Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book: Hebrew

Featuring pronunciation, a menu guide, a mini-dictionary, hotel information, and emergency phrases. Traveling to Israel but worried about tackling Hebrew during your stay? You won't be if you take along this essential language guide for every traveler. The Hebrew words and phrases you may require are listed with their distinctive Hebrew characters, but also printed in familiar Roman letters. Following an easy-to-use pronunciation system that is fully explained in the Introduction, the book outlines the sounds of the Hebrew alphabet. The "Cross-Cultural Notes" details many aspects of Israeli society and traditional customs. So take this phrase book with you to Israel, and you'll be able to say to the waiter, "Zeh haya tov meod, toda raba." (The meal was very good, thank you). Whether you're trying to order dinner or get back to your hotel, you cannot make your way without knowing what to say, and the Eyewitness Travel Guide Phrase Books are the perfect guide for tongue-tied tourists. These compact, user-friendly books fit right into your pocket or purse, and meet the communications needs of the tourist and business traveler alike. Based on an innovative system of imitated pronunciation, phrases are organized into logical and practical divisions, including time; food and drink; air travel; bus, taxi, and subway information; shopping; health and medical care; and much more. Typical replies to questions you may be asked, as well as signs and instructions you're likely to see or hear, are also given. The guides also include a carefully selected mini-dictionary, and useful conversion tables translating distance, clothing sizes, and weight.