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.