Lonely Planet German: Phrasebooks

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Limited use if you speak basic German

German: Lonely Planet Phrasebook
Gunther Muhl , and Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
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ASIN: 1864501537

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Three travelers walk into a Biergarten. One has a map, one has a Swiss army knife and one has a copy of this phrasebook. Guess who gets served first... <ul>

comprehensive two-way dictionary and easy-to-use sentence builder </li>

pronunciation for every word </li>

from shopping & eating to camping & football: everything the traveller needs to klatsch German-style! </li>

includes useful culinary dictionary & insider information on language etiquette & culture </li></ul>

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Not helpful.......2007-04-21

I bought this book figuring that Lonely Planet would have a relatively savvy and useful language phrasebook. However, this is a fairly poor guide to speaking basic German - I took it with me on my first trip to Germany and found this book to be confusingly organized when I wanted to find correct phrases in a hurry. In fact, there were one or two instances where I believe it taught me incorrect contextual usage. Look elsewhere.

Limited use if you speak basic German.......2005-07-16

The lonely planet German phrase book is well designed for a pocket sized two-way dictionary, but in my past three trips to Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, I only pulled out the book on a few occasions. In fact, I've made more use of the dictionary while in international chat-rooms and trying to type basic German phrases.

The book is divided into some nice subject areas: practical (which includes travel and shopping phrases), social, food, and safe travel (which is more of an emergency section). I've made the most use of the food and social sections. I think most people traveling to German speaking countries will want to invest in a German language CD and learn your basic travel and shopping phrases from an audio program. German is pretty easy to learn for a native English speaker. However, having an extensive food dictionary on hand is a good idea when you are trying to order something other than "bier" or "bratwurst". (Of course, you should still treat yourself to German beer and bratwurst -- it is amazing!)

However, I still found the book to be of limited use, for two reasons: (1) despite the color coded subject areas, when I've really needed vocabulary fast, hunting through the book is still awkward, and (2) many German speakers can understand some amount of English. While I do like this book, I've found that I've not really needed it (I had two years of German as a kid). I carried my book in my small book bag, but never in my pocket. However, if you do not speak basic German, I'd recommend buying a copy of this book.

Lonely Planet Fast Talk German (Lonely Planet Fast Talk)

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When time is short, Fast Talk German gives you the essential language to: -do the sights & shop till you drop -book a room & order a meal -get from A to B fast -cinch that crucial deal -get your message across

Includes easy pronunciation of all words and phrases plus a mini dictionary of key words.

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Good little book.......2004-12-11

This book is small and compact and had plenty of travel type words and phrases in it. Though some of the words and phrases are ones I would never use, I know that would be true of any phrase book. The good is it is small and easy to use. The bad is I didn't feel some of the phrases and words for traveling were that useful. For example "what's the next station?" if you can't figure that one out then you shouldn't be traveling. A better phrase would be "what's the next stop" then it would apply to all forms of travel, bus, train and metro and would be more helpful.

Lonely Planet Traveltalk German (TravelTalk)

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Lonely Planet German Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks)

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Franziska Buck , and Anke Munderloh
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Lonely Planet takes the fear out of travel and the dread out of German. Like all their foreign language titles, the German phrasebook is klein, hilfreich und billig (small, helpful, and inexpensive). The editors tackle German grammar in 30 easy pages, but you needn't sweat it if the mere mention of past participles makes you cringe. There are pages and pages of learnable, speakable phrases to enable you to get help at the hotel, ease your way around the market, and let you babble in the beer garden. There are chapters on chitchat and transportation, jargon for health and politics, and a beefy chapter devoted to food (from a variety of wursts to finding vegetarian cuisine) and drink--beer, wine, and nonalcoholic beverages. With vocabulary for business and religion, camping and clothing, family roots and finding a job, this phrasebook loosens the tongue and lets you make the connections your trip is about. --Stephanie Gold

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Inc Penton Overseas , and Lonely Planet Publications
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Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 1560156392

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In each compact TravelTalk kit: 60-minute audio cassette in both English and the target language provides key words and phrases with accurate native pronunciationHandy fold-out audio guide for quick on-the-spot reference and reinforcementLonely Planet Phrasebook/Dictionary features clear and comprehensive grammar chapters, an extensive, 2-way dictionary, information on local culture plus travel tips

Lonely Planet Central Europe Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Language Survival Kit)

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Lonely Planet Western Europe Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Europe Phrasebook)

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