Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 440
EAN: 9781566915175
ISBN: 1566915171
Label: Avalon Travel Publishing
Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2003-05
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Studio: Avalon Travel Publishing

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.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Gold Standard for Traveler's French - Better With Behind the Wheel French
Comment: I truly love Rick Steve's French Phrase Book & Dictionary. It is so much better than Berlitz. I use it with my all time favorite car French course
Behind the Wheel - French 1.
Great combo.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent choice
Comment: Of all the French books out there, this one is really very well put together. In addition, there is other helpful information and very user friendly.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: So far so good...
Comment: I have yet to put the phrases to use but I feel more confident already...the phonetic pronunciation guides are very clear. The humor and variety make the book easy to read and become familiar with. Thanks also for the hints on manners and realistic expectations.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Helpful and compact
Comment: I speak enough French to survive in France without assistance if I had to, but why do that when I have this handy little guidebook? Seriously, this book brought back to memory much of the vocabulary I learned in high school and college. I didn't really need to use it much, but it was a great refresher. If I didn't speak any French, it would have been a lifesaver. My husband actually referred to the book quite a bit because he doesn't speak French.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Hard to use
Comment: I would not recommend this phrase book because I found it very hard to access the phrases. It is organized by situations where you would use the phrases, such as counting, traveling, eating, and sleeping. It requires too much skimming and scanning to find what you want to say.

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