Italian

By DK Eyewitness Travel

Book Overview

This phrasebook is the ultimate guide to get you talking in the local language on your next trip to Italy.

A favorite language aid of millions of travelers, this phrasebook by DK contains all the key words and phrases that you will need. Each chapter in Eyewitness Italian Phrase Book covers a different theme to provide essential language skills in every kind of situation. The sentences are divided into short phrases to help readers understand the language better and build a variety of sentences as needed.

The vocabulary listed is illustrated to aid learners in remembering new words. The "You may hear" box lists some common questions you are likely to hear in different situations in Italy. You can also look up common words in the 2,000-word two-way dictionary at the end of the book, or use the menu guide containing more than 500 food terms to order your meal in perfect Italian.

Along with a pronunciation guide, DK's Eyewitness Italian Phrase Book also gives you access to an audio app that has more than 1,300 essential Italian words and phrases, spoken by native speakers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1465462805
• ISBN13: 9781465462800
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.1" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

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.