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phrasebook

/ˈfɹeɪzbʊk/

phrasebook noun: a book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.

Noun

phrasebook (plural phrasebooks)

  1. A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
  2. A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries.
    • He knows, ‘Hello’ in eighteen languages / ‘I love you’ in only one / By the time he's got his phrasebook / The chance is usually gone1996, Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, “Alone”, in Blue Is the Colour, performed by The Beautiful South

Adjective

phrasebook

  1. (uncommon) Of or pertaining to a phrasebook.
  2. (idiomatic, uncommon) Of one's fluency of a language, limited or deficient.

phrasebook meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Indonesian

phrasebook in Hindi

book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
मुहावरे की किताब muhāvre kī kitāb, वाक्यांश पुस्तक vākyāñś pustak, मुहावरा पुस्तिका muhāvrā pustikā, फ़्रेज़बुक frezbuk

phrasebook in Urdu

book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
مُحاوَرَہ کِتاب muhāvara kitāb, فِریز بُک firez buk

phrasebook in Arabic

book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
كِتَابُ ٱلْعِبَارَات kitābu l-ʕibārāt

phrasebook in Indonesian

book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
buku percakapan
More languagesFewer languages
phrasebook in Thai
หนังสือวลี nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-wá-lii
phrasebook in Vietnamese
từ điển đàm thoại
phrasebook in Myanmar
နှစ်ဘာသာစကားပြောစာအုပ် hnacbhasaca.ka:prau:caup

Forms of phrasebook

pluralphrasebooks
alternative formphrase book
alternative formphrase-book

Origin of phrasebook

From phrase + book.

Questions about phrasebook

What does phrasebook mean?
Phrasebook means a book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
What is phrasebook in Hindi?
Phrasebook in Hindi is मुहावरे की किताब (muhāvre kī kitāb), वाक्यांश पुस्तक (vākyāñś pustak), मुहावरा पुस्तिका (muhāvrā pustikā). See Phrasebook meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is phrasebook?
Phrasebook can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce phrasebook?
Phrasebook is pronounced /ˈfɹeɪzbʊk/.
What is the plural of phrasebook?
The plural of phrasebook is phrasebooks.

Words near phrasebook in the dictionary

  1. phrase-book
  2. phrase-books
  3. phrase-monger
  4. phrase-mongers
  5. phraseable
  6. phrasebook
  7. phrasebooks
  8. phrased
  9. phrasehood
  10. phraseless
  11. phraselet

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