Suggest a good phrase book-please
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Can't be specific ( I borrowed a couple--Berlitz, etc from my local public library), but make sure the one you pick has a "menu translator"<BR>(or try to find one online)-- a regular phrase book won't let you know what<BR>"strozzapretti" ("priest strangler"' pasta is! There are lots of idiomatic food phrases (can you imagine a poor Italian in the US trying to figure out what "Buffalo Wings" are??) that you might want to define before you order something
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Equally if not more important than guide book is actually hearing the language. I've used several phrase books for Italy (Rick Steves, Fodors, Berlitz)-- but for me I need more than a phonetic pronunciation guide. Pimsleur tapes helps with basics AND allows you to hear & practice saying the phrases.
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