Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet's Burmese Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels, offering the most relevant and useful Burmese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Whether you're asking directions to Myanmar's many temples, bargaining for fruit at a market, or ordering tea at a local tea shop, this trusted travel companion has you covered.

Get More From Your Trip

• Easy-to-Find Phrases for every travel situation.
• Essential tips on culture, manners, idioms, and multiple meanings to help you feel at ease.
• Menu decoder to order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods.
• Vital phrases at your fingertips to save time and hassles.
• 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary ensures you never get stuck for words.
• Practical phrases and terminology for both common and emergency travel situations.
• Conversation starter phrases to meet friends.
• Easy-to-use pronunciation guides to get your message across.

Inside Lonely Planet's Burmese Phrasebook and Dictionary

• Full-colour throughout for enhanced usability.
• User-friendly layout, organized by travel scenario categories.
• Survival phrases inside the 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 full phrases.
• QandA - suggested answers to questions asked.

Covers:

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

The Perfect Choice

Lonely Planet's Burmese Phrasebook and Dictionary is a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide that provides on-the-go language assistance. It’s perfect for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in the local culture.