Lonely Planet French Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Phrasebook) (French Edition) - Softcover

Marie-Helene Girard; Anny Monet; Lonely Planet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0864424507 ISBN 13: 9780864424501

Publisher: Lonely Planet, 1997

Synopsis

Definitely not your everday phrasebook, this little pocket dweller has everything for the traveller, and more. The only words you can forget about are 'faux pas'.

Features: covers all essential language and more in an easy-to-use format; two-way dictionary; local usage, slang; grammar and pronunciation guides; conversation topics such as sport, current issues, environment, romance; attractive illustrations and two-colour throughout; and specific needs include business, families, health, gay travellers.

About this title

Review:

In few countries will you depend on your phrasebook as much as in France. Certainly some folks there know English, but you'll want to be able to greet people politely, make small talk, shop in the open-air market, and order food more varied than boeuf bourguignonne. At some point you'll probably want to swear like a French sailor, and who knows, you may want to croon sweet French nothings too. For all this, you need the Lonely Planet French Phrasebook. Along with help on grammar and pronunciation, the vocabulary of getting around, finding a room, shopping, and health, and a two-way dictionary in back, there are all the phrases you'll need to sound erudite au café, artsy au musée, and risqué in bed. --Stephanie Gold

Language Notes:

Text: English, French

About this edition

• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0864424507
• ISBN 13: 9780864424501
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256