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Colloquial Series: Multimedia Language Courses

About the Book Series

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:

  • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
  • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
  • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
  • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
  • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
  • review chapters at intervals throughout the text providing motivational checklists of language points covered
  • an overview of the sounds of the language
  • A full answer key and glossary at the back of the book

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.

82 Series Titles


Colloquial Polish The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Polish: The Complete Course for Beginners

3rd Edition

By Bolesław Mazur
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Polish: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Polish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it ...

Colloquial Portuguese The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Portuguese: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Barbara McIntyre, João Sampaio
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Portuguese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Portuguese as it is written and spoken today.   Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the ...

Colloquial Portuguese of Brazil 2

Colloquial Portuguese of Brazil 2

1st Edition

By Esmenia Simoes Osborne, Barbara McIntyre
August 13, 2015

Do you know Brazilian Portuguese already and want to go a stage further? If you’re planning a visit to Brazil, need to brush up your Brazilian Portuguese for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Portuguese of Brazil 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to ...

Colloquial Romanian The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Romanian: The Complete Course for Beginners

4th Edition

By Ramona Gönczöl, Dennis Deletant
August 13, 2015

This fourth edition of Colloquial Romanian has been completely updated to make learning Romanian easier and more enjoyable than ever before. Written by experienced teachers of Romanian, this course offers a step-by-step approach to spoken and written Romanian. No previous knowledge of the language...

Colloquial Slovak The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Slovak: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By James Naughton
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Slovak: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Slovak as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it ...

Colloquial Spanish The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Spanish: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Untza Otaola Alday
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Spanish: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Spanish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it...

Colloquial Spanish of Latin America

Colloquial Spanish of Latin America

2nd Edition

By Roberto Carlos Rodriguez-Saona
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Spanish of Latin America: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Latin American Spanish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and ...

Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2 The Next Step in Language Learning

Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2: The Next Step in Language Learning

1st Edition

By Roberto Rodrìguez-Saona
August 13, 2015

Do you know Latin American Spanish already and want to go a stage further? If you're planning a visit to South America, need to brush up your Latin American Spanish for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the ...

Colloquial Tamil The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Tamil: The Complete Course for Beginners

1st Edition

By E. Annamalai, R.E. Asher
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Tamil is easy to use and completely up to date! Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to spoken Tamil. While emphasis is placed on colloquial spoken Tamil, you are given a useful introduction to formal speech and ...

Colloquial Urdu The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Urdu: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Tej K Bhatia, Ashok Koul
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Urdu provides a step-by-step course in Urdu 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 Urdu in a broad range of ...

Colloquial Welsh The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Welsh: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Gareth King
August 13, 2015

Colloquial Welsh provides a step-by-step course in Welsh 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 Welsh in a broad range of ...

Colloquial Yiddish

Colloquial Yiddish

1st Edition

By Lily Kahn
August 13, 2015

Colloquials are now supported by FREE AUDIO available online. All audio tracks referenced within the text are free to stream or download from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio complements the book and will help enhance learners’ listening and speaking skills. ...

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