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| Lonely Planet South-East Asia Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Language Survival Kit) | 
 enlarge | Authors: David Bradley, Jason Roberts, Joe Cummings, Anita Ramly, Paul Woods, Kristina Sarwao Rini, John U. Wolff, Nguyen Xuan Thu
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $8.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 984735
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 380
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 3.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0864424353
Dewey Decimal Number: 420
EAN: 9780864424358
ASIN: 0864424353
Publication Date: March 1997
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Product Description
Essential words and phrases in Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Malay & Indonesian, Pilipino, Thai and Vietnamese. - the only phrasebook to thoroughly cover the languages of Sout-East Asia
- written by leading experts in each language
- script used throughout
- each word and phrase has a clear pronunciation guide alongside, to assist travellers with more difficult sounds
- additional cultural information provided
- detailed sections on the cuisine of each destination
- includes everyday expressions and colloquialisms to help
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| Customer Reviews:
 "Where is the toilet" is in the book December 1, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The reviewer who complained that they could not find the phrase "where is the toilet" in this phrasebook was not trying very hard. For every language, it is either present in the section "Around Town" under the question heading "Where is the ...", or else it can easily be created by combining that half question with the word for "toilet", found in the immediately preceding section, "Useful Words". One small annoyance is that the tone key in the Vietnamese section shows the tonal contours, but does not key them to the accent marks. However, the Quick Reference Vietnamese chart on the last page does give this information. Overall, the book is a handy compendium of phrases for eight different languages, and includes a modicum of cultural hints. No space is available for brief grammars or dictionaries, but if these are desired, the reader can purchase separate Lonely Planet phrasebooks for any of the individual languages.
 Where is the toilet? March 31, 2005
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book reviews a number of South-East Asian langauges. Overall the layout is understandable. The overview of tones in each language (there are a few tonal languages in the region) is handled well, and the pronounciation is good enough that you can be understood when you try to speak the sentences.
The book falls short in what it decides to translate. We found out, to our dismay, that the phrase, "where is the toilet?" was not to be found. This is the primary reason for the low rating. The first words presented in the chapter are basic introductions, which are good. However there are some emergency phrases that should be placed better. "Where is the pharmacy?" is a phrase that was cleverly hidden in the text.
Hopefully these issues will be cleared up by the second edition. I would recommend against using this book as it stands now as your only reference when travelling.
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