Meanings
nounphrasebook (plural phrasebooks)
plural phrasebooks · alternative phrase book · alternative phrase-book
- A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
- 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 gone
1996, Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, “Alone”, in Blue Is the Colour, performed by The Beautiful South
Origin
Translations
Arabic كِتَابُ ٱلْعِبَارَات
- كِتَابُ ٱلْعِبَارَات (kitābu l-ʕibārāt)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Bulgarian разгово́рник
- разгово́рник (razgovórnik)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Chinese Mandarin 短語集 /短语集, 常用語手冊 /常用语手册
- 短語集 /短语集 (duǎnyǔjí)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- 常用語手冊 /常用语手册 (chángyòngyǔ shǒucè)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- 慣用語手冊 /惯用语手册 (guànyòngyǔ shǒucè)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- 會話手冊 /会话手册 (huìhuà shǒucè)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- 會話課本 /会话课本 (huìhuà kèběn)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Czech konverzace, konverzační příručka
- konverzacebook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- konverzační příručkabook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- frázovníkbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Danish parlør
- parlørbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Dutch taalgids
- taalgidsbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Esperanto frazlibro
- frazlibrobook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Estonian vestmik
- vestmikbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Finnish tulkkisanakirja, fraasisanakirja
- tulkkisanakirjabook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- fraasisanakirjabook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
French carnet de phrases, guide de conversation
- carnet de phrasesbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- guide de conversationbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- recueil d'expressionsbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
German Sprachführer, Gesprächsbuch
- Sprachführerbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- Gesprächsbuchbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Greek λεξικό εκφράσεων, εγχειρίδιο συνομιλιών
- λεξικό εκφράσεων (lexikó ekfráseon)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- εγχειρίδιο συνομιλιών (encheirídio synomilión)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Hebrew נִיבוֹן
- נִיבוֹן (nivón)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Hindi मुहावरे की किताब, वाक्यांश पुस्तक
- मुहावरे की किताब (muhāvre kī kitāb)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- वाक्यांश पुस्तक (vākyāñś pustak)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- मुहावरा पुस्तिका (muhāvrā pustikā)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- फ़्रेज़बुक (frezbuk)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Hungarian társalgási zsebkönyv
- társalgási zsebkönyvbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Icelandic frasabók
- frasabókbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Indonesian buku percakapan
- buku percakapanbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Italian frasario
- frasariobook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Japanese 熟語集, 会話帳
- 熟語集 (jukugoshū)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- 会話帳 (kaiwachō)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- フレーズブック (furēzubukku)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Korean 숙어집, 일상 회화 사전
- 숙어집 (sugeojip)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- 일상 회화 사전 (ilsang hoehwa sajeon)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- 회화집 (hoehwajip)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Latvian sarunvārdnīca, idiomu vārdnīca
- sarunvārdnīcabook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- idiomu vārdnīcabook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Lithuanian pokalbių knygelė
- pokalbių knygelėbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Norwegian Bokmål parlør
- parlørbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Polish rozmówki
- rozmówkibook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Portuguese livro de frases, livro de expressões
- livro de frasesbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- livro de expressõesbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Romanian dicționar de expresii
- dicționar de expresiibook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Russian разгово́рник, фразеологи́ческий слова́рь
- разгово́рник (razgovórnik)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- фразеологи́ческий слова́рь (frazeologíčeskij slovárʹ)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Slovak konverzačná príručka, konverzácia
- konverzačná príručkabook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- konverzáciabook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Spanish libro de frases
- libro de frasesbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Swedish parlör
- parlörbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Thai หนังสือวลี
- หนังสือวลี (nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-wá-lii)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Turkish sözcük grupları kitabı, konuşma kitabı
- sözcük grupları kitabıbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- konuşma kitabıbook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- konuşma kılavuzubook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Ukrainian розмо́вник
- розмо́вник (rozmóvnyk)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Urdu مُحاوَرَہ کِتاب, فِریز بُک
- مُحاوَرَہ کِتاب (muhāvara kitāb)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
- فِریز بُک (firez buk)book of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Vietnamese từ điển đàm thoại
- từ điển đàm thoạibook of everyday expressions and vocabulary
Cite this entry
APA
phrasebook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrasebook
MLA
“phrasebook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrasebook. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phrasebook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrasebook.
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