Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet's Cantonese Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels, offering the most relevant and useful Cantonese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Whether you're chatting with locals along the Great Wall or asking for recommendations for Hong Kong's best night spots, this trusted travel companion has you covered.

Why You'll Love It:

• Get More From Your Trip: Easy-to-find phrases for every travel situation.
• Feel at Ease: Includes 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: Vital phrases at your fingertips.
• Never Get Stuck for Words: Features a 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary.
• Be Prepared: Practical phrases and terminology for both common and emergency travel situations.
• Meet Friends: Conversation starter phrases.
• Get Your Message Across: Easy-to-use pronunciation guides.

What's Inside:

• Full-colour throughout for an engaging and visually appealing experience.
• 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.
• Q&A: Suggested answers to questions you might be asked.

Coverage Includes:

• 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, accommodation, 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.

The Perfect Choice:

Lonely Planet's Cantonese Phrasebook and Dictionary is a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, providing on-the-go language assistance. It's perfect for language students and travellers