Description

Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary

Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary is your passport to the most relevant Cantonese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Chat with locals along the Great Wall, ask for recommendations of Hong Kong’s best night spots, and order local delicacies like a pro -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!

• 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 Cantonese 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:

• Phrases to Learn Before You Go
• Ways to Start a Sentence
• 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
• Q&A – suggested answers to questions asked

Covers:

• Basics – time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules
• Practical – travel with kids, disabled travellers, senior travellers, 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, chemist, dentist, symptoms, conditions
• Food – ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredients
• Sustainable Travel – communication, community involvement, recycling, transport, accommodations, shopping, food, sightseeing.