The Colloquial series provides beginner courses for a wide range of languages. The series presents the language as it is written and spoken today, accompanied with free audio by native speakers. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.
Key features include:
No prior knowledge of the language is required, and the books are aimed at a wide audience and come with free audio at www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials.
By Svetlana le Fleming, Susan E. Kay, Mikhail Vodopyanov
March 08, 2023
Colloquial Russian provides a step-by-step course in Russian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Russian in a broad range of...
By Tomás Ó hÍde, Máire Ní Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew, John Gillen
September 30, 2022
Specially written by experienced teachers, this is an easy-to-use and completely up-to-date course which provides a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Irish, with no prior knowledge of the language required. This new edition offers updated cultural references and new audio material ...
By Zippi Lyttleton
November 30, 2021
Colloquial Hebrew provides a step-by-step course in Hebrew as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Hebrew in a broad range of ...
By Sandra Sanneh, Mary Hammond-Bloem
May 28, 2021
Colloquial Zulu is an easy-to-use and up-to-date guide to the Zulu language. Specially written for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Zulu. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes Colloquial Zulu your best choice in ...
By Qian Kan
January 26, 2021
Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by a leading academic in Chinese language teaching and course design. Based on feedback from learners and teachers who used its previous version, this new edition has been updated to reflect the language and ...
By Tomás Ó hÍde, Máire Ní Neachtain, Roslyn Blyn-Ladrew, John Gillen
December 13, 2019
Colloquial Irish 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills from the beginner level to advanced beginner. Structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read plenty of modern, everyday Irish, Colloquial Irish 2 builds on the skills acquired in ...
By Olga Sobolev, Natasha Bershadski, Svetlana le Fleming, Susan Kay
September 12, 2018
Colloquial Russian 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills. Structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read lots of modern, everyday Russian, Colloquial Russian 2 has been developed to work systematically on reinforcing and extending your ...
By Mohammad Al-Masri
August 28, 2015
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) provides a step-by-step course in Levantine Arabic as it is used today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Levantine Arabic in a...
By Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar
August 01, 2015
Colloquial Arabic of Egypt provides a step-by-step course in spoken Egyptian Arabic – the most widely understood dialect in the Arab world. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently ...
By San San Hnin Tun, Patrick McCormick
August 01, 2015
Colloquial Burmese provides a step-by-step course in Burmese as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Burmese in a broad range of...
By Dana Scott Bourgerie, Keith S T Tong, Gregory James
August 01, 2015
Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Cantonese as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language...
By Bruce Donaldson
June 21, 2016
Colloquial Dutch provides a step-by-step course in Dutch as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Dutch in a broad range of ...
