This essential phrasebook collects the most colorful, explicit, and outrageous ways to tell people off in every part of the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the sayings range from everyday swears to family curses to expressions for X-rated relations with animals. Phonetic pronunciation is provided so that readers can curse like a native, and handy illustrations provide visual guides to these foreign exclamations. Perfect for the international traveler who may need to wish an enemy a painful death, insult a person's grandmother, or accuse someone's mother of having intimate relations with bears in the forest.
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"Let's face it, traveling around the world costs a bucketload of money. We'd all love to be globetrotters, but, unfortunately, the closest most people get to seeing foreign countries is movies and photos on Facebook. Thankfully, Jason Sacher is here to ease the pain. What's the next best thing to visiting exotic locales? Learning how to say "Your mother is a cow!" in Turkish ("Annen big inek!"). And, of course, telling someone "Fuck your mother!" in Burmese ("Minn may minn lo!"). As useful as it is hilarious, Sacher's How to Swear Around the World teaches readers all kinds of vulgar phrases in dozens of different languages. Feel free to call Expedia and curse out their airfare prices using any of the book's quotes."
--Complex.com
--Complex.com
About the Author
Jason Sacher is a Maine-based writer.
Toby Triumph is an illustrator from the north of England, currently based in London.
Toby Triumph is an illustrator from the north of England, currently based in London.
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By eselbraant
Format:Paperback
The idea of the book is really great and it's also funny,
But the translation is not well researched and I only knew that the german translation wasn't.
For example the spelling of "Scheiße" isn't "Sheiße"
And other words really don't exist in the german language. No idea where they come from. And if german isn't researched that good what then about the languages that are way more difficult.
And it's also bad, that for the languages like Chinese are no phonetics or something.
Nice idea, but the implementation is not so good!
But the translation is not well researched and I only knew that the german translation wasn't.
For example the spelling of "Scheiße" isn't "Sheiße"
And other words really don't exist in the german language. No idea where they come from. And if german isn't researched that good what then about the languages that are way more difficult.
And it's also bad, that for the languages like Chinese are no phonetics or something.
Nice idea, but the implementation is not so good!
By Ashley
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
was a gift for someone, and I think they will think this is great. funny. and can't wait to see his face.
Format:Paperback
This is a Fu%& great book, it is full of words that you could have never imagine being able to say. This will certainly enable you to carry on the Ugly American stereotype when you proudly insult you host guest or might impress a group of wild sailors. So "F you" and read this book that is full of surprises.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Swear like a local
Swearing can be a hard skill to master and this book will help. You learn how to insult your host in many different countries with style and form. Read more
Published 2 months ago by sharpchef
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well-organized and very funny
I got this for my brother-in-law for Christmas, and knew that we "won" when he paid no attention to other gifts. It is very well-organized: themed pages and easy to read.
Published 3 months ago by Calvin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun!!
This was a fun gift for my teenage kids and they loved it. So, if you need a great gag gift or just want to get something different, this works!
Published 4 months ago by Phyllis Wheatley
2.0 out of 5 stars
Format is difficult!
The book has a lot of knowledge, but the format that it is done in is hard to deal with.
I just want to look up words and not have to read it chapter by chapter.
I just want to look up words and not have to read it chapter by chapter.
Published 4 months ago by C. Easlick
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