Lonely Planet's India Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Indian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Eat like a Maharaja, bargain through markets and chat with locals; all with your trusted travel companion.

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 with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder
• Save time and 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 friends with conversation starter phrases
• Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides

Inside Lonely Planet's Indian Phrasebook & Dictionary:

• Full-colour throughout
• User-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categories
• Survival phrases inside 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 the full phrases
• QandA - suggested answers to questions asked

Covers

• 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 Indian Phrasebook & Dictionary, a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, provides on-the-go language assistance; great for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.

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