Although you can get by in Japan without speaking the language, knowing just a few phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding experiences.

Lonely Planet Mexican Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary is your passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant Mexican Spanish phrases and vocabulary. Order Mexican delicacies at restaurants, bargain for the best price at markets, and discuss Mayan history with the locals; all with your trusted travel companion.

If it's true that language is the door to a nation's soul, you might get a little closer to grasping the saudade - that melancholic longing for something (the 'Portuguese blues'), and its famous musical expression, fado - by having a go at speakingPortuguese.

Southeast Asia... many faces, many places, many ways to get tongue-tied. From Hue to Vientiene, from Phuket to Phnom Penh, turn your travel challenges into unforgettable experiences.

This pocket Maltese/English dictionary contains 1500 entries, providing an introduction to basic grammar in Maltese and a pronunciation guide. It also incorporates a Maltese phrasebook, which has all the information a visitor to Malta needs to know.

This newly revised and updated German Phrase Book contains a wealth of useful words and phrases for travellers. The book includes basic grammar, a pronunciation guide and additional vocabulary, and is clearly presented in the perfect pocket size, with a clean and simple look.

Deals with subjects such as everyday phrases, hotels and travelling around. This work uses a simple system of imitated pronunciation.