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Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary |  | Author: Rick Steves
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 4379
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6th
Pages: 280
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1598801864
Dewey Decimal Number: 413
EAN: 9781598801866
ASIN: 1598801864
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
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Bonjour! From ordering a cafe au lait in Paris to making new friends in the Loire Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling; an English-French and French-English dictionary; the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice as you wait in line at the Louvre. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's sac a dos.
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 great remedial course June 29, 2005
L. Wood (California)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
I haven't spoken French since high school, & I'm planning my first trip to Europe (including Paris). This book is really helping me remember all the tricky parts of the language, but it doesn't bog me down with the grammar that my old French teacher tried to drill into my head! This book has the important stuff, like ordering in a restaurant. It's small enough to fit in my pocket, so I know I'll use it a lot.
Finally, The Mystery of The French Language Is Gone! March 29, 2005
Nerissa Pineiro-Vanegas (Cape Coral, FL)
53 out of 55 found this review helpful
My husband and I are going to Paris for the first time next week. I just got the book yesterday and it is by far the most user friendly translation book. I have never taken a French class in my life and by this book breaking down phrases with simple English phonics makes all the difference. My husband and I are both fluent in Spanish and I can defend myself in Italian, but French was Greek to me. Thank you Rick Steves, now I can go to Paris with the confidence that I won't massacre the French language.
The only phrase book you'll need November 3, 2006
John Ertel (Liberty, USA)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I had two phrase books during my recent two-week visit to France and found that I really only used this one (and the Marling Menu Master). Common situations are covered extremely well and are easy to locate in the book. For example, if I needed to ask if a train was direct or was leaving from a certain track, the book easily allowed me to figure out how to say it. One night, I got locked out of a hotel (they locked the doors before 10!) and I was able to use the book to explain my predicament over the phone. The size is perfect too as it fit in the back pocket of my slacks. Rick Steve's books are great and this one is no exception.
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Elizabeth Driscoll (Pittsford, NY)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just returned from my first trip to France, and found this phrasebook very helpful. The sections were well thought out, and pronunciation guides allowed me to be understood, at least most of the time. Also useful in this guide were tips on how to negotiate French culture. I would have found a small English-French dictionary a good addition, for words not covered in this fairly basic book. However, I was able to shop, talk with hotel staff, dine and even get my eyeglassses fixed using this guide. I would definitely recommend it for those with litle or no
French language skills.
A Little Book That Helped A Lot!! March 5, 2008
Jane Austen (USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Great book! Highly recommended. Easy to use, easy to find the topics you need when you need them. The phonetic words are easy to understand, and are spot on with the real corresponding word (with some other phrase books I have tried, the phonetics were not quite right). There are phrases for real situations, even some funny situations, covering everything from being pulled over by police in your rental car to dealing with pushy street venders (which are abundant in Paris! - which came in handy for us when at the Louvre!). There is a menu and food decoder which we referred to quite a bit so as to know what we were ordering to eat. With this book, we were able to communicate easily everywhere we went: the metro, the train station, eateries, museums, grocery store, and even in the countryside where hardly anyone speaks English.
My Spouse and I were in France last month and I had purchased this book weeks ahead of time and began reviewing the phrases inside. By the time we got to France, we both had learned enough to communicate nicely with the people. In Paris, there are a great many people that speak English, or at least understand it a bit, but it's still nice to be able to say something to them in French even if it's just a greeting. But we stayed in the countryside where English is rare, but we got on just fine at the grocery store, the villages, and the cafes with this little book in hand. The easy to use words and phrases are great in a pinch, but as a helpful tip: Don't just buy the book and wait to use it until your there standing at a ticket booth trying to figure what to say - familiarize yourself with the key phrases that are important to you, and where they are located in the book before you even get on the plane.
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