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by Francesca Romana Onofri (Author), Karen Antje Möller (Author)
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  • Paperback: 372 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Pap/Com edition (8 May 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0764551965
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764551963
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.3 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,484 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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As society becomes more international in nature, knowing a few words in other languages has become more useful. Perhaps you travel frequently abroad, or your business requires you to travel overseas. Perhaps you have friends and neighbors who speak other languages, or you want to find out more about your heritage by learning a little bit of the language your ancestors spoke.

Whatever your reason for wanting to learn some Italian, Italian For Dummies is the right book for you. Written in partnership with Berlitz – experts in helping people learn foreign languages – this book gives you the skills you need for basic communication in Italian, and it will get you well on your way to becoming fluent. Just think what you′re family and friends will think when you order off the menu at your favorite Italian restaurant!

Italian For Dummies covers not only ordering at an Italian restaurant, but also these topics:

  • Basic spelling, grammar, and numbers
  • Meeting and greeting, and making small talk
  • Shopping, shopping, and even more shopping
  • Going out on the town
  • Business situations
  • Traveling, checking into a hotel, and planning a trip
  • Handling emergencies
  • Top Ten lists with advice on how to pick up Italian quickly, things you should never say in Italian, and favorite Italian expressions

The best thing about this book is that you can learn at your own pace; for example, if you′re planning a trip to Italy next year, sit down once or twice a week with this book and go through the chapters that you′ll think you need for your trip. That′s a lot easier than dragging yourself to a class twice a week – not to mention a lot more fun, too!

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Dialogues from the book on audio CD

Your survival guide for everyday words and expressions

The renowned Berlitz(r) approach with a fun and friendly twist This unintimidating guide from the experts at Berlitz(r) will help you start speaking Italian beginning today, whether you′re a student, a traveler, or you just want to pick up language basics. all this on the audio CD Pick up Italian the Berlitz way – through actual conversations Listen to dialogues from the book Hear how native speakers say the words Practice your own pronunciation

Discover how to: Have everyday conversations in Italian Make sense of Italian grammar Improve your pronunciation Get a handle on verb conjugations Use idioms and popular expressions Get around in Italy

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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing ... an insult to the storage capacity of a CD!, 27 April 2001
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I was very disappointed with this book/CD pack. I have awarded 'Italian For Dummies' 2 stars. It earns these points for its nice introductory grammar section which is ideal for any beginner.

But the pack loses BIG, in my opinion, for failing to utilise 'space' - both in terms of the book and the audio CD which accompanies it.

The pages of the book have huge margins on either side, which leaves you feeling that you should have gotten twice or three times as much information as you paid for. (ie - You've been robbed!) And I'm not judging the book on purely quantitative terms. For example, if the book did it's job, it shouldn't matter how much is written inside it. But the problem with this book is that there is so MUCH left out that you will feel resentful about that wasted 'paper'! (This book covers very basic stuff)

The biggest travesty, however, is the audio CD. It was the main reason I bought the book in the first place. Everyone knows that the audio component of any language pack or course is VITAL to the learning process. Anyone aware of the storage capacity of a CD will be disgusted by how little they find on this one. And remember too that everything is repeated on this CD so in reality I would estimate that you will get about 15 mins of 'new Italian' for your money.

What is so disappointing is that what little was included in the book and tapes was actually very good. There just wasn't enough of it.

My verdict: Buy this book if you have a lot of money and time and don't mind buying another course to follow up. This book is an EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION, but really should have given more.

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8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn Italian - this is it!, 26 Feb 2001
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I wanted to learn Italian in less painfull way and I made it. This is great and fun book whit useful dialogs on CD. It really help me whit my exam and talking to Italian people. I would recomendet to enyone who is starting to learn Italian.
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By P. J. Ryan "onkel_bucks" (Oxford, England) - See all my reviews
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I agree about the margins and poor audio CD that other reviewers gave this book.
For me I think it is best to know how Italians structure their sentences and give more precise translations. A simple example would be - 'Che cosa desidera', translates to 'What thing desires you', but the authors would give the translation as 'What would you like'!!! It is very misleading.
I need a book that gives true translations, any recommendations?
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