A brand new range of phrasebooks launching next month promises not only to help you avoid 'faux pas' and spare your blushes whilst holidaying abroad, but also to teach you to swear like a native.

The French, German, Italian and Spanish phrasebooks from the UK's fastest growing travel guide publisher Marco Polo feature a wide range of slang and colloquial phrases, plus an entire section on 'Ranting, Bitching and Swearing'. Marco Polo promises to equip you with the language that is really spoken on the streets, and armed with expressions such as “bullshit!”, “kiss my ass” and “that pisses me off!” you will never be left frustrated or lost for words in foreign climes again.

These handy little books also feature local knowledge and advice on how to blend in, including 'insider tips' on how to pass for a native, not just a tourist.  For example, did you know that when invited for lunch or an evening meal in France it is customary to turn up a casual quarter of an hour late? Or that if you favour organic fare, it's best to avoid asking for a meal without 'preservatifs' or you risk getting a strange look from your waiter ('preservatifs' are condoms!)

Other features of these new phrasebooks include:

• “Point and show” photo dictionary – a picture is worth a thousand words, whether you are out shopping, in a restaurant, at a hotel or need help with your car

• Don't be shy, just get stuck in – simple phonetic pronunciation guides help you pronounce all the words, terms and phrases easily and correctly, with a handy pocket-sized 'Cheat Sheet' for when you're out and about

• From A to Z – at the doctor's, at the police station or at the bank, when things get tricky or need sorting fast, this is the go-to list of key words and expressions

• Food & Drink – order with ease and tuck in with pleasure, foreign language menus will never be an indecipherable mystery again

Marco Polo guides also publishing in June, attached.

Marco Polo Phrasebooks French, German, Italian and Spanish and Marco Polo guides to Andalucia, Dresden, Montenegro and Zakynthos are published on

2nd June, RRP £6.99

Marco Polo phrasebooks and travel guides are available for competitions, giveaways and extracts

For further information on Marco Polo or to request a review copy/images, please contact Serena Stent on 07787 518313, or by email at serena@marcopolouk.com

www.marco-polo.com

Note to Editors:

Marco Polo Travel Publishing first launched Marco Polo travel guides into the UK market in March 2012 and is currently the fastest growing travel guide brand in the UK.  Marco Polo also produces eBooks, country maps, city maps and atlases.