Language & Linguistics Books

This beautiful notebook makes studying a pleasure! Each double page spread has squared paper on the right-hand side for practicing formation of the Chinese characters, and lined paper on the left-hand side for note-taking. A ten-page reference...

This language card is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to quickly build their command of Mandarin vocabulary. Each word or phrase includes Chinese characters (Traditional and Simplified), Pinyin romanisation, and the English translation.Designed...

This invaluable guide introduces all the basics of the language, as well as vocabulary and tips for typical daily conversation. All dialogues are highly practical, authentic and illustrated with manga for easy memorisation. A complete language...

This diverse anthology of traditional tales from across the Indonesian archipelago includes short stories, origin myths, historical legends, poetry, diary entries, news reports and dialogues. Each of the 20 stories is presented in parallel English and...

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great Vietnamese dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Vietnam, Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese...

The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here! This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English...

This is the most up-to-date Vietnamese mini dictionary available! Ideal for any application where a handy, portable dictionary is required-whether for travel, business or study. This powerful pocket reference contains the following essential...

A complete beginning language course for Modern Standard Arabic!This is an ideal introductory textbook-quickly teaching you everything you need to get started learning this beautiful and popular language. Spoken by over 400 million people, Arabic is the...

Easy Indonesian is a practical resource that brings the Indonesian language to learners and travellers everywhere. This invaluable guide introduces all the basics of the Indonesian language, as well as vocabulary and tips for typical daily conversation...

A handy resource for travel, classroom learning and international business!The Tuttle Pocket Korean Dictionary is the most up-to-date pocket Korean dictionary available, covering most up-to-date terms and expressions used daily in the Korean language...

Learn Korean quickly and easily with the help of real-life conversations by native speakers, everyday Korean vocabulary and expressions, easy-to-understand grammar explanations, notes on social etiquette for those traveling to Korea and so much...

Tuttle Pocket Thai Dictionary is the most up-to-date Thai pocket dictionary available. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Thai words and expressions, including the latest Internet and social media vocabulary. This dictionary is...

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thai-whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most common and useful Thai words and phrases. Each word is given in Thai script-with a Romanised version to help you...

Contemporary Japanese is a textbook series for beginning students of Japanese at the college or high school level. It is intended for classroom use as well as self-study. Each lesson in the books is very short - meant to be covered in just an...

Planning a trip to Central America? Studying abroad in Spain? Then you need anauthentic guide to Spanish as it's spoken in everyday situations! Whether ordering ameal, bargaining for clothes in a shop, or impressing an attractive member of theopposite...

Essential Mandarin Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Mandarin grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students. Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sentences and exercises with an answer...

Continuing Mandarin Chinese is a new intermediate-level course in Mandarin Chinese by one of the most experienced language teachers in the field. The 24 lessons in this book are carefully designed to provide 3 hours per week of class instruction over one...

This workbook is designed for use with the Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook and offers a wealth of carefully-designed practice activities to help you solidify every aspect of your Chinese skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It...

The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week of class instruction over one academic year. Students will need another 23 hours of outside practice and review for every hour of class time, using the materials in the accompanying...

Welcome to the world's most efficient method of learning Mandarin Chinese, whether you are striving to learn Chinese on your own or studying in a classroom setting.Part of the widely-used and highly acclaimed Kubler series, The Basic Chinese and...

No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice! Here is a wealth of practical activities and drills-plus over 16 hours of audio recordings-to help you improve your spoken Mandarin quickly and efficiently. This book...

Welcome to the new method of learning Chinese with the widely-acclaimed Cornelius C. Kubler series! Intermediate Spoken Chinese allows you to experience real-life situations in different Mandarin-speaking locales, each one representing an actual...

Salamaat! Learning Arabic with Ease is a new language learning book designed to open your world to the beautiful Arabic language. "Salamaat!" means "Greetings, I hope you are well!" and is usually the first word used...

It's never a good idea to be overlyreliant on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this excellent Thai dictionary.Tuttle's Mini Thai Dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required...

It's never a good idea to be overlyreliant on technology while traveling! Look-up words quickly and easily with this Korean travel dictionary.Tuttle's Mini Korean Dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required...

The major struggle facing all beginning Chinese language students is to learn to recognise, read and write hundreds of Chinese characters. These two books adopt a structural approach that helps students overcome this initial difficulty and quickly master...

Everything you need is in this book, at a fraction of the cost of expensive language products!Easy Burmese is designed for beginning learners who are planning a visit to Myanmar (Burma) or are already there and wish to learn spoken Burmese quickly and...

This travel-sized Mandarin dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required. Proving that big things come in small packages, Mini Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is packed with everything users need...

Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken language. The revised edition contains new dialogues, cultural notes, IT, smartphone and social media...

The Second 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach that helps students to learn, recognize and write the second 100 most common Chinese characters. Intended for beginning Chinese students, the characters listed have been...

This Korean picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Korean words and phrases. This illustrated dictionary presents the 1,500 Korean words and sentences that students need to know to pass the TOPIK proficiency exam. The handy format and...

Mandarin Chinese Characters Fast Finder is a study aid that lets you look up Chinese characters quickly and intuitively from their appearance alone, without knowing their pronunciation, radical or stroke count. This reference book has been designed for...

Kanji (Japanese characters) are a fascinating, but frustrating part of the Japanese language. In particular looking up kanji in a traditional dictionary can be a nightmare as there is no 'alphabetical order'. With Kanji Fast Finder you can find a kanji...

This is a book about the structure, history and evolution of the Japanese language. The Japanese Language is a classic study of one of the world's most widely used but least understood languages. Emphasizing the richness and complexity of Japanese as...

The Tuttle Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Chinese-English/English Chinese dictionary available today. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Chinese words and expressions including IT and social media terms.This...

This practical Burmese phrasebook and dictionary puts all the most important Burmese words and phrases in the palm of your hand. It contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Burmese in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists,...

Although more people are studying the Japanese language than ever before, others are still wary of starting because they believe, "it's too difficult." But KanjiADay, Volume 1 and Volume 2 will show absolute beginners that learning...

Making Out in Thai is a fun, accessible and thorough guide to Thai as it's really spoken in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and throughout Thailand. This new edition has been updated and expanded to be even more helpful as a guide to modern colloquial Thai for use...

The Thai people love fun and laughter and they appreciate foreigners who speak their language. But how would they react to foreigners who throw insults in the Thai language and know how to make them blush at the use of direct and vulgar Thai...

The Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary is a completely new reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning or using Chinese as a foreign language. It contains more than 48,000 words and expressions, including all the words...

Everything you need to learn 1,000 basic Vietnamese words and phrases quickly and easily is in this box!200 hole-punched flash cards feature the most commonly-used words and related phrases A free CD-ROM with native-speaker audio recordings of over...

This is a concise and effective Japanese phrase book and guide to the Japanese language with colour picture and accompanying exercises for each section. In this modern jet age, one can reach any part of the world within a day or less. Although English is...

Vietnamese in a Flash: Volume I is an excellent new Vietnamese language learning resource for beginning students. With a full range of features to help beginners and intermediate learners, these Vietnamese flash cards are an excellent learning tool for...

Korean in a Flash Volume 2 continues the learning-tool advantage for people interested in learning Korean quickly and easily. Flash cards are a great way to practice your ability to read Korean, write Korean and remember Korean. This...

This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills!No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a...

No matter what textbook you're using to learn Mandarin, it requires a lot of practice! Here is a wealth of effective activities and drills-plus over 16 hours of audio recordings-to help you improve your spoken Mandarin Chinese quickly and effectively...

This is the complete beginning-level course for spoken Mandarin Chinese designed to have you speaking quickly and accurately! The Basic Mandarin Chinese series offers a complete introductory Chinese language course specifically...

Designed for beginning Korean learners, Practical Korean gives you only what you need-including a basic pronunciation guide and key grammar points. This concise Korean language book is organized into 46 easy lessons that help you grasp everything from...