
tips, grammar rules
- Practical - travel with kids, disabled travellers, senior
travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet,
phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodations, 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
- Sustainable Travel- communication, community involvement,
recycling, transport, accommodations, shopping, food, sightseeing
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook &
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.
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet is the world's
leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on
the planet, and has been connecting travellers and locals for over 25
years with phrasebooks for 120 languages.
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