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Valuable portable guides packed with essential foreign words and phrases This fresh new series from the language experts at Teach Yourself is just what on-the-go students, businesspeople, and travelers have been looking for. Beginning with an easy-to-read pronunciation guide, each full-color phrase book features all the phrases and sentences readers need to communicate effectively and accurately while abroad. Each Teach Yourself Phrasebook: Covers all must-know vocabulary and phrases for typical situations, from making reservations and getting around to shopping and obtaining medical help Includes color-coded bands for quick access to the required topic Provides easy-to-read transliterations to help travelers with pronunciation, as well as useful travel tips Includes “expressions you will hear”sections and a 1,000-word dictionary Offers an appendix with abbreviations, national holidays, distances between cities, conversion tables, embassies and consultates, useful phone numbers, and common signs and notices