Phrasebook downloads

The Rough Guides Phrasebook container app comes pre-loaded with 12 languages. Download the app for free and try out each language for as long as you want – you can get the full version of any language guide by entering the unique code from your purchased book, or via in-app purchase.

Every language’s vocabulary selection has a helpful emphasis on travel, leisure, getting around, activities and food and drink.

Each language contains:

  • Up to 1,600 words and phrases useful in typical travel situations
  • Additional travel dictionary containing up to 1,900 entries
  • Menu reader – use it every time you visit a restaurant
  • Need-to-know phrases, recorded by native speakers for perfect pronunciation

Learning support app functionalities:

  • Spotlight search, full text search, wildcard search and list of similar words
  • Flexible font size settings for your convenience
  • Favourites option for memorising your most important words
  • History for checking recently viewed entries
  • Card Quiz for testing use of new words

Available languages:

  • Arabic
  • Danish
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Mandarin
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

 

Free audio downloads

Click on the Rough Guide Phrasebook title below to access its free audio downloads. To save the audio files, PC Users should right-click on the links and choose 'Save Target As', then save the files to your desktop. Mac users should control+click on the links, then save the files to your desktop. Then you can open them in any media player that supports MP3 files, or sync them to your device via iTunes.

 

Croatian

Czech

Dutch

Egyptian Arabic

French

German

Greek

Hindi & Urdu

Italian

Japanese

Latin American Spanish

Mandarin Chinese

Mexican Spanish

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Swahili

Thai

Turkish

Vietnamese

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