Rick Steves' French, Italian, and German Phrase Book and Dictionary

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Summary: The best French, Itialian, German phrase book ever!
Review: The book is simply THE BEST phrase book out there! It has all the words and phrases that anyone would ever need. It's not packed with 90 plus pages of banking phrases like all the other phrase books, the info in here is actually very useful. Rick Steves has a very good sense of humor and he incorporates that into the book. He even teaches you the dirty words. I definately recommend this book to anyone travelling in these countries.

Rating:
Summary: The best French, Itialian, German phrase book ever!
Review: The book is simply THE BEST phrase book out there! It has all the words and phrases that anyone would ever need. It's not packed with 90 plus pages of banking phrases like all the other phrase books, the info in here is actually very useful. Rick Steves has a very good sense of humor and he incorporates that into the book. He even teaches you the dirty words. I definately recommend this book to anyone travelling in these countries.

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Summary: Very Helpful
Review: This book was great for deciphering menus and other printed material. On my trip to France and Italy I didn't really have much trouble getting by with English, so the book really only came in handy when translating written stuff. Unfortunately Rick leaves out the curse words that are in his other language books.

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Summary: Tres Bien
Review: This is a great little book, containing a ton of useful phrases in a handy package that can easily fit into any backpack. I heavily relied upon it during a 10-day trip through France, helping me to enjoy unforgettable conversations with figures as diverse as fellow university students, working-class townspeople, and elderly poets/radio hosts. I recommend that you try to memorize many of the phrases beforehand though, as a little effort on your part will be much appreciated by the locals and will save you the mild embarrassment of thumbing through the book in the middle of a conversation. We may be tourists, but that doesn't mean we have to stick out like them. Bon Voyage!