Lonely Planet Nepali Phrasebook & Dictionary

Easy to understand, made my trip easy and had understanding of the culture and history.

I learnt Nepali in 1989 and spoke it for two years. I re-learnt it in 2016 and 2017 for two trekking visits. On both occaisions I used a previous edition of the LP Nepali Phrasebook to revise. It was excellent. Unfortunately I lost the book and my flash cards during a house move. I bought this later edition for a trip in November 2023.There are basic errors and the printing has ommitted sections. The numbers in the quick foldout sections at the back are wrong; the numbers start at one but the Nepli word starts at "zero" - so they are all out by one place i.e. "1" is listed as sun-ya - it should be "ek". The worst error is on page 24. the bottom of the page says "...the following endings are added to the infinitive: " The endings are not there - the next page starts with a list of essential verbs. Nepali verbs are easy but you need the basic structure.This edition should be withdrawn and properly re-written. Very, very disappointing.

I love this guidebook a lot. It’s small, can easily fit in a pocket or bag and very handy to use.This will be very helpful for traveling in Nepal and having essential phrases on hand with pronunciation tips.Could recommend more.And great price for what you get to learn!