Italian All–in–One For Dummies

Nice and neat. Organized informations and contents. I recommend it.

for begginers its a great opportunity to learn from this book for sure , you will be able to make basic conversations

I won an all expense paid cruise to the mediterranean in 1974. A large part of the cruise included regular stops in Naples for resupply. Our cruise offered lunchtime Italian lessons for free as part of the benefits. I learned rudimentary Italian at that time, which came in handy when trying to navigate Naples on the way to the NATO exchange, to purchase reasonably price stereos and watches. Now I have not utilized my Italian skills since then, with the exception of ordering the odd pizza or pasta at my neighborhood Italian restaurant, so when I was informed by my wife that she wanted to go to Italy in the spring, I jumped at the opportunity to practice more of my language skills. I tried taking classes on the interwebs, but they were tedious or poorly taught ( I tried that prior to last year's trip to portugal, and became somewhat facile at ordering food and beverages). I have always enjoyed the Dummies books, so thought I would give the Italian book a try. I like to think that I am actually improving my skills. I would recommend the book as an adjunct to a class, if you are an Italian virgin, or to supplement podcasts and television shows in Italian. I do not think it would be feasible to learn to speak or read Italian from this book alone, but it is extremely useful as a supplement or reference. Ciao.

The book is not too bad. Please do not think of it as a text book. It is more like a reference book. But the pronunciation cues given are completely impossible to read. They are useless and make the book almost unusable, especially when included in with an uninterrupted text. There is a sign system that is used for transcription, which is readable and helpful. But this here?? I have no idea who came up with that, but I can't stop the bleeding from my eyes...

Trevligt upplagd språkkurs. Med humor.