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Lonely Planet East Timor Phrasebook & Dictionary is your passport to the most relevant East Timor phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Be able to communicate with locals when hiking on out-of-the-way treks, enjoy trying new meals, or know the etiquette of being a guest in someone's home -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-...

This SpeakOut phrase book and menu decoder introduces China and its people and provides an entertaining insight to the delights of the varied Chinese cuisine. Learn how to follow a menu and to order the local specialities. In addition, dialogue boxes throughout the two-way dictionary ensure navigation of every situation with ease, from changing a tire to booking a doctor's appointment. SpeakOut Mandarin incorporates all of the elements of a phrasebook, a menu decoder, a dictionary, a notebook, a...

Learn Thai language basics quickly with this essential book! Reading & Writing Thai is the perfect way to kick off your language learning journey. It teaches you to pronounce, read, and write all the complicated Thai sounds, including consonants, vowels, diphthongs, and tones. The book is specifically designed for beginners with no previous experience in studying or speaking the language. This easy-to-use workbook explains how to write and pronounce each consonant and vowel correctly. It show...

Part language instructor, part tour guide, the world-renowned Berlitz Phrase Books have been the ideal companions for millions of travelers worldwide. Each of the 33 titles in this popular series features more than 1,200 useful phrases and more than 2,300 words covering just about any situation a traveler is likely to encounter.Berlitz Phrase Books remain the unparalleled market leader with their user-friendly format and unique color coding system for easy access. Features include a mini-diction...

This book completes a series of three volumes cataloguing the Javanese-language manuscripts housed in four repositories in the Central Javanese city of Surakarta that were preserved in microfilm under the auspices of the Cornell University's Surakarta Manuscript Project. The present volume describes the manuscripts of the Radya Pustaka Museum and the private library of the late Panembahan Hardjonagoro, a body of materials that date from the early eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Detail...

This colourful new edition includes a comprehensive two-way dictionary and an easy-to-use pronunciation guide. It includes all the essential words and phrases needed for travelling in Thailand, plus plenty of tips on culture and protocol. Provides script throughout for easy identification of menus and signs.

Collins Cambridge IGCSETM Malay as a Foreign Language is the only published course to offer full and comprehensive coverage of the Cambridge IGCSE Malay as a Foreign Language syllabus (0546). This new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to support the revised curriculum. To support the Student's Book and Workbook, this full and comprehensive Teacher's Guide provides step-by-step guidance on how to teach the course, with clear lesson plans and syllabus information. Foll...

Pick up the essentials of the Vietnamese language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. Essential words, Asking for things, Numbers, I'd like ..., At the cafe, In a shop, Basic foodstuffs, Quantities, Tickets, Where is ...? When is ...? Days of the week, Problems, About yourself.

While in the Land of the Rising Sun have some fun trying to speak a bit of Japanese with this easy-to-access A-Z list of words and phrases. There's also travel information on a range of topics: toilets, tipping, capsule hotels, love hotels...; language notes to show you how not to put your foot in it; some basic Japanese characters; a guide to food; and, maps.

A wonderful journey around the world of children's art, this book features colorful creations—from abstract and fun to figurative and serious—all made by children of various ages from different countries.

Perfect for pre-schoolers, the Milet Mini Picture Dictionary is a board book version of the popular Milet Picture Dictionary. Featuring Sally Hagin's highly praised, bold and painterly artwork, the Milet Mini covers key subjects like colours, shapes, animals, plants and food. Each page includes four to five images with clear text, so it's perfect for identifying objects and learning words. A perfect stimulant for the child's creativity, this board book makes for an educational and visual treat!

This Vietnamese phrasebook features comprehensive two-way word lists, dialogues for situations you are likely to encounter, tips on customs, etiquette and slang, detailed menu readers for food and drink, as well as the rules of the language.

A complete language course and pocket dictionary in one! Let Filipino experts Barrios and Camagong teach you how to enjoy this beautiful language. Learning Tagalog brings the Tagalog language and culture of the Philippines to life, providing you with all the basics you need to start speaking the language immediately. Designed for beginners, this invaluable guide teaches you how to speak, read, and write Tagalog quickly through structured, progressive lessons with a focus on conversational commu...

Investigating the communicative practices of indigenous Santali speakers in eastern India, Nishaant Choksi examines the overlooked role of script in regional movements for autonomy to provide one of the first comprehensive theoretical and ethnographical accounts of 'graphic politics'. Based on extensive fieldwork in the villages of southwestern West Bengal, Choksi explores the deployment of Santali scripts, including a newly created script called Ol Chiki, in Bengali-dominated local markets, th...

This brand new multi-language phrase book will ensure you travel throughout Southeast Asia with ease. The languages featured are: Burmese (Myanmar), Thai (Thailand), Vietnamese (Vietnam), Khmer (Cambodia) and Lao (Laos). A new addition to the best-selling phrase book series, it features a fresh, crisp design with vivid colour photography, eye-catching colour-coding, and user-generated content. Sections such as "Food and Drink", "Getting Around" and "In an Emergency" provide words and phrases you...