Easy Italian Phrase Book: Over 1500 Common Phrases For Everyday Use And Travel

Lingo Mastery continues its highly successful mission – to make Italian more accessible to a wider population. In the Introductory Note the goal is stated well: ‘If you have finally decided to visit one of the most beautiful countries in the world, then you can’t help but consider the words, phrases, ways of saying that you will use in certain situations, which you must know before leaving. Thanks to this book, we will see how to deal with many situations that can be simple, complicated, funny or even not funny at all. All those real situations that a tourist will experience when, for example, they want to drink a coffee, order a good amatriciana, or simply tell the waiter what they have just eaten has not been to their liking…Most of the time, a translation with the vocabulary at your fingertips is the best solution and therefore, why not take precautions and study a few phrases that could amaze your fellow travelers or you interlocutors?’ What follows, before the phrases placed here to learn, is a fine lesson in pronunciation of vowels, consonants, and then the supply of valuable lessons begins – colors, numbers, medical, ordering food, emergency, apologies, the weather, hotel, directions – all spelled out in accessible format with Italian to English translation to correct pronunciation for learning. And so it proceeds with one of the more accessible adjuncts to mastering the Italian vocabulary in a manner that places words in context and thus – easy to remember! The technique is solid and the lessons well taught. This is a very fine introduction to Italian, appropriate for all age levels, Grady Harp, February 20

We're travelling to Italy soon and I wanted to learn for few common phrases--when in Rome, right? The way the book is laid out makes it easy to find phrases and each word has the phonetic spelling. I'm packing it for sure! Ciao!

I like how the book shows you how to break down the way each part of the word is said.

Really liked the phrases. They were natural and easy. Suggest you prep for a day out by loooking at some common phrases and being ready. Courtesy goes a long way in Italy. Not that someone didn’t flip out at me in the grocery store but… I had no idea what she said. Too fast. Be bold be courteous. It goes a long way.

This book is....okay. While the nature of such a work is always going to include many phrases a person will never use, of the "1,500 most common" phrases this book covers...easily 50% are phrases NO ONE would EVER use in conversation. In reflection, it would be better to write keep a running list of the most common phrases you actually use when traveling and then use Google translate to create your own, useful, compendium. Also, the editing of entries is slapdash.

This was really nice to have before going to Italy and while in Italy. Easy to read and well made.

Have gone to Italy for the past few years and this book with various words and phrases is ideal. I can go into a restaurant and order without any problems. I understand when spoken to a lot better than when I first went to Italy. If you really just want to get by, with ordering in a restaurant, or have a light conversation, or just to show respect to the people that you have some understanding of the language, then this is the book to get. I would highly recommend. It has helped me tremendously.

Okay starter

This book is false advertising - it is clearly done using Google translate or AI. Best case scenario, it was poorly proofread before publication. It includes 'translations' for such phrases as "Can you take the head for the soup?" (pg.55, total nonsense in English and the Italian translation actually means 'have you decided on the soup') and "I want to exchange dollars for yen" (pg.116, will be very useful in Italy, which obviously uses the Euro). I have no confidence that any of these translations or pronunciations are accurate - do not waste your money, time, or luggage space on this book.

Mi trovo bene

The pronunciation descriptions are inadequate and contradictory.

A very good phrase book with phonetic transliterations.

Light enough to take on tour and very easy to understand