The Best Foreign Language Phrasebooks
Phrasebooks are in some ways great – and in other ways, not so great.
Great for convenience and for helping you through any emergencies that come your way. If you’re just making a short trip to another country or perhaps going somewhere where the language is especially tricky, a good phrasebook is invaluable.
What they are not, however, is an effective tool for learning a language. Phrasebooks don’t teach you how to learn a language – they teach you how to regurgitate it – like a parrot. For learning a language please turn to the many other recommended and much more effective resources and techniques.
I have looked at several phrasebooks and without doubt my favourite is the Berlitz Phrase Books and Dictionaries. These books have several features that I think make them especially useful:
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Berlitz books come with easy to follow pronunciation guides – which I have not seen in other guides. The pronunciation helps you be understood as well as building your confidence. This alone sets them apart. Love it.
- The books are broken down into useful and important categories like Banking & Money, Food & Drink, Internet & Communication, Business Travel, Romance, Health etc. Every topic you’ll need for a short trip is covered.
- There is a useful dictionary with the most commonly used words
- A reference section covering time, numbers, months, and even conversion tables.
- A short grammar and verb section.
- All in a compact, easy to carry phrase book.
For learning a language in a fun way I recommend our KLOO Travel Games. Our Cards won Dr Toy’s Best Vacation Product as well as being judged a Condé Nast Travel Magazine’s Top 10 Must pack item. They are designed to make learning a language fast easy and fun. Check out how easy it is to make a sentence (and score points!) in the short animated video below.
Learning a language on the move can be fun!
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Very Nice thought Andrew, Yes I Agree with You, It broadens the mind and lets you see the world through different lenses And that makes our life more beautiful,Here We provide Phrasebooks of different foreign languages,People need Phrasebooks for so many purposes,We use Phrasebooks for travelling So our Phrasebooks will provide you Travel guide..You can have a look At iPhrasebooks for Different foreign language