Lonely Planet Middle East Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet's Middle East Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels, packed with the most relevant and useful phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Whether you're asking directions to the Pyramids or chatting about history at Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, this trusted travel companion has you covered.

Key Features and Benefits

• Get More From Your Trip with easy-to-find phrases for every travel situation.
• Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms, and multiple meanings.
• Order confidently, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder.
• Save time and avoid hassles 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 new friends with conversation starter phrases.
• Communicate clearly using easy-to-use pronunciation guides.

Inside Lonely Planet's Middle East Phrasebook and Dictionary

• Full-colour throughout for an engaging and visually appealing experience.
• User-friendly layout organised 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.

Comprehensive Coverage

• 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, markets, bars, dishes, ingredients.

The Perfect Choice

Lonely Planet's Middle East 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.