This text offers: up-to-date coverage of all vocabulary of everyday life; over 50,000 words and phrases, and over 70,000 translations - a small package, with extensive coverage and designed for pocket, bag or suitcase; new German spellings, the old forms are listed to show what has changed; meanings and contexts are clearly signposted to point users to the most appropriate translation every time; and phrasefinder - shopping, travelling, meeting people, and dealing with an emergency - the key words and expressions from all these vocabulary areas and more are grouped together in this phrasefinder to give users instant access to the words they want. It also includes: a German pronunciation guide; tables of irregular German verbs; and a quick-reference numbers list. This book is intended for anyone starting to learn German, including students up to GCSE level, general users, holiday-makers, travellers and business people.