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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 Vietnamese The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Vietnamese: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Bac Hoai Tran, Ha Minh Nguyen, Tuan Duc Vuong, Que Vuong
July 31, 2015

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

Colloquial Bengali

Colloquial Bengali

1st Edition

By Mithun B. Nasrin, W.A.M Van Der Wurff
July 27, 2015

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

Colloquial Bulgarian

Colloquial Bulgarian

2nd Edition

By Kjetil Ra Hauge, Yovka Tisheva
July 27, 2015

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

Colloquial Cambodian The Complete Course for Beginners (New Edition)

Colloquial Cambodian: The Complete Course for Beginners (New Edition)

2nd Edition

By Chhany Sak-Humphry, Chhany Sak-Humphry
July 27, 2015

Colloquial Cambodian provides a step-by-step course in Cambodian as it is written and spoken today. Colloquial Cambodian has been developed by a linguist and an experienced Cambodian language professor and combines an accessible approach with a thorough treatment of the language, equipping ...

Colloquial English The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial English: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Gareth King
July 27, 2015

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

Colloquial Estonian

Colloquial Estonian

2nd Edition

By Christopher Moseley
July 27, 2015

This new edition of Colloquial Estonian is easy to use and completely up-to-date. Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Estonian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.What makes ...

Colloquial Lithuanian The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Lithuanian: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Meilutė Ramonienė, Ian Press
July 27, 2015

COLLOQUIAL LITHUANIAN 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 written and spoken Lithuanian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes COLLOQUIAL LITHUANIAN your ...

Colloquial Serbian The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners

1st Edition

By Celia Hawkesworth
July 27, 2015

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Serbian 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 Somali

Colloquial Somali

1st Edition

By Martin Orwin
July 27, 2015

Colloquial Somali: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Somali 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 Afrikaans The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Afrikaans: The Complete Course for Beginners

1st Edition

By Bruce Donaldson
July 03, 2015

Colloquial Afrikaans provides a step-by-step course in Afrikaans as it is written and spoken in South Africa and Namibia 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 ...

Colloquial Albanian The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Albanian: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Linda Mëniku, Héctor Campos
July 03, 2015

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

Colloquial Cantonese The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Dana Scott Bourgerie, Keith S T Tong, Gregory James
July 03, 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...

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