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This essential language guide presents the traveler with the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language. The two-way dictionary has over 5,000 total entries; the phrasebook contains terms and phrases for travel and daily life situations, as well as invaluable cultural information. Swahili or Kiswahili was spoken originally along the eastern coast of Africa. Now the official language of Tanzania and a major language in Kenya, Uganda, and eastern Congo (Zaire), Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa. - 5,000 total entries
- Pronunciation guide
- Basic Swahili grammar
- Essential phrases
- Ideal for the traveler, student, or businessperson
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Containing over 35,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary is designed to aid speakers of English and Swahili alike in navigating the growing global vocabulary of business, travel, tourism, politics, telecommunications, computers, and the internet. It features up-to-date entries in handy reference form, and includes useful appendices listing English irregular verbs and their translations, Swahili noun classes, and useful phrases and vocabulary....
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Uzbek, the national language of the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, has over 20 million speakers in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikstan, neighboring countries, and emigrant communities abroad. This two-way language guide provides the essential vocabulary and phrases for communication with Uzbek speakers in travel-related and daily life situations. Uzbek is presented here in the Roman alphabet to allow quick pronunciation. - 5,000 total entries
- Basic Uzbek grammar
- Extensive vocabulary and phrases
- Practical cultural information
- For travelers, students, and businesspersons
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Over the last several years, the Serbian language has been regaining its prominence in Serbia and Montenegro, as well as other parts of the former Yugoslavia. This guide, with its bilingual dictionary and comprehensive phrasebook, is an essential guide for students, travelers, and businesspeople. - More than 6,500 total dictionary entries
- Comprehensive phrasebook
- Easy-to-use pronunciation guide
- Includes cultural information and a brief history of the language
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Western Armenian is the language spoken by most of the seven million Diaspora Armenians who live outside their historic homeland. Its speakers form the majority of Armenians in the United States and the Middle East. Armenian is written in its own unique script, but it is presented here in a romanized, easy-to-use form for instant communication. In addition to a pronunciation guide, included are a resourceful two-way dictionary containing more than 4,000 entries, an informative grammar section, and a collection of travel-oriented phrases. Observations related to Armenian culture are interspersed throughout the phrasebook. There is also a brief history of the Armenian people and Diaspora....
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An essential resource for students of Arabic and English alike, this dictionary contains the most up-to- date vocabulary in handy reference form. With more than 18,000 entries, it is especially useful in navigating the growing terminology of politics, telecommunications, technology, the internet, tourism, business and travel. *Compact and Concise
*Clear language, pronounciation, and grammar for both sides
*Easy-to-read format and practical arrangement of Arabic and English entries
*More than 18,000 total entries
*Arabic provided with romanized transliterations
*English provided with phonetic transliterations
*Ideal for students, scholars, businesspeople, journalists, aid workers, and the military in both English-speaking and Arabic-speaking countries....
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Igbo, also known as Ibo, is one of the major languages of Nigeria. With its bilingual dictionary and comprehensive phrasebook, this guide is an essential tool for students, travelers, and businesspeople. Helpful phrases, arranged across 34 sections, deal with aspects of everyday life. - More than 5,000 total dictionary entries
- Comprehensive phrasebook
- Concise grammar
- Includes cultural information and a brief history of the Igbo people and diaspora
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An estimated 8 million people speak Armenian worldwide, split between the 3.5 million people in the Republic of Armenia who speak Eastern Armenian, and the Diaspora communities who primarily speak Western Armenian. - Romanized for English speakers
- 4,500 total dictionary entries
- Extensive 32-chapter phrasebook
- Basic Eastern Armenian grammar and pronunciation
- Practical cultural information
- Perfect for travelers, businesspersons, and foreign aid workers
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Dari is one of the official languages of Afghanistan. Closely related to the Persian (Farsi) of Iran, and the Tajik of Tajikstan, the languages have been split by politics and geography. This two-way dictionary and travel-oriented phrasebook provides an indispensable resource for travelers, businesspersons and foreign aid workers. - Romanized for English speakers
- 5,000 total entries
- Basic Dari grammar and pronunciation
- Practical cultural information
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This dictionary and phrasebook includes over 4,000 entries, plus an introduction to basic grammar and helpful phrasebook chapters covering subjects such as etiquette, the office, government, and food and drink. It is written entirely in the Roman alphabet....
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Ever greater numbers of people are learning Arabic and/or coming into some kind of contact with the Arab world. Anyone who wishes to learn the language faces a hitherto formidable initial challenge: the alphabet.
This book proceeds, step by step, through all the letters of the Arabic alphabet, showing the sounds they stand for and how they are combined into words. Nothing essential is left out, and no unnecessary complications added. Readers will make rapid progress and will be surprised at the relative ease with which they master the first steps towards command of this increasingly important world language.
The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read and Write It belongs on the desk of every student of the language; in the luggage of every visitor to the Middle East; in the briefcase of business people with Arab clients; and in the back pocket of every employee of British or American companies working in Arab countries.
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Farsi, or Persian, is the official language of Iran, where approximately 70 million people speak it as a first or second language. There are also many millions of speakers in neighboring countries. Farsi is written in Perso-Arabic script, but it is presented here in a romanized, easy-to-use form for instant communication. This volume uses the Tehran standard of Farsi. In addition to a pronunciation guide and transliteration system of the Farsi alphabet, included are a resourceful two-way dictionary containing more than 4,000 entries, an informative grammar section, and a collection of travel-oriented phrases. Observations related to travel and culture are also interspersed throughout the phrasebook. ...
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