Learn the Lingo - Travellers Language Guides

Learn Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Japanese, Italian, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Hindi, Lao, Arabic, Malay & Portuguese Languages. World Nomads podcast language guides give you essential phrases to keep travelling safely.

iPod Language Guides

WORLDWIDE | Thursday, 17 August 2006 | Views [33939] | Comments [45]

Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite but having no idea how to even say 'please' or 'thank you'? or have you ever needed to get somewhere quickly but been frustrated because you couldn't even ask for basic directions in the local lingo?

We have, so decided to produce a series of free language guides that contain around 30 basic phrases that you can download onto your iPod.

Current language guides are:

Indonesian for your iPod
Spanish for your iPod
French for your iPod
Vietnamese for your iPod
Japanese for your iPod
Italian for your iPod
Chinese for your iPod
Thai for your iPod
Hindi for your iPod
Lao for your iPod
Arabic for your iPod
Malay for your iPod
Portuguese for your iPod
Russian for your iPod
Turkish for your iPod

Format of the guides

Chapter 1: Our Nomad on the road - listen to our World Nomad as he navigates a typical situation within a country.
Chapter 2: Hear each of the phrases with both english and local language.
Chapter 3: Just the local language translations ( You're on you own from there !! )

So subscribe to this podcast feed or drop back regularly to collect your free World Nomads Language Guide to keep you travelling safely.

These language guides were produced in partnership with www.sonic-id.com.au.
Thanks Guys!

World Nomads Language Guide Podcasts are free to download and may be used as free content on other websites so long as no part of the podcast is changed, altered or added to in any way. World Nomads Language Guide Podcasts may not be sold by any website or individual. © World Nomads Pty Ltd, 2006.

Tags: language guides, language lessons, phrase book

Comments

1

Can you please send me the downloadable phrase language learner packs.

Thanks

*Spanish, Portuguese & Italian.

Rebekah Jul 13, 2006 10:12 AM

2

Hi Rebekah,
The language guides are 'podcasts' - which means you can download them yourself or subscribe to this Podcast using iTunes. To download the Spanish one for example, go back to this Journal's Homepage, then click on the article about the Spanish one and you'll see an orange button at the top of the page saying'podcast'. Click this to begin the download. Simple as that!
Christy

crustyadventures Jul 13, 2006 6:19 PM

3

Hi-

I'm headed to Hanoi next week. When will the Vietnamese podcast be avialable?

Thanks,
Mikki

Mikki Jul 14, 2006 11:46 PM

4

Hi Mikki,

The vietnamese language guide is now live at

http://journals.worldnomads.com/language-guides/post/1244.aspx

Have a great trip !!

Chris Noble Jul 17, 2006 3:11 PM

5

Hi guys,
This is awesome! And I just want to say thank you for being innovative and offering this gratis! I have lived in Peru and am traveling to Thailand in a month. Learning languages is an amazing aspect of traveling! :) Keep up the good work and much appreciated!

Jennifer Wike Jul 20, 2006 11:43 PM

6

Hi!
This is truly great. There are so many languages I would like to learn, but but I think I'll start with Thai, I'm heading there next.
Thanks in advance/ Amanda

Amanda Karlsson Jul 26, 2006 3:05 AM

7

this does sound great is there russian cos simon and i need HELP!!!!!!

craig Aug 2, 2006 4:55 PM

8

do you have anything for the navajo language? please help...

javier Sep 13, 2006 12:37 AM

9

Hmmm... lots of requests for new languages! We'll take these on board and hopefully, make some more guides in 2007. Sorry for those wanting Russian and navajo - we can't help you just yet.

Cheers,

christy Sep 13, 2006 8:50 AM

10

Anyone know Afrikaans?

Kristen Oct 13, 2006 5:56 PM

11

Great job. These are nice to have for short trips into other countries. The basics can take you a long way.

Joe Oct 21, 2006 5:51 AM

12

This is a great podcast. I would love to learn some Malay for my trip in December. If you could arrange a Malay Language Guide that would be just great. Terima kasih! Thank you!

Paul Oct 22, 2006 5:01 PM

13

could you add arabic?

majman Nov 15, 2006 4:41 AM

14

Hi
ireally appriciate your efforts.well done.
i want to get some good knowledge about english ,i would say my english is not bad but farnkly speaking its not too good too.
What you say?
lookforwad to hear from you soon,
truly
zavia az

zavia Nov 16, 2006 4:52 PM

15

Thanks for all the requests guys. We have another 10 planned for early next year and happy to take any more on board. We'll probably do an Australian language guide as we think our English is fairly ordinary and it would make good fun. Feel free to tell your mates, the more I'm hassled, the easier it is to convince the bean counters...oh..that's me, I'll shut up now and go back to the studio.

Chris Noble - Wolrd Nomads Marketing Manager & Mr.Pod request bloke Nov 17, 2006 3:20 AM

16

Hi there, Am moving to Cairo - any news on when you may have an Arabic podcast?

Collette Hoppe Dec 6, 2006 8:36 PM

17

Could you please add Swedish??

Orca Dec 12, 2006 10:22 PM

18

Could you please add Portuguese?

Nicole Dec 26, 2006 11:53 AM

19

Nice try - but can you at least name the languages right?

There is no "Indian" language - the national language is Hindi - which is what you mean I think.

And then there are over 50 distinct languages in India with hundreds of dialects each.

Thanks.

Surya Jan 21, 2007 10:55 PM

20

Hey Surya,
of course, you're right about Hindi. Thanks for leaving the comment as we've now updated the post.
Cheers

christy mccarthy, community relations manager Jan 22, 2007 1:17 PM

21

I would like to see you add a language guide for Egyptian Arabic. Of all the places I've been, Egypt is my favorite, and I am now planning to go back. Since the Middle East is so important and interesting these days, I think it would be an appropriate addition to your language list.

Martha Sockwell Feb 21, 2007 4:26 AM

22

is it posible in turkish ???

memo Feb 21, 2007 9:37 AM

23

Hi, is it possible in Russian?

Tattoo Apr 20, 2007 9:25 AM

24

Could you please send me the SPANISH SPELLING ORTHOGRAPHY (Verificador Ortografico) Thank You Maria Castro

Maria Castro Apr 23, 2007 1:27 PM

25

I think some people are seriously missing the point. What we really need, is a Klingon language guide. Can you help?

Hab SoSlI' Quch! (Your mother has a smooth forehead)!

majQa'

Timo Jun 19, 2007 1:40 PM

26

are you planning on having Greek available through this website?
ta
Sandyl

Sandyl Jun 26, 2007 5:49 PM

27

Hi! great job with the language podcasts wow
Could you please add Danish too? I'm heading to Denmark next. Thanks!

Gabby Jul 8, 2007 10:42 PM

28

I am heading to Greece in a month. Any chance you would have Greek?

Clarissa Jul 9, 2007 3:11 AM

29

DO YOU HAVE A NEPALI PODCAST?

carls0602 Jul 26, 2007 9:05 AM

30

your website is so interested in that I can't help opening it everyday. And then,it is a great chance to practise listening and reading concerning with English language.

I say here that the words fail me to say thank you.

wai Aug 7, 2007 4:23 PM

31

hi, I'm after Latin American Spanish, can you help? if so where can i find the link to it?
Thank you.

hannah burton Aug 28, 2007 4:31 AM

32

how about some german? Great podcasts!

CYW Oct 17, 2007 6:41 AM

33

Can you please send me the Portuguese guide (if you happen to have a Brazilian Portuguese version I'd prefer that one) thankyou

Pauline Porcaro Oct 19, 2007 11:37 AM

34

great idea world nomads, thanks for the insurance too :)

nod nod wink wink Nov 7, 2007 6:40 PM

35

mayllamo souad de bhalil maroco

souad Nov 25, 2007 3:54 AM

36

A dutch one would be great! Ands perhaps you can put levels on there also?

this is a fabulous idea!

elle Dec 10, 2007 11:10 PM

37

Knew itunes offered some access, but this is great. Any collections, yet, for Tibet/Nepal?

Hyun-Ju Nelson Jan 1, 2008 6:01 AM

38

Do you have a Swahili podcast?

Emily Feb 9, 2008 11:48 PM

39

Looking for Dutch podcasts - have you got any? Or know where to get one?
thx

Elena Mar 1, 2008 12:11 AM

40

señores mios quisiera que si pueden traducirme todo le puedo hacer para que mande freelotto y me lo traduscan
y si puedo pagar momas usteds me dicen espero respuesta lo mas pronto posible y como le vamos hacer para porque yo no tengo mucha avilidad para manejar la computadora pero uds. dicen

ruben hernandez gonzalez Mar 6, 2008 3:19 PM

41

lo que dije espero que lo haya n recibido

ruben hernandez gonzalez Mar 6, 2008 3:24 PM

42

I think its great these languages guides!
One observation though, I am portuguese and I heard the portuguese guide. Its weird because you have a brazilian woman trying to speak with Portugal accent which is usualy very hard for brazilians to do. Sometimes you have the situation where the australian guy says the words better than the supposed portuguese woman.
So my sugestion is either you do it with the normal brazilian accent warning that is portuguese brazilian (and about brasilian situations) or you try to find a portuguese accent speaking person.

Keep up the good work,
Mariana

Mariana Apr 15, 2008 6:45 AM