Easy Italian Phrase Book : 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase Books)

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Summary: Easy Italian Phrase Book
Review: As a teacher of Italian language and literature, I was quite impressed by this little book. The phrases, transliterated for those who do not know Italian pronunciation, are those you will use if you are traveling to Italy or teaching the language. There was a surprising amount of information in this book, which was well worth its low price. I suggest you purchase some other titles if you are traveling to Italy, as it does not contain an exhaustive listing of Italian conversational terms, but it makes a valuable contribution.

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Summary: The Best Buy for Italy
Review: I bought all kinds of books, maps and even an electronic translator for my travels. I am not joking when I say this was the one item that was most helpful, easy and fun to use.

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Summary: Absolutely out of date Almost useless.
Review: I had to look at the publication of this book. I thought it might be 1930. The section on Customs is really foolish. No one arriving in Italy needs to learn those foolish sentences about "This is for my personal use", "where are customs?" The train section is useless. Where is the smoking car? You select the type of car you want WHEN YOU BUY YOU TICKET. So old fashion! It is not useful for Italian of today.!