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Learn to speak Italian with ease and confidence
Buon giorno! If you're looking to reach a comfort level in conversational Italian, this hands-on, friendly guide gets you speaking like a native. Here, you'll find expanded coverage of the necessary grammar, major verb tenses, and conjugations that beginners need to know. Plus, you'll get a fully updated and expanded audio CD that includes real-life conversations, a refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary, more useful exercises and practice opportunities, and more.
Italian 101 learn how to pronounce the Italian alphabet, numbers, and common words, and get a handle on the basic grammar you'll need to know as you're working through the book
Ciao down start practicing your Italian-speaking skills in everyday situations, like asking for directions to the Colosseum or expressing your love for espresso
Start talkin' the talk get the know-how to confidently navigate public transportation, find a hotel room, change money, and handle an emergency on your excursion in Italy
The power of dieci (ten) discover ten ways to pick up Italian quickly, ten things never to say in Italian, ten favorite Italian expressions, and ten phrases that'll make people think you're a local
Open the book and find:
How to make sense of Italian grammar
Tips to improve your pronunciation
Strategies to get a handle on verb conjugations
Idioms and popular expressions
Advice on getting around in Italy
Fun games and activities to reinforce learning
Dialogues throughout the book and on the accompanying CD
Bonus CD Includes
Over 30 real-life conversations that reinforce lessons from the book
Learn to:
Speak Italian quickly and effectively
Grasp basic grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciations
Practice along with the accompanying audio CD
Synopsis
Italian For Dummies, 2nd Edition, features more than 25% new and revised content and contains a revamped organisation, plus expanded coverage of necessary grammar for the beginner as well as a more focused approach to major tenses and conjugations that readers at this level need to know.
Italian For Dummies, 2nd Edition Includes a fully updated and expanded audio CD (including real-life conversations)Features a refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary Contains more useful exercises and practice opportunities
Synopsis
The fun and easy way to take your Italian language skills to the next levelThe tips, techniques, and information presented here give students, travelers, and businesspeople a primer on how to speak Italian. Complete with updates, a bonus CD, and the traditional For Dummies user-friendly format, this new edition of Italian For Dummies gives you reliable lessons, practice, and language learning techniques for speaking Italian with ease and confidence.
Featuring a revamped, user-friendly organization that builds on your knowledge and ability, Italian For Dummies offers expanded coverage of the necessary grammar, major verb tenses, and conjugations that beginners need to know. Plus, you'll get a fully updated and expanded audio CD that includes real-life conversations; a refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary; more useful exercises and practice opportunities; and more.
- Builds on your skills and ability as you learn
- Covers the grammar, verb tenses, and conjugations you need to know
- Includes a mini-dictionary
- Audio CD includes real-life conversations
If you're looking to reach a comfort level in conversational Italian, Italian For Dummies gets you comfortably speaking this Romantic language like a native.
About the Author
Berlitz has taught languages to millions of people for more than 130 years. Francesca Romana Onofri and Karen Antje Moller are veteran language teachers. Teresa L. Picarazzi, PhD, teaches Italian at The Hopkins School and has lived and worked in Cortona, Florence, Ravenna, Siena, and Urbino.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started 7
Chapter 1: Saying It Like It Is 9
Chapter 2: Jumping Into the Basics of Italian 21
Chapter 3: Buongiorno! Salutations! 43
Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers and Time Straight 63
Part II: Italian in Action 83
Chapter 5: Casa dolce casa (Home Sweet Home) 85
Chapter 6: Where Is the Colosseum? Asking Directions 103
Chapter 7: Food Glorious Food — and Don't Forget the Drink 119
Chapter 8: Shopping, Italian Style 139
Chapter 9: Having Fun Out on the Town 151
Chapter 10: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunicating 173
Chapter 11: Recreation and the Outdoors 191
Part III: Italian on the Go 207
Chapter 12: Planning a Trip 209
Chapter 13: Money, Money, Money 221
Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and Buses 233
Chapter 15: Finding a Place to Stay 255
Chapter 16: Handling Emergencies 271
Chapter 17: Small Talk, Wrapping Things Up 293
Part IV: The Part of Tens 313
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Pick Up Italian Quickly 315
Chapter 19: Ten Things Never to Say in Italian 319
Chapter 20: Ten Favorite Italian Expressions 323
Chapter 21: Ten Phrases to Say So That People Think You're Italian 327
Part V: Appendixes 331
Appendix A: Verb Tables 333
Appendix B: Dictionaries 347
Appendix C: About the CD 359
Appendix D: Answer Keys 361
Index 369