Spanish: Lonely Planet Phrasebook [Paperback]

Marta Lopez (Author), Lonely Planet Phrasebooks (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lonely Planet Phrasebook | Publication Date: March 1, 2008

'Hasta la vista, baby!' is no way to address a Spanish police officer, 'Arriba! Arriba!' won't make the taxi go faster and 'Ay, carramba!' won't grab a waiter's attention. Use this book to say what you really mean.

Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

Editorial Reviews

Review

National Geographic Traveler, September 2006
'Lonely Planet Phrasebooks. Portable, pocket-size, cheap, and available for almost any country you might want to visit...'

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Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 3 Blg edition (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740599829
• ISBN-13: 978-1740599825
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #919,827 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, April 29, 2005

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Jeremy Nelson (Iowa City, IA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spanish: Lonely Planet Phrasebook (Paperback)

I'm studying spanish in college as a prospective major, and am traveling to spain in less than a month. This book has tons of sayings that are very useful. Most of them are everyday expresions that native english speakers would not say very colloquially. It's divided up into different sections for easy access to a certain aspect of conversation. It is aimed at European(Spain)spanish and includes a few pages on Basque, Catalan, and Galician sayings. Great for a quick reference.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best thing you can bring with you, January 21, 2006

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Ms. Fox - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spanish: Lonely Planet Phrasebook (Paperback)

I bought this book on a whim before traveling to Spain for a summer study abroad trip. It turned out to be one of the most important things I brought with me! Particularly helpful was the food dictionary, which was frequently passed around the table during lunch and dinner (it may save you from ordering baby squids! Unless you're into that sort of thing). It is really a time saver to be able to quickly look up a phrase such as " Do you sell stamps?" instead of studying your spanish dictionary for 20 minutes. I highly recommend that anyone traveling to Spain who is not fluent in spanish take this book with them!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, January 12, 2007

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CJ "Happy Wanderer" (Qatar) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spanish: Lonely Planet Phrasebook (Paperback)

Bought the book before a vacation in Madrid. It was very useful and well organized. When I needed to look up a phrase, I found the book very easy to use. It gave more information that I needed!