Approximately 100 million people travel to the Caribbean islands each year. The Creole language, an amalgamation of French, Spanish, and local tongues, is spoken throughout. This dictionary and phrasebook is an essential companion for travellers to the region. It presents the Creole language as spoken outside of Haiti, in such popular locations as St Thomas, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, St Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad, and French Guyana. The bilingual dictionary includes over 2500 entries, while the phrasebook offers guidance in numerous situations relating to travel and daily life, covering topics ranging from basic etiquette and hotels to food, shopping, and emergencies. Users will find the book invaluable, helping to make one’s time in the region an ever more enjoyable source of lasting memories.

Contains commonsense phonetic pronunciations for Creole and English, modern up-to-date entries and a section on Creole proverbs.

9780781804554

Stephanie Ovide

200 pp 100x155mm

8000 entries

£7.99 pb

Hippocrene Books
 

Includes a short introduction to Haitian Creole grammar, commonsense phonetic pronunciation for Creole and English and modern, up-to-date entries in a concise format.
 

9780781802758

Charmant Theodore

291 pp 100x155mm 8000 entries

£7.99 pb

Hippocrene Books

Haiti, home to over 6 million people, is one of the most popular destinations for travellers world-wide. Over 2 million people visit there annually. Haitian Creole is, with French, one of the nation’s two official languages. It is the mother tongue of virtually the entire population and the only language spoken by more than 90 percent of the country’s residents. This dictionary and phrasebook is an excellent companion for travellers. The bilingual dictionary contains more than 4,000 entries, including all essential daily vocabulary. The phrasebook deals with almost every situation likely to be encountered by travellers, including basic greetings, making hotel reservations, and ordering in restaurants. It also covers such topics as health care and emergencies. Visitors to this Caribbean nation will find it indispensable.

9780781810944
Charmant Theodore
100x190mm, 200 pages paperback

4,000 entries
£7.99
Hippocrene Books