Collection: Language Learning

Designed specifically for busy professionals, this practical introduction to spoken Mandarin Chinese is ideal for those who only need the most important phrases to get by on the street and in meetings. Each phrase is written in pinyin rather than Chinese script, making them easy to learn and pron...

These easy-to-use references break from standard dictionary design. Clear entries with examples showing how the language works in context make it quick and simple to find the translation you're looking for, and the bold, color layout makes the dictionary easy to navigate, allowing you to get to g...

The Oxford Essential Arabic Dictionary is a brand-new compact Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionary that offers up-to-date coverage of essential day-to-day vocabulary. It includes more than 16,000 words and phrases, carefully selected according to frequency of use. Portable and easy to use...

"The Oxford Essential German Dictionary is a new compact German-English and English-German dictionary that offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations. This dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel, work, o...

"The Oxford Essential Italian Dictionary is a new compact Italian-English and English-Italian dictionary that offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations. This dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel, work...

Provides authoritative coverage of German and English with over 320,000 words and phrases, and 520,000 translations. Features include: essential grammatical information and language usage notes for both languages; cultural notes, providing interesting and helpful information on life in the German...

Subject: Get clear and simple explanations of all the key points of Japanese grammar -- Find out how the language works with thousands of examples from the living language -- Get right to the information you need with detailed verb tables and a grammar glossary.