Italian Phrase Book

by Fabrizio Ardito

A travel phrasebook for anyone planning a trip to an Italian-speaking country, this pocket-sized paperback includes all the essential words and phrases for every traveler. Even experienced speakers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789494892
• ISBN13: 9780789494894
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.1" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Just as ordered

this little book (ideal size for travel)seems to have an easy way to find words in Italian to make yourself comfortable moving about small villages where English speakers may not be found. Haven't used it yet but we anticipate good things.

incredibly helpful

I used this book throughout our Italian Travels. It was enormously helpful in a quick-and-easy way.

Great help in Italy!

All you need to know to travel around Italy. Good stuff.

Very Helpful

This little book helped us get through our trip to Sicily. The menu and driving sections were of the most use. When we used the book, most people understood us since there is a phonetic guide under each phrase. The only thing I noticed is that there are probably some dialectical variations in Sicily because certain words or phrases were not understood when we used them. It could have been our pronunciation too, I can't rule that out! It is small and compact too, so you can be discreet if needed.

Practical & helpful...an excellent book

The Eyewitness Travel Phrase books are excellent guides for tourists looking to communicate as much as possible in foreign languages. They include a host of phrases that can be very helpful in many situations - there are the classic "Can you tell me what time it is?" to a variety of more complex or particular expressions. There's also a section on spelling and pronounciation. It also includes expressions used not only while on vacation, but also while doing business.This little book is also quite handy thanks to it's size, it fits perfectly on any pocket. It also includes a section with a simple dictionary that can be very helpful in identifying a variety of words.The book is very good at doing its job, which is helping people cross the language barriers while abroad. However, it shouldn't be mistaken with an Italian language course. This is book is not meant to teach you the Italian language, but to give you a good enough understanding of it so you can travel without major inconveniences. If you want to expand on the language, you need to get other books.