Book Synopsis:

Lonely Planet: The world's #1 phrasebook publisher*

Lonely Planet's Costa Rican Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Costa Rican Spanish phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Discuss the wildlife with the locals, banter in Costa Rican slang and bargain like a pro - all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your journey now!

Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation!

• Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms, and multiple meanings
• Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder
• Save time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips
• Never get stuck for words with the 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary
• Be prepared for both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology
• Meet friends with conversation starter phrases
• Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides

Inside Lonely Planet's Costa Rican Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary:

• Full-color throughout
• User-friendly layout organized by travel scenario categories
• Convenient features
• Listen For - phrases you may hear
• Look For - phrases you may see on signs
• Shortcuts - easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases
• Covers
• Basics - time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules
• Practical - travel with kids, disabled travelers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodations, 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 Costa Rican Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary, a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, provides on-the-go language assistance. Great for language students and travelers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.

Check out our Fast Talk Phrasebook mobile app for on-the-go language needs. (Available languages: German, Latin Spanish, European Spanish, French, and Italian.)

About Lonely Planet:

Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits!*

#1 phrasebook publisher. Source: Nielsen Bookscan UK, US & AUS