Read Lonely Planet Hebrew Phrasebook Dictionary Lonely Planet Gordana Ivan Ivetac Piotr Czajkowski Richard Nebesky Thanasis Spilias 9781786573711 Books

Product details Series Phrasebook Paperback 264 pages Publisher Lonely Planet; 4 edition (March 19, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1786573717

Lonely Planet Hebrew Phrasebook Dictionary Lonely Planet Gordana Ivan Ivetac Piotr Czajkowski Richard Nebesky Thanasis Spilias 9781786573711 Books Reviews

• We are bilingual family Czech/English,
  This is a useful booklet, but to a Czech person in Prague the pronunciation guide is hard to understand, I am Czech and couldn't understand son's question using the pronunciation guide, I had no idea what he was trying to say. That is a problem with most phrasebooks, not just this one.
  In need, better just show the book's page and hope they can read the small print.
• You can actually learn a lot of Greek from this, not only survival phrases for tourists. It even teaches you grammar. I got it to get back in touch with my Greek as I had begun to forget it, and was so pleased that I also ordered the Japanese version! The book itself is tiny, fits in the coat pocket. Great for passing the time on the subway
• Lonely planet phrasebooks are a must when traveling to non english countries. Way quicker and easier than a phone. The organization and phonetic spellings will have you winning the affection of the locals. Just trying to speak a local language will really enhance your travel experience.
• his book (like all the others) are very helpful while traveling. They give you key phrases and a small dictionary to help you find words that you may need. Highly recommend!
• The book is well written, good context and pronunciations. How ever the print is too small for my eyes.
• This Greek phrasebook has good up-to-date coverage of everyday requirements. Based on my limited knowledge of Greek practice, it seems pretty accurate. The book uses the familiar, rather than the polite, forms of address and verb usage. That has become conventional in among youth in the European countries whose languages I am more familiar with. Older people in most countries typically expect polite forms (especially from people their own age) but for young travelers I suspect Lonely Planet made a good choice.
  
  There is at least one howler I found. The Greek for the English phrase "Can you talk more slowly?" (pio siga) was translated in the book as "Can you talk later?" (argotera) which might be interpreted as a pickup line with potentially hilarious results if the coupling is perceived as odd by either party.
  
  It was a good choice, lightweight and pocket size but chock full of information.
• I studied but quite honestly I rarely used it because almost everyone there spoke very good English. I mostly used it in the states when I traveled via Google Map (to read the signs) learning the general area. I have found Lonely Planets to be useful and well organized.
• It won't teach you the language, but it will help you get by. Used it frequently, and regretted it when I failed to bring it. I might suggest they include a one or two page tear out, to make it easier to bring just the "survival" phrases with you. Czech is a difficult language, and outside the tourist centers we ran into a number of "non-English" speakers and menus.