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Swahili Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet’s Swahili Phrasebook & Dictionary is your passport to the most relevant Swahili phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Learn that the word for stranger in Swahili is also the same word for guest, make the most of your wildlife safari with our special sustainable travel section, while learning the names of some of the animals you’re likely to see -all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your journey now!

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 Swahili Phrasebook & Dictionary:

• 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
  • Key Patterns
  • Sustainable Travel & Responsible Tourism
  • Listen For – phrases you may hear
  • Look For – phrases you may see on signs
  • Shortcuts – easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases
  • Q&A – 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.