Lonely Planet Sinhala (Sri Lanka) Phrasebook and Dictionary 5 5th Ed

Lonely Planet's Sinhala Phrasebook and Dictionaryis your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Sinhalese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask for recommendations of tucked-away beaches, bargain at a vegetable market, and mingle at local cricket match; all with your trusted travel companion. Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation! Feel at easewith essential tips on culture, manners, idioms and multiple meanings Order with confidence,explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder Save timeand hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips Never get stuck for wordswith the 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary Be preparedfor both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology Meet friendswith conversation starter phrases Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides InsideLonely Planet's Sinhala Phrasebook and Dictionary: Full-colourthroughout User-friendly layoutorganised by travel scenario categories Survival phrasesinside front cover for at-a-glance, on-the-fly cues Convenient features 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go 10 Ways to Start a Sentence 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local Listen For - phrases you may hear Look For - phrases you may see on signs Shortcuts - easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases QandA - suggested answers to questions asked Covers Basics -time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules Practical -travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodation, directions, border crossing, transport Social -meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, weather Safe Travel - emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, dentist, symptoms, conditions Food -ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredients The Perfect Choice:Lonely Planet's Sinhala Phrasebook and Dictionary,a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, provides on-the-go language assistance; great for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)