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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.

81 Series Titles


Colloquial German 2 The Next Step in Language Learning

Colloquial German 2: The Next Step in Language Learning

1st Edition

By Annette Duensing, Carolyn Batstone
August 05, 2015

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

Colloquial Greek

Colloquial Greek

2nd Edition

By Niki Watts
August 05, 2015

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

Colloquial Gujarati The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Gujarati: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Jagdish Dave
August 05, 2015

Colloquial Gujarati provides a step-by-step course in Gujarati 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 Gujarati in a broad range...

Colloquial Indonesian The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Indonesian: The Complete Course for Beginners

1st Edition

By Sutanto Atmosumarto
August 05, 2015

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

Colloquial Italian 2 The Next Step in Language Learning

Colloquial Italian 2: The Next Step in Language Learning

1st Edition

By Sylvia Lymbery, Sandra Silipo
August 05, 2015

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

Colloquial Kazakh

Colloquial Kazakh

1st Edition

By Zaure Batayeva
August 05, 2015

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

Colloquial Panjabi The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Panjabi: The Complete Course for Beginners

2nd Edition

By Mangat Rai Bhardwaj
August 05, 2015

Colloquial Panjabi: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Panjabi 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 of Brazil 2

Colloquial Portuguese of Brazil 2

1st Edition

By Esmenia Osborne, Barbara Mcintyre
August 05, 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 Spanish of Latin America

Colloquial Spanish of Latin America

2nd Edition

By Roberto Carlos Rodriguez-Saona
August 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 05, 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 ...

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