The Best Multi-Language Phrasebooks 2024

1. Wicked Japanese

From the bestselling author of theWicked series comes a pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically designed for getting in, getting around, and getting things done--business wise--in Japan. Illustrations throughout.

From the sneakily successful travel series with over 1,000,000 copies in print, here is the pocket-sized guide that combines verbal self-defense with cultural insight. Specifically focused on getting in, getting around, and getting the deal done, Wicked Japanese prepares the gaijin (that's you) for a world so alien that just wearing the wrong necktie can spell certain death to the bargain you flew 18 hours to seal. Impress your host with your politeness--and recite the correct apology for grazing a stranger with your sleeve: Buchoho de makoto ni moshiwake gozaimasen ("Sorry to have injured you with my stupid clumsiness"). And if planning to work for a Japanese company, show that you're a team player: Yumei na daigaisha no hitotsu no hagurama ni nalitai ("I wish to be a tiny cog in a huge and honorable machine"). 93,000 copies in print.

2. Wicked Irish (Paperback)

Wicked Irish (Wicked Travel Book Series) Format: Paperback Authors: Howard Tomb ISBN10: 076111355X Published: 1999-07-01

Master the gift of gab with the phrase book that makes Erin go ha! From Dublin on Five Pints an Hour to Genuflection for Beginners, Wicked Irish helps visitors negotiate the nuances of a country where even trees are considered Protestant or Catholic. Learn to flatter customs agents: "'Tis a grand machine you have there, officer!" Politely decline the heavy Irish breakfast: "I've given up pig entrails/congealed blood for Lent." Show appreciation for fine whiskey: "ACK ACK! Mother Mary! That goes down the nun's knickers!" There's even a special section just for golfers: "Should I replace divots in consecrated ground? Am I entitled to relief from this dolmen/ewe/leprechaun? Shite! I don't usually lose a putt in the wind." Wicked Irish is instant gift of gab, and soon you'll be toasting newfound friends, strangers, barmaids, and even stray dogs with confidence.

3. Berlitz Hide This Book: Hide This Italian Phrasebook (Paperback)

Travelers will be able to speak Italian like locals by using the easy-to-read pronunciation. Hide This Phrase Book includes conversation starters, ATM and bank info, hostel expressions, fun entertainment options, making friends with the locals and more. Also included is a two-way dictionary, featuring slang terminology.

Berlitz Hide This Book: Hide This Italian Phrasebook (Paperback)

4. How to Swear Around the World, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - This essential phrasebook collects the most colorful, explicit, and outrageous ways to tell people off in every part of the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the sayings range from everyday swears to family curses to expressions for X-rated relations with animals. Phonetic pronunciation is provided so that readers can curse like a native, and handy illustrations provide visual guides to these foreign exclamations. Perfect for the international traveler who may need to wish an enemy a painful death, insult a person's grandmother, or accuse someone's mother of having intimate relations with bears in the forest.

How to Swear Around the World, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

5. The Penguin French Phrasebook, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - Keep your French close at hand with the perfect stylish companion for any traveler This newly revised and updated French Phrase Book contains a wealth of useful words and phrases for travellers. The book includes basic grammar, a pronunciation guide and additional vocabulary, and is clearly presented in the perfect pocket size, with a clean and simple look.

The Penguin French Phrasebook, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

6. Chinese Phrases For Dummies, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips Speak Chinese - instantly Traveling to China but don't know Chinese? Taking Chinese at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking Chinese in no time. Discover how to Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, time, and money Chat about family and work Discuss sports and the weather Deal with problems and emergencies

Chinese Phrases For Dummies, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

7. Easy French Phrase Book NEW EDITION: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Language Guides French), Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - Here's the perfect companion for tourists and business travelers in France and other French-speaking locales. With over 700 French phrases and sentences, this book offers fast, effective communications for everyday situations that range from asking directions and renting a car to finding an ATM and ordering dinner. An easy study guide as well as a handy reference, this user-friendly book features completely up-to-date terms for modern telecommunications. Contents are organized for quick access to phrases related to greetings, transportation, shopping, emergencies, and other common circumstances. A phonetic pronunciation accompanies each phrase.

Easy French Phrase Book NEW EDITION: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Language Guides French), Pre-Owned (Paperback)

8. Berlitz European Phrase Book [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Berlitz Phrase Books, the unparalleled market leaders, feature 1,200 current expressions visitors will hear during their travels plus cultural tips and cautions to guide visitors through social with confidence..Essential vocabulary, phrases and mini-dialogs cover the most common travel situations.A grammar section, 2,300 entry bilingual dictionary, menu-reader.Fits in your pocket or purse

Berlitz European Phrase Book [Paperback - Used]

9. Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book: European (14 languages) [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Essential words and phrases for every traveler. Includes: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. Instant access to the key words and phrases you need to order a meal, reserve a hotel room, or just make friendly conversation. Unique system of imitated pronunciation enables you to "say it as you see it."

European Phrase Book, Used [Paperback]

10. Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary (Italian Edition), Used [Paperback]

This Italian phrase book comprises three sections; a phrase book; a food guide containing a menu reader; and a dictionary. The phrases are short and easy to use with the language reflecting everyday speech - there are no lengthy sentences to struggle over. Talk Tips provide the quick way to ask for things, and the phrases have a simple guide to pronunciation. There is also practical information on subjects such as tipping, driving, smoking, and what to do if you fall ill.

Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary (Italian Edition), Used [Paperback]