Italian Phrasebook & Dictionary 6 (Phrasebooks) - Softcover

When even a simple sentence sounds like an aria, it’s difficult to resist striking up a conversation in Italian. Besides, all you need for la dolce vita is to be able to tell your Moschino from your macchiato and your Fellini from your fettuccine!

Lonely Planet Phrasebooks have been connecting travellers and locals for over a quarter of a century - our phrasebooks and mobile apps cover more than any other publisher!

Order the right meal with our menu decoder.
Never get stuck for words with our 3500-word two-way dictionary.
We make language easy with shortcuts, key phrases & common Q&As.
Feel at ease, with essential tips on culture & manners.

Coverage includes: Basics, Practical, Social, Safe Travel, Food.

Lonely Planet: The world's #1 phrasebook publisher*

Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Italian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order an espresso like a local, ask shop keepers about the latest fashions and bargain for fresh produce at the market; all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your journey now!

Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation!

• Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms and multiple meanings
• Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder
• Save time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips
• Never get stuck for words with the 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary
• Be prepared for both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology
• Meet friends with conversation starter phrases
• Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guides

Inside Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook & Dictionary:

• Full-colour throughout
• User-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categories
• Survival phrases inside front cover for at-a-glance on-the-fly cues
• Convenient features
  • 5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go
  • 10 Ways to Start a Sentence
  • 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local
  • Listen For - phrases you may hear
  • Look For - phrases you may see on signs
  • Shortcuts - easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases
  • Q&A - suggested answers to questions asked
• Covers
  • Basics - time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules
  • Practical - travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodation, directions, border crossing, transport
  • Social - meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, weather
  • Safe Travel - emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, dentist, symptoms, conditions
  • Food - ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredients

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Italian Phrasebook & Dictionary, a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide, provides on-the-go language assistance; great for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.

• Looking for just the basics? Check out Lonely Planet's Fast Talk Italian, a pocket-sized, essential language guide designed to get you talking quickly; perfect for a quick trip experience.
• Looking for an auditory guide to pronunciations? Check out Lonely Planet's Italian Phrasebook & Audio CD.

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Pietro Iagnocco, Karina Coates, Susie Walker, Mirna Cicioni and Anna Beltrami.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet is the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, and has been connecting travellers and locals for over 25 years with phrasebooks for 120 languages, more than any other publisher! With an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community, Lonely Planet enables curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves. The world awaits!

*#1 phrasebook publisher. Source: Nielsen Bookscan UK, US & AUS