FRANÇAIS

Phrasebook

Author: Benjamin Daigle

Student

 

A small pocket-sided book that provides a basic description of a foreign language and contains essential expressions and everyday vocabulary.  A phrasebook is for travellers of all ages but more specifically for backpackers who are young or simply young at heart and who are, above all, hoping to get off the beaten track and live an authentic experience in a foreign country by developing a basic linguistic competence in an unfamiliar language.

When you take off to new countries where people speak different languages, there is always a need to communicate with others. This is not easy, especially when you do not even have a foundational understanding of the language or culture in question.  A phrasebook is an indispensible tool for all those who are looking for a basis to help them immerse themselves in the host culture and exchange opinions and experiences with the locals.  It is often just a simple greeting in a foreign language that serves as the first step to crossing linguistic divides and creating a meeting point for people of different languages. 

A phrasebook is a starting point for learning the basic phonetic, syntactic and lexical features of a foreign language along with its most useful and key phrases.  With a tool like this, you will find your time in a new country and linguistic environment far more enriching.