Lonely Planet Latin American Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet's Latin American Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels, offering the most relevant and useful Latin American Spanish phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Whether you're mingling with locals at a colorful Latin American mercado, dancing to live music, or enjoying a meal in an out-of-the-way restaurant, this trusted travel companion has you covered.

Get More From Your Trip

• Essential tips on culture, manners, idioms, and multiple meanings to help you feel at ease.
• Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder.
• Save time and hassle 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 Latin American Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary

• Full-color throughout for a visually engaging 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 asked.

Covers a Wide Range of Topics

• Basics: Time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules.
• Practical: Traveling with kids, disabled travelers, 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 Latin American Spanish Phrasebook and Dictionary is a pocket-sized, comprehensive language guide that provides on-the-go language assistance. It's perfect for language students and travelers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in the local culture.