Perfect Phrases in Italian for Confident Travel

Salvatore Bancheri, Michael Lettieri (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2009
McGraw-Hill Contemporary (Verlag)
978-0-07-150824-7 (ISBN)

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More than your average phrasebook, this portable title show travelers how to be well-mannered visitors and speak a different language in the correct context.

Fit in with the locals and avoid embarrassment by using the right phrase.

As you plan your trip to Italy, remember to pack this phrasebook! It is the only one that not only has the words and phrases you need to communicate clearly but also explains how to use them. With this knowledge, you will enjoy your journey and make a good impression on the Italians as you visit their country.

Useful Italian phrases and their correct usage:
Buongiorno!Good morning. (Boo-ON-JOR-no)
To avoid embarrassment, when greeting a woman it is better to just say Buongiorno! and not Buongiorno, signora / signorina (Good morning, ma'am / Miss).Potrebbe portarmi il conto, per favore? Could you please bring me the bill? (Po-TREB-beh por-TAR-mee eel KOHN-toh pair fah-VO-reh)
In the bill you will always find a charge of a few euros for the coperto (cover charge) and servizio (service) to pay for service and bread.
Scusi, dov'è l'obliteratrice? Pardon me, where is the ticket-validating machine? (SCOO-zee doh-VEH lo-blee-tair-ah-TREE-cheh)You really have to make sure you validate your ticket before boarding a train, because the controllore (train officer) will surely check your ticket while traveling.
Una carta telefonica per gli Stati Uniti, per favore. A phone card for the United States, please.(OO-nah CAHR-tah teh-leh-FO-nee-cah pair lyee STAH-tee Oo-NEE-tee pair fah-VO-reh)
If you need to call your family at home in North America, the cheapest way is to use a carta telefonica internazionale (international phone card).

Salvatore Bancheri and Michael Lettieri both teach Italian at the University of Toronto and frequently travel to Italy to visit friends and family.

Introduction 1. Good Manners,
2. Money Matters
3. Hotels
4. Public Transportation
5. Driving
6. Shopping
7. Grooming
8. Shopping for Food
9. Eating Out
10. Entertainment
11. Museums to Mountains
12. Common Warnings
13. Emergencies
14. Health Issue
s 15. Making Plans
16. Romance
17. Keeping in Touch
18. Sports
19. Weather
20. Conversational Phrases Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.8.2009
Zusatzinfo	0 Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Gewicht	207 g
Themenwelt	Reisen
ISBN-10	0-07-150824-4 / 0071508244
ISBN-13	978-0-07-150824-7 / 9780071508247
Zustand	Neuware