Lonely Planet's Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary is your
handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant
and useful Cantonese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs.
Buy tickets to cultural events, barter with traders at the markets, and
ask for directions to the local sights; 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's CantonesePhrasebook & Dictionary:**
Full-colour throughout
User-friendly layout organized 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
Q&A - 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,
accommodations, directions, border crossing, transport
Social - meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out,
romance, culture, activities, weather
Safe Travel - emergencies, police, doctor, pharmacist, dentist,
symptoms, conditions
Food - ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredients
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's CantonesePhrasebook &
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.
Check out our Fast Talk Phrasebook mobile app for on-the-go language
needs. (Available languages: German, Latin Spanish, European Spanish,
French, and Italian.)
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