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The Routledge Colloquial Series

The Colloquial Series is Routledge's acclaimed series of language courses (titles listed here) which teach you languages as they are written and spoken today in their native countries and regions. With over 50 languages covered, the Colloquial Series offers the widest choice and best help available for today's language learner. Each one is a complete and accessible course containing book, audio CD and audiocassette (same material as CD), ideal for beginners in the language or those with a basic knowledge. By the end of each course you will be able to communicate confidently in everyday encounters and situations, whether for pleasure, business or study. The Colloquial series is available in:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Saudi), Basque, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Panjabi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish (European), Spanish (Latin American), Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Welsh.

Colloquial courses are comprised of a number of lessons, each dealing with specific topics. At the beginning of this lesson is a summary box that tells you what you will learn. The lesson is then taught through:
• Dialogues - these revolve around everyday situations. Questions are asked at the beginning to test your knowledge;
• Vocabulary Notes - these explain new words introduced in the dialogue. Additional vocabulary is also provided to expand your knowledge of the topic;
• Language Points - these explain the structures introduced in the dialogue, with clear explanations on how you can apply them to other situations;
• Exercises - to help you practice what you have just learnt (answers are provided at the back of the book).

Reviews

“Undoubtedly the best series of in-depth language courses on the market.”
- Waterstone's Booksellers

“If you want to get to grips with any of the languages, Routledge's Colloquial series is the best place you could start.”
- Rough Guide to Europe

“The exposition is clear and accurate... the subject matter seeks to amuse, rather than bore... It is remarkable that ways are found, even within this essentially spoken register, to introduce the ‘whole’ grammar, that is, even features usually absent.”
- The Slavonic and East European Review on Colloquial Czech

“The Colloquial Series fills the ever-increasing market for language guides. They are always up-to-date, clear and accessible and enable the reader to communicate effectively in the chosen language.”
- Blackwell's University Bookshop

“Excellent glossary... the most comprehensive primer of Egyptian Arabic yet in existence. It is a model of its kind. The expressions chosen cover a wide field and are up to date... the essential value of this commendable work that fills the gap between standard grammar and phrasebook.”
- The Linguist on Colloquial Arabic of Egypt

COLLOQUIAL Language Learning Series
Title information Author
Colloquial Afrikaans - 2CD Donaldson, Bruce
Colloquial Afrikaans - Book Donaldson, Bruce
Colloquial Afrikaans - Book + 2CD Pack
Donaldson, Bruce
Colloquial Albanian - CD Zymberi, Isa
Colloquial Albanian - Book + 2CD Pack Zymberi, Isa
Colloquial Albanian - Book Zymberi, Isa
Colloquial Amharic - Book + 2CD Pack Appleyard, David
Colloquial Amharic - 2CD Appleyard, David
Colloquial Amharic - Book Appleyard, David
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) - Bk/cass Pack McLoughlin, Leslie J.
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) - Book McLoughlin, Leslie J.
Colloquial Arabic Of Egypt - 2CD Wightwick, Jane; Gaafar, Mahmoud
Colloquial Arabic Of Egypt - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Wightwick, Jane; Gaafar, Mahmoud
Colloquial Arabic Of Egypt - Book (1st Edition) McGuirk, Russell
Colloquial Arabic Of Egypt - Book Wightwick, Jane; Gaafar, Mahmoud
Colloquial Arabic Of The Gulf & Saudi Arabia - audiocassette. Awaiting reissue by publisher Holes, Clive
Colloquial Arabic Of The Gulf & Saudi Arabia - Bk/cass Pack. Still available Holes, Clive
Colloquial Arabic Of The Gulf & Saudi Arabia - Book. Awaiting reissue by publisher Holes, Clive
Colloquial Basque - Book + 2cass Pack King; Begotxu
Colloquial Basque - Book King; Begotxu
Colloquial Bengali - Book Nasrin, Mithun; van der Wurff, Wim
Colloquial Bengali - 2CD Nasrin, Mithun; van der Wurff, Wim
Colloquial Bengali - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Nasrin, Mithun; van der Wurff, Wim
Colloquial Breton - 2CD Press, Ian; Bihan, Herve Ar
Colloquial Breton - Book Press, Ian; Bihan, Herve Ar
Colloquial Breton - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Press, Ian; Bihan, Herve Ar
Colloquial Bulgarian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Hauge, Kjetil Rå; Tisheva, Yovka
Colloquial Bulgarian - Book Hauge, Kjetil Rå; Tisheva, Yovka
Colloquial Bulgarian - 2CD Hauge, Kjetil Rå; Tisheva, Yovka
Colloquial Cambodian - 2CD Smyth, David
Colloquial Cambodian - Book + 2CD2cass Pack Smyth, David
Colloquial Cambodian - Book Smyth, David
Colloquial Cantonese - 2CD James, Gregory; Tong, Keith S.T.
Colloquial Cantonese - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack James, Gregory; Tong, Keith S. T.
Colloquial Cantonese - Book James, Gregory; Tong, Keith S. T.
Colloquial Catalan - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Ibarz,Toni & Alexander
Colloquial Catalan - 2CD Ibarz,Toni & Alexander
Colloquial Catalan - Book Ibarz,Toni & Alexander
Colloquial Chinese Level 1 - Book (1st Ed. reprint) Ping-Cheng T'ung & Pollard, David E.
Colloquial Chinese Level 1 - 2CD Qian, Kan
Colloquial Chinese Level 1 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Qian, Kan
Colloquial Chinese Level 1 - CD-ROM Qian, Kan
Colloquial Chinese Level 1 - Book Qian, Kan
Colloquial Chinese Level 2 - Book Qian, Kan
Colloquial Chinese Level 2 - 2CD Qian, Kan
Colloquial Chinese Level 2 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Qian, Kan
Colloquial Croatian - Book + 2CD Hawkesworth, Celia; Jovic, Ivana
Colloquial Croatian - Book Hawkesworth, Celia; Jovic, Ivana
Colloquial Croatian - 2CD Hawkesworth, Celia; Jovic, Ivana
Colloquial Croatian & Serbian - Book Hawkesworth, Celia
Colloquial Croatian & Serbian - 2CD Hawkesworth, Celia
Colloquial Croatian & Serbian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Hawkesworth, Celia
Colloquial Czech - 2CD Naughton, James
Colloquial Czech - Book Naughton, James
Colloquial Czech Pack - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Naughton, James
Colloquial Danish - 2CD Jones, W. Glyn; Gade, Kirsten
Colloquial Danish - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Jones, W. Glyn; Gade, Kirsten
Colloquial Danish - Book Jones, W. Glyn; Gade, Kirsten
Colloquial Dutch (Older Edition) Renier, F. G.
Colloquial Dutch - 2cass Donaldson, Bruce
Colloquial Dutch - 2CD Donaldson, Bruce
Colloquial Dutch - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Donaldson, Bruce
Colloquial Dutch - Book Donaldson, Bruce
Colloquial Dutch Level 2 - Book Donaldson, Bruce; Cook-Bodegom, Gerda
Colloquial Dutch Level 2 - 2CD Donaldson, Bruce; Cook-Bodegom, Gerda
Colloquial Dutch Level 2 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Donaldson, Bruce; Cook-Bodegom, Gerda
Colloquial English - Book King, Gareth
Colloquial English - 2CD King, Gareth
Colloquial English - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack King, Gareth
Colloquial Estonian - Book + 2CD Pack Moseley, Christopher
Colloquial Estonian - 2CD Moseley, Christopher
Colloquial Estonian - Book Moseley, Christopher
Colloquial Filipino - Book Ramos; Mabanglo
Colloquial Filipino - 2CD Ramos; Mabanglo
Colloquial Filipino - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Ramos / Mabanglo
Colloquial Finnish - 2CD Abondolo, Daniel
Colloquial Finnish - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Abondolo, Daniel
Colloquial Finnish - Book Abondolo, Daniel
Colloquial French Level 1 - 2CD Moys, Alan
Colloquial French Level 1 - CD-ROM Moys, Alan
Colloquial French Level 1 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Moys, Alan
Colloquial French Level 1 - Book Moys, Alan
Colloquial French Level 2 - Bk/2CD/- 2cass Broady, Elspeth
Colloquial French Level 2 - 2CD Broady, Elspeth
Colloquial French Level 2 - Book Broady, Elspeth
Colloquial German Level 1 - 2CD Hatherall, Dietlinde & Glyn
Colloquial German Level 1 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Hatherall, Dietlinde & Glyn
Colloquial German Level 1 - Book Hatherall, Dietlinde & Glyn
Colloquial German Level 2 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack
NOT YET PUBLISHED
Hoffgen
Colloquial Greek - 2CD Watts, Nikki
Colloquial Greek - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Watts, Nikki
Colloquial Greek - Book Watts, Nikki
Colloquial Gujarati - Book + 2CD Pack Dave, Jagdish
Colloquial Gujarati - Book Dave, Jagdish
Colloquial Hebrew - Book Lyttleton, Zippi; Wang, Tamar
Colloquial Hebrew - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Lyttleton, Zippi; Wang, Tamar
Colloquial Hebrew - 2CD Lyttleton, Zippi; Wang, Tamar
Colloquial Hindi - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Bhatia, Tej K.
Colloquial Hindi - Book Bhatia, Tej K.
Colloquial Hindi - 2CD Bhatia, Tej K.
Colloquial Hungarian - Book Rounds, Carol H.; Sólyom, Erika
Colloquial Hungarian - Book + 2CD + 2cass - Book Rounds, Carol H.; Sólyom, Erika
Colloquial Hungarian - 2CD Rounds, Carol H.; Sólyom, Erika
Colloquial Icelandic - 2CD Neijmann, Daisy L.
Colloquial Icelandic - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Neijmann, Daisy L.
Colloquial Icelandic - Book Neijmann, Daisy L.
Colloquial Indonesian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Atmosumarto, Sutanto
Colloquial Indonesian - 2CD Atmosumarto, Sutanto
Colloquial Indonesian - Book Atmosumarto, Sutanto
Colloquial Irish - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Ihde, Thomas; Blyn-Ladrew, Roslyn; Gillen, John
Colloquial Irish - Book Ihde, Thomas; Blyn-Ladrew, Roslyn; Gillen, John
Colloquial Irish - 2CD Ihde, Thomas; Blyn-Ladrew, Roslyn; Gillen, John
Colloquial Italian Level 2 - Book Lymbery, Sylvia; Silipo, Sandra
Colloquial Italian Level 2 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Lymbery, Sylvia; Silipo, Sandra
Colloquial Italian Level 2 - 2CD Lymbery, Sylvia; Silipo, Sandra
Colloquial Italian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Lymbery, Sylvia; Silipo, Sandra
Colloquial Italian - Book Lymbery, Sylvia; Silipo, Sandra
Colloquial Japanese - Book Clarke, H. B. D.; Hamamura, Motoko
Colloquial Japanese - 2CD Clarke, H. B. D.; Hamamura, Motoko
Colloquial Japanese - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Clarke, H. B. D.; Hamamura, Motoko
Colloquial Korean - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Kim, In-Seok
Colloquial Korean - 2CD Kim, In-Seok
Colloquial Korean - Book Kim, In-Seok
Colloquial Latvian - 2CD Moseley, Christopher
Colloquial Latvian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Moseley, Christopher
Colloquial Latvian - Book Moseley, Christopher
Colloquial Lithuanian - 2CD Press, Ian; Ramoniene, Meilute
Colloquial Lithuanian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Press, Ian; Ramoniene, Meilute
Colloquial Lithuanian - Book Press, Ian; Ramoniene, Meilute
Colloquial Malay - Book + 2cass Pack Othman, Zaharah; Atmosumarto, Sutanto
Colloquial Malay - Book Othman, Zaharah; Atmosumarto, Sutanto
Colloquial Malay - 2cass Othman, Zaharah; Atmosumarto, Sutanto
Colloquial Mongolian - 2CD Sanders, Alan J.K.; Bat-Ireedui, Jantsangiyn
Colloquial Mongolian - Book Sanders, Alan J.K.; Bat-Ireedui, Jantsangiyn
Colloquial Mongolian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Sanders, Alan J.K.; Bat-Ireedui, Jantsangiyn
Colloquial Norwegian - 2CD Bratveit, Kari; Jones, W. Glyn; Gade, Kirsten
Colloquial Norwegian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Bratveit, Kari; Jones, W. Glyn; Gade, Kirsten
Colloquial Norwegian - Book Bratveit, Kari; Jones, W. Glyn; Gade, Kirsten
Colloquial Panjabi - Book Bhardwaj, Mangat Rai
Colloquial Panjabi - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Bhardwaj, Mangat Rai
Colloquial Panjabi - Book + 2cass Pack Bhardwaj, Mangat Rai
Colloquial Persian - 2CD Rafiee, Abdi
Colloquial Persian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Rafiee, Abdi
Colloquial Persian - Book Rafiee, Abdi
Colloquial Persian - Book (Previous edition) Moshiri, Leila
Colloquial Polish - 2CD Mazur, Boleslaw W.
Colloquial Polish - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Mazur, Boleslaw W.
Colloquial Polish - Book Mazur, Boleslaw W.
Colloquial Portuguese - Book + 2CD Pack McIntyre, Barbara; Sampaio, João
Colloquial Portuguese CD-ROM McIntyre, Barbara; Sampaio, João
Colloquial Portuguese - Book McIntyre, Barbara; Sampaio, João
Colloquial Portuguese Of Brazil - 2CD Osborne, Simões; Sampaio, João; McIntyre, B.
Colloquial Portuguese Of Brazil - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Osborne, Simões; Sampaio, João; McIntyre, B.
Colloquial Portuguese Of Brazil - Book Osborne, Simões; Sampaio, João; McIntyre, B.
Colloquial Quechua - Book Heggarty, Paul
Colloquial Quechua - 2CD Heggarty, Paul
Colloquial Quechua - Book + 2CD + 2cass Heggarty, Paul
Colloquial Romanian - 2CD Deletant, Dennis; Gönczöl-Davies, Ramona
Colloquial Romanian - Book Deletant, Dennis; Gönczöl-Davies, Ramona
Colloquial Romanian - Book + 2CD Deletant, Dennis; Gönczöl-Davies, Ramona
Colloquial Russian Level 2 - 2CD Fleming, Svetlana le; Kay, Susan E.
Colloquial Russian Level 2 - Book Fleming, Svetlana le; Kay, Susan E.
Colloquial Russian Level 2 - Book + 2CD Pack Fleming, Svetlana le; Kay, Susan E.
Colloquial Russian - 2CD Fleming, Svetlana le; Kay, Susan E.
Colloquial Russian - Book + 2CD Pack Fleming, Svetlana le; Kay, Susan E.
Colloquial Russian - Book Fleming, Svetlana le; Kay, Susan E.
Colloquial Scottish Gaelic - 2CD Spadaro, Katherine M.; Graham, Katie
Colloquial Scottish Gaelic - Book Spadaro, Katherine M.; Graham, Katie
Colloquial Scottish Gaelic - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Spadaro, Katherine M.; Graham, Katie
Colloquial Slovak - 2CD Naughton, James
Colloquial Slovak - Book + 2CD Pack Naughton, James
Colloquial Slovak - Book Naughton, James
Colloquial Slovene - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Albretti, Andrea
Colloquial Slovene - 2CD Albretti, Andrea
Colloquial Slovene - Book Albretti, Andrea
Colloquial Somali - Book Orwin, Martin
Colloquial Somali - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Orwin, Martin
Colloquial Spanish Level 2 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Alday, Untza Otaola
Colloquial Spanish Level 2 - 2CD Alday, Untza Otaola
Colloquial Spanish Level 2 - Book Alday, Untza Otaola
Colloquial Spanish - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Alday, Untza Otaola
Colloquial Spanish - Book Alday, Untza Otaola
Colloquial Spanish - 2CD Alday, Untza Otaola
Colloquial Spanish CD-ROM Alday, Untza Otaola
Colloquial Spanish Of Latin America - 2CD Rodriguez-Saona, Roberto
Colloquial Spanish Of Latin America - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Rodriguez-Saona, Roberto
Colloquial Spanish Of Latin America - Book Rodriguez-Saona, Roberto
Colloquial Spanish Of Latin America Level 2 - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Rodriguez-Saona, Roberto
Colloquial Spanish Of Latin America Level 2 - 2CD Rodriguez-Saona, Roberto
Colloquial Spanish Of Latin America Level 2 Rodriguez-Saona, Roberto
Colloquial Swahili - 2CD Marten, Lutz; McGrath, Donovan Lee
Colloquial Swahili - Book + 2CD + 2cass Marten, Lutz; McGrath, Donovan Lee
Colloquial Swahili - Book Marten, Lutz; McGrath, Donovan Lee
Colloquial Swedish - 2CD Holmes, Philip; Serin, Gunilla
Colloquial Swedish - Bk/CD/cass Pack Holmes, Philip; Serin, Gunilla
Colloquial Swedish - Book Holmes, Philip; Serin, Gunilla
Colloquial Tamil - 2CD Asher, Ron; E. Annamalai
Colloquial Tamil - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Asher, Ron; E. Annamalai
Colloquial Tamil - Book Asher, Ron; E. Annamalai
Colloquial Thai - 2CD Moore, John; Rodchue, Saowalak
Colloquial Thai - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Moore, John; Rodchue, Saowalak
Colloquial Thai - Book Moore, John; Rodchue, Saowalak
Colloquial Turkish - Book (previous edition) Bayraktaroglu, A. & S.
Colloquial Turkish - 2cass Backus, Ad; Aarssen, Jeroen
Colloquial Turkish - 2CD Backus, Ad; Aarssen, Jeroen
Colloquial Turkish - Book + 2CD + 2cass Backus, Ad; Aarssen, Jeroen
Colloquial Turkish - Book Backus, Ad; Aarssen, Jeroen
Colloquial Ukrainian - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Press, Ian; Pugh, Stefan
Colloquial Ukrainian - 2CD Press, Ian; Pugh, Stefan
Colloquial Ukrainian - Book Press, Ian; Pugh, Stefan
Colloquial Urdu - 2cass Bhatia, Tej K.; Koul, Ashok
Colloquial Urdu - Book Bhatia, Tej K.; Koul, Ashok
Colloquial Urdu Pack - Book + 2cass Bhatia, Tej K.; Koul, Ashok
Colloquial Vietnamese - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack Moore, John; Vuong, Tuan Duc
Colloquial Vietnamese - 2cass Moore, John; Vuong, Tuan Duc
Colloquial Vietnamese - 2CD Moore, John; Vuong, Tuan Duc
Colloquial Vietnamese - Book Moore, John; Vuong, Tuan Duc
Colloquial Welsh - 2CD King, Gareth
Colloquial Welsh - Book + 2CD + 2cass Pack King, Gareth
Colloquial Welsh - Book King, Gareth

 

 

 

 

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