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Authors: Rick Steves
ISBN-13: 9781598801880, ISBN-10: 1598801880
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Date Published: November 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Rick Steves

Rick Steves is on a mission: to help make European travel accessible and meaningful for Americans. Rick has spent 100 days every year since 1973 exploring Europe. He's researched and written 24 travel guidebooks and hosts the public television series Rick Steves' Europe, now in its seventh season. He also organizes and leads tours of Europe and offers an information-packed website (ricksteves.com). Rick lives in Edmonds, WA, just north of Seattle, with his family.

Book Synopsis

Buon giorno! From ordering calamari in Venice to making new friends in Tuscan hill towns, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling; an English-Italian and Italian-English dictionary; the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice as you wait in line at the Sistine Chapel. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's zainetto.

Table of Contents

Getting Started1
Italian Basics4
Meeting and Greeting4
Essentials5
Where?6
How Much?6
How Many?7
When?7
Struggling with Italian8
Handy Questions9
Yin e Yang11
Big Little Words12
Very Italian Expressions13
Counting15
Numbers15
Money17
Money Words19
Time20
Timely Expressions21
About Time22
The Day23
The Weeek23
The Month23
The Year24
Holidays and Happy Days24
Key Phrases: Money17
Key Phrases: Time20
Traveling26
Flights26
Making a Reservation26
At the Airport27
Getting to/from the Airport27
Trains28
The Train Station28
Getting a Ticket30
Reservations, Supplements, and Discounts32
Ticket Talk32
Changing Trains33
On the Platform34
On the Train35
Strikes36
Reading Train and Bus Schedules36
Going Places38
Places in Italy39
Buses and Subways40
At the Bus Station or Metro Stop40
Taking Buses and Subways41
Taxis43
Getting a Taxi43
In the Taxi44
Driving46
Rental Wheels46
At the Gas Station47
Car Trouble48
Parking49
Finding your Way50
Route-Finding Words51
The Police52
Reading Road Signs52
Other Signs You May See54
Key Phrases: Trains29
Key Phrases: Buses and Subways41
Key Phrases: Taxis45
Key Phrases: Driving46
Sleeping55
Places to Stay55
Reserving a Room55
Using a Credit Card57
L' Alphabeto59
Just the Fax, Ma'am60
Getting Specific60
Families61
Mobility Issues62
Confirming, Changing, and Cancelling Reservations63
Nailing Down the Price64
Choosing a Room65
Breakfast66
Hotel Help66
Chill Out68
Hotel Hassles69
Checking Out70
Camping71
Key Phrases: Sleeping56
Eating72
Restaurants72
Types of Restaurants72
Finding a Restaurant73
Getting a Table74
The Menu75
Ordering77
Tableware and Condiments79
The Food Arrives80
Complaints80
Compliments to the Chef81
Paying for Your Meal81
Special Concerns82
In a Hurry82
Dietary Restrictions83
Children84
What's Cooking86
Breakfast86
What's Probably Not For Breakfast87
Appetizers87
Pizza and Quick Meals89
Say Cheese90
Italian Cheeses90
Sandwiches91
If You Knead Bread92
Bread Specialities93
Soups and Salads93
Salad Specialties94
Pasta94
Pasta Sauces95
Seafood96
Seafood Specialties97
Poultry98
Meat98
Main Course Specialties99
How Food is Prepared100
Veggies101
Fruits103
Nuts to You104
Just Desserts104
Gelati Talk105
Dessert Specialties106
Drinking108
Water, Milk, and Juice108
Coffee and Tea109
Wine110
Wine Words111
Wine Labels112
Beer113
Bar Talk114
Picnicking116
At the Grocery116
Tasty Picnic Words117
Key Phrases: Restaurants73
Key Phrases: What's Cooking88
Avoiding Mis-Steaks98
Key Phrases: Drinking109
Menu Decoder119
Italian / English119
English / Italian133
Activities145
Sightseeing145
Where?145
At the Sight146
Please146
Tours147
Entrance Signs148
Discounts148
In the Museum148
Art and Architecture149
Castles and Palaces150
Religious Words151
Shopping152
Italian Shops152
Shop Till You Drop154
Street Markets156
Clothes156
Colors158
Materials158
Jewelry159
Sports159
Bicycling159
Swimming and Boating160
Sports Talk162
Entertainment163
Entertaining Words163
Key Phrases: Sightseeing146
Key Phrases: Shopping154
Connect165
Phoning165
Telephone Words167
Cell Phones168
E-Mail and the Web169
E-Mail169
Web Words170
On Screen171
Mailing171
Licking the Postal Code173
Key Phrases: E-Mail and the Web171
Key Phrases: Mailing172
Help!174
Theft and Loss174
Helpful Words176
Help for Women176
Key Phrases: Help!176
Services178
Laundry178
Clean Words179
Haircuts179
Repair180
Filling out Forms181
Health182
Ailments183
Women's Health186
Parts of the Body186
Healthy Words190
First-Aid Kit190
Contacts and Glasses192
Toiletries192
Makeup193
For Babies194
More Baby Things195
Key Phrases: Health185
Chatting196
Nothing More Than Feelings197
Who's Who197
Family198
Work198
Chatting with Children200
Travel Talk201
Map Musings203
Favorite Things207
Weather207
Thanks a Million209
Responses for All Occasions209
Smoking210
Conversing with Animals211
Profanity211
Sweet Curses212
Create Your Own Conversation213
Who213
What214
Why215
You be the Judge216
Beginnings and Endings216
An Italian Romance217
Words of Love217
Ah, Amore218
Key Phrases: Chatting200
Dictionary221
Italian / English221
English / Italian244
Tips For Hurdling the Language Barrier270
Don't Be Afraid to Communicate270
International Words272
Italian Verbs273
Numbers and Stumblers280
Italian Tongue Twisters276
English Tongue Twisters276
Italian Songs277
Italian Gestures279
Appendix282
Let's Talk Telephones282
Country Codes283
Useful Phone Numbers284
U.S. Embassy and Consulate284
Tear-Out Cheat Sheet285
Hotel Reservation Fax Form287
Illustrations
Standard Road Signs
Parts of the Body
Human Temp Thermometer
Weather Thermometer
Maps
Major Rail Lines in Italy
Italy
European Countries
The United States
The World

Subjects

Foreign Languages Italian Italian language -> Conversation and phrase books -> English
Foreign Languages Italian Italian language -> Dictionaries -> English
Foreign Languages All Foreign Languages Italian Language Reference
Reference Learning Languages Italian Language Reference
Travel Europe Italy - Travel
Travel General & Miscellaneous Travel Phrasebooks
Travel Phrasebooks Italian -> Phrasebooks
Nonfiction Reference Learning Languages
Reference Foreign-language Study Aids & Dictionaries Italian
Reference Foreign-language Study Aids & Dictionaries All Foreign Languages

 

 

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